Edna MacAfee

Edna MacAfee sometimes credited as Edna Macafee was a minor character actress and local stage performer best known for her brief film appearances in the early 1970s She played the role of Agnes Abercrombi the enigmatic elderly resident and implied witch in the 1973 horror film Warlock Moon directed by William Herbert In that production she was cast as a dignified and aged stage actress to bring authenticity to the part and production anecdotes describe her as lively and memorable offsetsuch as mistaking a urinal for a purse holder in a restroom which amused the crew without correction Her only other credited film role was a small part as Seller at Swapmeet in the 1974 action film Dirty Mary Crazy Larry Beyond these MacAfee had a more active career in regional theater around the San Francisco Bay Area particularly in Palo Alto California For instance in May 1973around the same time Warlock Moon was in productionshe appeared as Almas mother in a local staging of Tennessee Williamss Summer and Smoke at the Manhattan Playhouse alongside actors like Sally Cotton and Ed Cerney Blogs and reviews of Warlock Moon often praise her performance as a highlight noting her natural cackling and ease in the witchlike role which aligned with her background in stage work rather than professional screen acting