Anita Morris
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 14, 1943
- Died
- March 2, 1994 (aged 50)
- Birthplace
- Durham, North Carolina, USA
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).
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Filmography
Radioland Murders
Movie · as Claudette Katsenback
Me and the Kid
Movie · as Mrs. Feldman
Little Miss Millions
Movie · as Sybil Lofton
Trade Winds
TV · as Contessa Laetitia Philips Gabetti · 4 eps
Melrose Place
TV · as Stella Rivers · 1 ep
Off and Running
Movie · as Florence
Eerie, Indiana
TV · as Eunice Danforth / Marshall Teller · 1 ep
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Movie · as Miss Missouri Martin
Martians Go Home
Movie · as Dr. Jane
A Sinful Life
Movie · as Claire Vin Blance
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Fuchsia Monroe · 1 ep
Major Dad
TV · 1 ep
18 Again!
Movie · as Madeline
Aria
Movie · as Phoebe
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
TV · as Barbara Whiteman · 13 eps
A Different World
TV · as Joni Brooks · 1 ep
Ruthless People
Movie · as Carol Dodsworth
Blue City
Movie · as Malvina Kerch-Turner
Absolute Beginners
Movie · as Dido Lament
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Movie · as Jezebel
A Masterpiece of Murder
Movie · as Lola Crane
Matlock
TV · as Catherine McKay, Elaine Genrich · 1 ep
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
Berrenger's
TV · 12 eps
Maria's Lovers
Movie · as Mrs. Wynic
The Hotel New Hampshire
Movie · as Ronda Ray
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Leona Schubert · 1 ep
Miami Vice
TV · as Leona Proverb · 1 ep
The Magic Show
Movie · as Charmin
Cheers
TV · as Madeline Keith · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Miss Missouri Martin · 1 ep
So Fine
Movie · as So Fine Dancer
Big Blonde
Movie · as Bootsie
The Happy Hooker
Movie · as May Smith / Linda Jo
The Broad Coalition
Movie · as Sheila Saunders