6 Best Agnes Moorehead Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 22, 2026

Agnes Moorehead brought a fierce, theatrical intensity to film, made an unforgettable debut in Citizen Kane and became one of the era’s most respected character actresses. Her list includes Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte, about a haunted Southern woman targeted by scheming relatives, All That Heaven Allows, with its scandalous widow’s romance, and Johnny Belinda, with its compassionate doctor and a deaf-mute woman. Mrs. Parkington, The Magnificent Ambersons and Citizen Kane round things out.

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

TMDB ★ 7.3

An eccentric Southern woman haunted by an old murder is targeted by those who want her house.

Directed by Robert Aldrich · 2h 13m

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All That Heaven Allows (1955)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A rich widow's romance with her younger, working-class gardener scandalises her conservative town.

Directed by Douglas Sirk · 1h 29m

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Johnny Belinda (1948)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A deaf-mute woman on an isolated farm is helped by a compassionate doctor after she is assaulted.

Directed by Jean Negulesco · 1h 42m · Rated NR

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Mrs. Parkington (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A working-class woman's marriage into wealth is tested by her difficult, status-obsessed in-laws.

Directed by Tay Garnett · 2h 04m · Rated NR

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The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Agnes Moorehead features in this story of a wealthy Midwestern family whose fortunes decline as the automobile age takes over.

Directed by Orson Welles · 1h 28m · Rated NR

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Citizen Kane (1941)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 99% Metacritic 100

Orson Welles's directorial debut: a reporter investigates the private life behind a media tycoon's dying last word.

Directed by Orson Welles · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar16 wins & 13 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Agnes Moorehead Movies

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

All That Heaven Allows (1955)

Johnny Belinda (1948)

Mrs. Parkington (1944)

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

Citizen Kane (1941)

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