Judith Anna Roberts (born December 1, 1934) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence (2007), and as Taslitz, one of "The Golden Girls", in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. Her first film role was 1977 in Eraserhead. In the following years she appeared in a few other small roles in films and TV series, including Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Her most notable role was Mary Shaw in James Wan's horror film Dead Silence in 2007. That same year, Roberts collaborated with Wan again in his film Death Sentence, playing Judge Shaw. In 2014, she had the recurring role in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. Along with the cast, Roberts received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Dead Silence
2007
Eraserhead
1977
The Nanny Diaries
2007
Death Sentence
2007
You Were Never Really Here
2017
Sandino
1990
Choke
2008
Mother's Boys
1993
Nashville Girl
1976
Stardust Memories
1980
Mac
1992
Fast Food Fast Women
2000
Minnie and Moskowitz
1971
The Last Thing Mary Saw
2021
The Swinging Barmaids
1975
Three Below Zero
1998
The Student Body
1976
The Late Great Planet Earth
1978
All of Them
2024
Giving Birth to a Butterfly
2023
Fred Won't Move Out
2012
The Aspern Papers
2010