Anita Morris
Born: 1943-03-14 in Durham, North Carolina, USA
Died: 1994-03-02
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
1994
- Radioland Murders as Claudette Katsenback
1993
- Little Miss Millions as Sybil Lofton
- Me and the Kid as Mrs. Feldman
1992
- Melrose Place as Stella Rivers
1991
- Eerie, Indiana as Eunice Danforth / Marshall Teller
- Off and Running as Florence
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Fuchsia Monroe
- Major Dad
- Martians Go Home as Dr. Jane
- Bloodhounds of Broadway as Miss Missouri Martin
- A Sinful Life as Claire Vin Blance
1988
- 18 Again! as Madeline
1987
- A Different World as Joni Brooks
- Aria as Phoebe
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills as Barbara Whiteman
1986
- Matlock as Catherine McKay
- Absolute Beginners as Dido Lament
- Blue City as Malvina Kerch-Turner
- Ruthless People as Carol Dodsworth
- A Smoky Mountain Christmas as Jezebel
- A Masterpiece of Murder as Lola Crane
1985
- Berrenger's
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Leona Schubert
- Miami Vice as Leona Proverb
- Maria's Lovers as Mrs. Wynic
- The Hotel New Hampshire as Ronda Ray
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