Judith Roberts

Judith Anna Roberts born December 1 1934 is an American actress best known for her roles as Mary Shaw in James Wans horror film Dead Silence 2007 and as Taslitz one of The Golden Girls in the Netflix comedydrama 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 Wans 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 comedydrama 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