Anita Morris
- Acting
- March 14, 1943 · Durham, North Carolina, USA
- March 2, 1994
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
Filmography
- Radioland Murders · Claudette Katsenback
- Little Miss Millions · Sybil Lofton
- Me and the Kid · Mrs. Feldman
- Trade Winds · Contessa Laetitia Philips Gabetti
- Melrose Place · Stella Rivers
- Eerie, Indiana · Eunice Danforth / Marshall Teller
- Off and Running · Florence
- Bloodhounds of Broadway · Miss Missouri Martin
- Martians Go Home · Dr. Jane
- Major Dad
- A Sinful Life · Claire Vin Blance
- Tales from the Crypt · Fuchsia Monroe
- 18 Again! · Madeline
- A Different World · Joni Brooks
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills · Barbara Whiteman
- Aria · Phoebe
- A Smoky Mountain Christmas · Jezebel
- Ruthless People · Carol Dodsworth
- Blue City · Malvina Kerch-Turner
- Absolute Beginners · Dido Lament
- Matlock · Catherine McKay, Elaine Genrich
- A Masterpiece of Murder · Lola Crane
- Night of 100 Stars II · Self
- Berrenger's
- Murder, She Wrote · Leona Schubert
- Miami Vice · Leona Proverb, Songs
- Maria's Lovers · Mrs. Wynic
- The Hotel New Hampshire · Ronda Ray
- The Magic Show · Charmin
- Cheers · Madeline Keith
- American Playhouse · Miss Missouri Martin
- So Fine · So Fine Dancer
- Big Blonde · Bootsie
- The Happy Hooker · May Smith / Linda Jo
- The Broad Coalition · Sheila Saunders