Anita Morris
Acting1943Durham, 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).
Known For
Acting History
1994
Radioland Murders
as Claudette Katsenback
1993
Home for Christmas
as Sybil Lofton
Me and the Kid
as Mrs. Feldman
1992
A Different World
TVas Joni Brooks• 1 eps
Matlock
TVas Elaine Genrich / Catherine McKay• 2 eps
Melrose Place
TVas Stella Rivers• 1 eps
Eerie, Indiana
TVas Eunice Danforth / Marshall Teller• 1 eps
1991
Off and Running
as Florence
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Fuchsia Monroe• 1 eps
1989
Martians Go Home
as Dr. Jane
A Sinful Life
as Claire Vin Blance
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Miss Missouri Martin
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Leona Schubert• 1 eps
1988
18 Again!
as Madeline
1987
Aria
as Phoebe
Cheers
TVas Madeline Keith• 1 eps
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
TVas Barbara Whiteman
Miami Vice
TVas Leona Proverb• 1 eps
1986
Blue City
as Malvina Kerch-Turner
Absolute Beginners
as Dido Lament
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Jezebel
Ruthless People
as Carol Dodsworth
A Masterpiece of Murder
as Lola Crane
1985
1984
Maria's Lovers
as Mrs. Wynic
The Hotel New Hampshire
as Ronda Ray
1983
The Magic Show
as Charmin
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