Judith Malina

Actor

Judith Malina

Born June 4, 1926 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyDied April 10, 201524 films

Judith Malina (June 4, 1926 – April 10, 2015) was a German-born American theater and film actress, writer and director. With her husband, Julian Beck, Malina co-founded The Living Theatre, a radical political theatre troupe that rose to prominence in New York City and Paris during the 1950s and 60s.

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The Addams Family posterFirst watchThe Addams Family19917.1as GrannyA supporting role in one of their most watched films.When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead.View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
Dog Day Afternoon poster7.9Dog Day Afternoon1975Awakenings poster7.8Awakenings1990China Girl poster6.0China Girl1987Radio Days poster7.0Radio Days1987Flaming Creatures poster4.8Flaming Creatures1963The Secret of My Success poster6.5The Secret of My Success1987When in Rome poster5.9When in Rome2010Music from Another Room poster5.6Music from Another Room1998

Filmography

24 films as actor
  1. 2013Over/UnderCatherine
  2. 2010When in RomeUmberto's Grandma
  3. 1999Let It SnowGrammy
  4. 1998Music from Another RoomClara Klammer
  5. 1997The DeliVincenza Amico
  6. 1994Men Lie
  7. 1993Household SaintsCarmela Santangelo
  8. 1991The Addams FamilyGranny
  9. 1990AwakeningsRose
  10. 1990No Picnic
  11. 1989Enemies, a Love StoryMasha's Mother
  12. 1989American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
  13. 1987China GirlMrs. Monte
  14. 1987The Secret of My SuccessMrs. Meacham
  15. 1987Radio DaysMrs. Waldbaum
  16. 1981The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man
  17. 1976Visa de censure n° X(uncredited)
  18. 1975Dog Day AfternoonMother
  19. 1969Love and Anger(segment "Agonia")
  20. 1968CandyWoman (uncredited)
  21. 1968Wheel of AshesCrazy Woman Preaching
  22. 1968Après la Passion selon Sade
  23. 1963Flaming CreaturesThe Fascinating Woman
  24. 1957Narcissus