Anita Morris

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

33

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-03-14

Deathday

1994-03-02 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Durham, North Carolina, USA

Also Known As

  • Anita Rose Morris

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

Tales from the Crypt
8.0%

Tales from the Crypt

Jun 10, 1989

Cheers
7.6%

Cheers

Sep 30, 1982

Miami Vice
7.4%

Miami Vice

Sep 16, 1984

Ruthless People
6.6%

Ruthless People

Jun 26, 1986

Murder, She Wrote
7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

Melrose Place
5.9%

Melrose Place

Jul 8, 1992

Matlock
7.1%

Matlock

Mar 3, 1986

18 Again!
5.7%

18 Again!

Apr 8, 1988

Eerie, Indiana
7.5%

Eerie, Indiana

Sep 15, 1991

A Different World
7.1%

A Different World

Sep 24, 1987

Absolute Beginners
5.5%

Absolute Beginners

Apr 4, 1986

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Acting

1994
Radioland Murders as Claudette Katsenback
1993
Little Miss Millions as Sybil Lofton
1993
Me and the Kid as Mrs. Feldman
1992
Melrose Place as Stella Rivers
1991
Eerie, Indiana as Eunice Danforth / Marshall Teller
1991
Off and Running as Florence
1990
Martians Go Home as Dr. Jane
1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway as Miss Missouri Martin
1989
Major Dad
1989
A Sinful Life as Claire Vin Blance
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Fuchsia Monroe
1988
18 Again! as Madeline
1987
A Different World as Joni Brooks
1987
Down and Out in Beverly Hills as Barbara Whiteman
1987
Aria as Phoebe
1986
A Smoky Mountain Christmas as Jezebel
1986
Ruthless People as Carol Dodsworth
1986
Blue City as Malvina Kerch-Turner
1986
Absolute Beginners as Dido Lament
1986
Matlock
1986
A Masterpiece of Murder as Lola Crane
1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1985
Berrenger's
1984
Maria's Lovers as Mrs. Wynic
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Leona Schubert
1984
Miami Vice
1984
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
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