Anita Morris
Known For
Acting
Born
1943-03-14 in Durham, North Carolina, USA
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).
Most Known For
Murder, She Wrote
as Leona Schubert
Cheers
as Madeline Keith
Miami Vice
as Leona Proverb
Melrose Place
as Stella Rivers
Tales from the Crypt
as Fuchsia Monroe
Matlock
as Catherine McKay
Matlock
as Elaine Genrich
A Different World
as Joni Brooks
So Fine
as So Fine Dancer
Major Dad
Eerie, Indiana
as Eunice Danforth / Marshall Teller
Big Blonde
as Bootsie
Ruthless People
as Carol Dodsworth
The Hotel New Hampshire
as Ronda Ray
18 Again!
as Madeline
Aria
as Phoebe
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Jezebel
Radioland Murders
as Claudette Katsenback
Absolute Beginners
as Dido Lament
