LibGuides: Agnes Moorehead: Radio Career

Radio Credits

Year	Program	Role
1929–1930	Believe It or Not	Ensemble
1930–1933	Sherlock Holmes	Ensemble
1931	The Ben Bernie Show	Ensemble
1932–1933	Mysteries In Paris	Nana
1933–1934	Evenings In Paris	Anna
1933–1936	The Armour Hour	Ensemble
1934	The Gumps	Min
1934–1935	Heartthrobs of the Hills	Ensemble
1935–1937	Dot and Will	Rose
1935–1936	The New Penny
1936	Way Down East
1936–1938	The March of Time	Ensemble. Moorehead was noted for her portrayal of Eleanor Roosevelt.
1937	Terry and the Pirates	The Dragon Lady
1937–1939	The Shadow	Margo Lane
1938	The Mercury Theatre on the Air	Ensemble
1938	The Campbell Playhouse	Ensemble
1938–1941	Cavalcade of America	Ensemble
1939–1940	Brenda Curtis	Brenda's mother
1939–1940	The Aldrich Family	Mrs. Brown
1940	The Adventures of Superman	Lara
1941–1942	Bringing Up Father	Maggie
1941–1942	Bulldog Drummond	Ensemble
1942–1949	Mayor of the Town	Marilly
1942–1960	Suspense	Moorehead's appearances on Suspense were so numerous that she became known as "The First Lady of Suspense". Her most noted role was as Mrs. Elbert Stevenson in "Sorry, Wrong Number". She first performed the role on May 25, 1943 and reprised it on eight occasions through her last appearance on the program in 1960.