Anita Morris
Acting Born Mar 14, 1943 Durham, North Carolina, USA 24 credits
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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- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Leona Schubert
- Miami Vice (1984) as Leona Proverb
- Cheers (1982) as Madeline Keith
- Melrose Place (1992) as Stella Rivers
- Matlock (1986) as Catherine McKay
- Matlock (1986) as Elaine Genrich
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Fuchsia Monroe
- A Different World (1987) as Joni Brooks
- Eerie, Indiana (1991) as Eunice Danforth / Marshall Teller
- Major Dad (1989)
- Maria's Lovers (1984) as Mrs. Wynic
- 18 Again! (1988) as Madeline
- Ruthless People (1986) as Carol Dodsworth
- Berrenger's (1985)
- Aria (1987) as Phoebe
- The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) as Ronda Ray
- Radioland Murders (1994) as Claudette Katsenback
- Absolute Beginners (1986) as Dido Lament
- So Fine (1981) as So Fine Dancer
- Blue City (1986) as Malvina Kerch-Turner
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1987) as Barbara Whiteman
- Big Blonde (1980) as Bootsie
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) as Self
- Trade Winds (1993) as Contessa Laetitia Philips Gabetti