Anita Morris
ActingAlso Known As
Anita Rose 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).
Movies
(22 total)
Ruthless People
as Carol Dodsworth
The Hotel New Hampshire
as Ronda Ray
18 Again!
as Madeline
Absolute Beginners
as Dido Lament
Maria's Lovers
as Mrs. Wynic
Radioland Murders
as Claudette Katsenback
Aria
as Phoebe
Blue City
as Malvina Kerch-Turner
Little Miss Millions
as Sybil Lofton
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Jezebel
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Miss Missouri Martin
So Fine
as So Fine Dancer
Martians Go Home
as Dr. Jane
The Happy Hooker
as May Smith / Linda Jo
Off and Running
as Florence
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Me and the Kid
as Mrs. Feldman
A Sinful Life
as Claire Vin Blance
Big Blonde
as Bootsie
The Magic Show
as Charmin
TV Shows
(12 total)
Tales from the Crypt
as Fuchsia Monroe
Cheers
as Madeline Keith
Miami Vice
as Leona Proverb
Murder, She Wrote
as Leona Schubert
Melrose Place
as Stella Rivers
Matlock
as Catherine McKay
Matlock
as Elaine Genrich
Eerie, Indiana
as Eunice Danforth / Marshall Teller
A Different World
as Joni Brooks
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
as Barbara Whiteman