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Anne Archer

Biography

Anne Archer is an American actress who was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971 and made her feature-film debut in The Honkers (1972). She appeared in Good Guys Wear Black (1978) and Paradise Alley (1978). For her role as Beth in Fatal Attraction (1987), she received Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominations for best supporting actress. She starred with Harrison Ford in Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994), and earned a Golden Globe and a Volpi Cup for Robert Altman's Short Cuts (1993). Her later films include Rules of Engagement (2000), The Art of War (2000), Man of the House (2005), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009). On stage, she played Mrs. Robinson in a 2001 West End production of The Graduate and Jane Fonda in The Trial of Jane Fonda at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She also had recurring television roles on Boston Public, Ghost Whisperer, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

79years old

Turns 80 on August 24in 326 days

  • Born Los Angeles
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films
27
Career span
44 years1973 to 2017

Genres

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  1. Beyond film

    In 2001, Anne Archer took on the role of Mrs. Robinson in a West End production of The Graduate, performing at the Gielgud Theatre.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Archer tried out for Lois Lane in the 1978 superhero movie Superman. The part was eventually given to Margot Kidder.

  3. First role

    Archer took the role of Ramona in the Ramona Pageant, which was staged in Hemet, California, and she did this before she moved to New York City.

Anne Archer movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Patriot Games1992 Action, Thrilleras Cathy Ryan

    IMDb rating 6.9130K votes

  2. Fatal Attraction1987 Drama, Thrilleras Beth Gallagher

    IMDb rating 6.9113K votes

  3. The Art of War2000as Eleanor Hooks

    IMDb rating 5.733K votes

  4. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past2009as Vonda Volkom

    IMDb rating 5.8101K votes

  5. Felon2008as Maggie

    IMDb rating 7.488K votes

  6. Rules of Engagement2000as Mrs. Mourain

    IMDb rating 6.453K votes

  7. Clear and Present Danger1994as Cathy Muller Ryan

    IMDb rating 6.9118K votes

  8. Narrow Margin1990as Hunnicut

    IMDb rating 6.612K votes

Most often with

Phillip Noyce directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Anne Archer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1000 million

17 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 27 films: 17 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 6Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Fatal Attraction1987as Beth Gallagher
    $320M32.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Clear and Present Danger1994as Cathy Muller Ryan
    $216M21.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Patriot Games1992as Cathy Ryan
    $178M17.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Ghosts of Girlfriends Past2009as Vonda Volkom
    $102M10.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Rules of Engagement2000as Mrs. Mourain
    $71M7.1% of the total
  6. 6
    The Art of War2000as Eleanor Hooks
    $30M3.0% of the total
  7. 7
    Man of the House2005as Professor Molly McCarthy
    $22M2.2% of the total
  8. 8
    Good Guys Wear Black1978as Margaret
    $18M1.8% of the total
Narrow Margin (1990), $10.9 millionParadise Alley (1978), $7.2 millionRaise the Titanic (1980), $7.0 millionShort Cuts (1993), $6.1 millionLifeguard (1976), $5.4 millionGreen Ice (1981), $4.0 millionLove at Large (1990), $1.4 millionEnd Game (2006), $208,101Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (2010), $11,536

$42.3 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors, one of them major.

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Anne Archer's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
1970AmbassadorWon
Other honors
IAS Freedom MedalWon

Online

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