Anita Morris
Date of birth: 1943-03-14
Place of birth: Durham, North Carolina, USA
Known for: Acting
Also 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).
Movie Credits
Radioland Murders
1994-10-21
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
Ruthless People
1986-06-26
Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a
Aria
1987-05-27
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert
So Fine
1981-09-25
While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into a
Me and the Kid
1993-10-22
A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him dur
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989-11-03
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells
Blue City
1986-05-02
Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner learns that his father has been k
Maria's Lovers
1984-07-15
A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers t
Martians Go Home
1989-10-01
Song writer Mark Devereaux accidentally calls millions of green Martians to invade Earth. No they ar
A Sinful Life
1989-06-30
A former 'Sonny and Cher' dancer tries to pull her life together when social services threaten to ta
Little Miss Millions
1993-11-27
Private detective Nick is hired to bring back Heather, who ran away from her stepmother to find her
Night of 100 Stars II
1985-03-10
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a
18 Again!
1988-04-08
81-year-old millionaire Jack Watson switches bodies with his 18-year-old grandson David, leading the
Absolute Beginners
1986-04-04
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old pho
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986-12-14
A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsma
A Masterpiece of Murder
1986-01-27
An over-the-hill gumshoe reluctantly teams with worldly retired master thief to solve a string of ar
Big Blonde
1980-12-01
High-spirited model Hazel decides that she should settle down in this stage play based on a Dorothy
The Broad Coalition
1972-01-01
A man becomes pregnant in a zany comedy.
The Happy Hooker
1975-05-08
Having emigrated to New York and immediately got the kiss-off from her mother-besotted fiance, a Dut
The Hotel New Hampshire
1984-03-09
Over the course of several years beginning in the 1950s, a man and his oddball family run hotels in
The Magic Show
1983-03-03
The Magic Show is a one-act musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Bob Rand
Off and Running
1991-02-01
Cyndi Lauper stars as a performing mermaid in a Miami nightclub who ends up on the wrong end of a mu