Anita Morris
Biography
Anita Morris was an American stage and screen actress, singer and dancer who began her career in Broadway musicals, among them Jesus Christ Superstar, Seesaw and Nine, which brought her a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Carla. Her most prominent film part came as Carol Dodsworth, the mistress to Danny DeVito's character, in Ruthless People (1986), and she also appeared in The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Absolute Beginners (1986), Aria (1987), 18 Again! (1988), Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989), Martians Go Home (1989) and Radioland Murders (1994), her last film. Born in Durham, North Carolina, she led two short-lived 1980s television series, the soap opera Berrenger's and the sitcom Down and Out in Beverly Hills, and played guest roles in sitcoms and dramas such as Cheers and Murder, She Wrote.
50years old at death
- Born Durham
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Anita Rose Morris
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 10 years1984 to 1994
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Beyond film
Morris was set to sing "A Call from the Vatican" at the 1982 Tony Awards, but television censors judged her costume too revealing and the performance was dropped.
Early training
Morris began her stage work with the American Mime Theatre before moving on to Broadway shows such as Nine, Jesus Christ Superstar and Seesaw.
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