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
All Movies (22)
- Radioland Murders1994 · as Claudette Katsenback
- Little Miss Millions1993 · as Sybil Lofton
- Me and the Kid1993 · as Mrs. Feldman
- Off and Running1991 · as Florence
- Bloodhounds of Broadway1989 · as Miss Missouri Martin
- Martians Go Home1989 · as Dr. Jane
- A Sinful Life1989 · as Claire Vin Blance
- 18 Again!1988 · as Madeline
- Aria1987 · as Phoebe
- A Smoky Mountain Christmas1986 · as Jezebel
- Ruthless People1986 · as Carol Dodsworth
- Blue City1986 · as Malvina Kerch-Turner
- Absolute Beginners1986 · as Dido Lament
- A Masterpiece of Murder1986 · as Lola Crane
- Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
- Maria's Lovers1984 · as Mrs. Wynic
- The Hotel New Hampshire1984 · as Ronda Ray
- The Magic Show1983 · as Charmin
- So Fine1981 · as So Fine Dancer
- Big Blonde1980 · as Bootsie
- The Happy Hooker1975 · as May Smith / Linda Jo
- The Broad Coalition1972 · as Sheila Saunders
All TV Shows (13)
- Trade Winds1993 · as Contessa Laetitia Philips Gabetti
- Melrose Place1992 · as Stella Rivers
- Eerie, Indiana1991 · as Eunice Danforth / Marshall Teller
- Major Dad1989
- Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Fuchsia Monroe
- A Different World1987 · as Joni Brooks
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills1987 · as Barbara Whiteman
- Matlock1986 · as Catherine McKay
- Matlock1986 · as Elaine Genrich
- Berrenger's1985
- Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Leona Schubert
- Miami Vice1984 · as Leona Proverb
- Cheers1982 · as Madeline Keith