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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-03-14 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Durham, North Carolina, USA

Anita Morris

Biography:

Anita Rose Morris (March 14, 1943 – March 2, 1994) was an American actress, singer and dancer. She began her career performing in Broadway musicals, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Seesaw and Nine, for which she received a Tony Award nomination.[1]

During her career, Morris had starring roles in a number of films, include The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Absolute Beginners (1986), Ruthless People (1986), Aria (1987), 18 Again! (1988), Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) and A Sinful Life (1989). She had leading roles in two short-lived television series in 1980s: the NBC prime time soap opera Berrenger's (1985), and the Fox sitcom Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1987).

Known For

Acting

1994

Radioland Murders as Claudette Katsenback

1993

Me and the Kid as Mrs. Feldman
Little Miss Millions as Sybil Lofton

1992

Melrose Place as Stella Rivers

1991

Off and Running as Florence
Eerie, Indiana as Eunice Danforth / Marshall Teller

1989

Bloodhounds of Broadway as Miss Missouri Martin
Martians Go Home as Dr. Jane
A Sinful Life as Claire Vin Blance
Tales from the Crypt as Fuchsia Monroe

1988

18 Again! as Madeline

1987

Aria as Phoebe
Down and Out in Beverly Hills as Barbara Whiteman
A Different World as Joni Brooks

1986

Ruthless People as Carol Dodsworth
Blue City as Malvina Kerch-Turner
Absolute Beginners as Dido Lament

1985

1984

Maria's Lovers as Mrs. Wynic
Murder, She Wrote as Leona Schubert

1983

The Magic Show as Charmin

1982

Cheers as Madeline Keith

1981

So Fine as So Fine Dancer

1980

Big Blonde as Bootsie

1975

The Happy Hooker as May Smith / Linda Jo

1972

The Broad Coalition as Sheila Saunders