Murphy played Judge Mary Atkinson in ` ` To Kill a Mockingbird '' She won an Emmy for a role in ` ` Eleanor and Franklin '' The following year she was nominated for another Emmy when she reprised her role as Roosevelt for the sequel , `` Eleanor and Franklin : The White House Years . '' She also appeared in soap operas .
Murphy played Judge Mary Atkinson in ` ` To Kill a Mockingbird '' She won an Emmy for a role in ` ` Eleanor and Franklin '' She also appeared in soap operas .