Anita Morris
Acting • Born 1943-03-14 – Died 1994-03-02
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).
Filmography
34 credits
Radioland Murders
Movie • 1994
Claudette Katsenback
Ruthless People
Movie • 1986
Carol Dodsworth
Aria
Movie • 1987
Phoebe
So Fine
Movie • 1981
So Fine Dancer
Me and the Kid
Movie • 1993
Mrs. Feldman
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Movie • 1989
Miss Missouri Martin
Blue City
Movie • 1986
Malvina Kerch-Turner
Maria's Lovers
Movie • 1984
Mrs. Wynic
Martians Go Home
Movie • 1989
Dr. Jane
A Sinful Life
Movie • 1989
Claire Vin Blance
Little Miss Millions
Movie • 1993
Sybil Lofton
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie • 1985
Self
18 Again!
Movie • 1988
Madeline
Absolute Beginners
Movie • 1986
Dido Lament
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Movie • 1986
Jezebel
A Masterpiece of Murder
Movie • 1986
Lola Crane
Big Blonde
Movie • 1980
Bootsie
The Broad Coalition
Movie • 1972
Sheila Saunders
The Happy Hooker
Movie • 1975
May Smith / Linda Jo
The Hotel New Hampshire
Movie • 1984
Ronda Ray
The Magic Show
Movie • 1983
Charmin
Off and Running
Movie • 1991
Florence
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Leona Schubert
Matlock
TV • 1986
Catherine McKay
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Leona Proverb
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Fuchsia Monroe
Major Dad
TV • 1989
Melrose Place
TV • 1992
Stella Rivers
Berrenger's
TV • 1985
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
TV • 1987
Barbara Whiteman
Eerie, Indiana
TV • 1991
Eunice Danforth / Marshall Teller
A Different World
TV • 1987
Joni Brooks
Cheers
TV • 1982
Madeline Keith
Matlock
TV • 1986
Elaine Genrich