Anita Morris

Acting

Anita Morris

Born March 14, 1943 · Durham, North Carolina, USA

Died March 2, 1994 · aged 50

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 Peopl…

Known For

Maria's LoversMaria's Lovers · 1984
Maria's Lovers
6.01984
MovieDramaRomance
A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.
Ruthless PeopleRuthless People · 1986
Ruthless People
6.61986
MovieComedy
Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exchange for her life. Fully intending to ignore every one of the kidnappers' demands in the hopes that they do him a favor and murder her for him, the two confused kidnappers have to figure out how they're going get their money, and what they're going to do with the overbearing Barbara.
18 Again!18 Again! · 1988
18 Again!
5.61988
MovieFantasyComedy
81-year-old millionaire Jack Watson switches bodies with his 18-year-old grandson David, leading the two to experience life on opposite ends of the age spectrum. But when David, trapped in Jack's aged body, ends up in a coma, his grandfather must use his meager knowledge of the youth to prevent his family from pulling the plug.
Bloodhounds of BroadwayBloodhounds of Broadway · 1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway
5.71989
MovieDramaComedy
On New Year's Eve 1928, in the New York underworld, a gambler sells his body to science, a gangster needs a transfusion, and a gambler is on the run
So FineSo Fine · 1981
So Fine
4.71981
MovieComedy
While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into an unexpected overnight financial fashion success - the bottomless pants.
The Hotel New HampshireThe Hotel New Hampshire · 1984
The Hotel New Hampshire
5.61984
MovieComedyDrama
Over the course of several years beginning in the 1950s, a man and his oddball family run hotels in New England and Vienna, as unexpected events change their lives forever.
A Smoky Mountain ChristmasA Smoky Mountain Christmas · 1986
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
5.91986
MovieMusicFantasy
A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsman — and a witch.
Radioland MurdersRadioland Murders · 1994
Radioland Murders
5.81994
MovieComedyCrime
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

Filmography

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The Magic ShowThe Magic Show · 1983
The Magic Show
7.01983
MovieFantasyMusic
The Magic Show is a one-act musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Bob Randall. It starred magician Doug Henning. Produced by Edgar Lansbury, it opened on May 28, 1974 at the Cort Theatre in Manhattan, and ran for 1,920 performances, closing on December 31, 1978. Henning was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and director Grover Dale was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. In 2001, a filmed performance staged especially for the cameras in 1980, directed by Norman Campbell at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto, was issued on DVD by Image Entertainment. This production, originally intended for cinema release, differed notably from the original Broadway production, with several of the most memorable songs, such as "West End Avenue" and "Solid Silver Platform Shoes", removed. Doug Henning reprised his original starring role, while Didi Conn co-starred as Cal.

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Trade WindsTrade Winds · 1993
Trade Winds
1993
SeriesDrama
A forbidden love affair blossoms on the gorgeous Caribbean island of St. Martin in this juicy tale of two feuding families vying for control of the island. Family patriarch Cristof Philips attempts to bring the Philips and Sommers families together, but tempers flare when sparks fly between hunky island adventurer Ocean Sommers and exotic beauty Maxine Philips newly engaged to another man. Maxine's family warns her: "This Ocean has a riptide and he will drag you under!," but nothing can stop her from running out in a hurricane for a secret, rain-soaked night of passion! Tensions grow when Ocean is accused of murdering Maxine's brother Chris in a scuba-diving mission for a cursed treasure, while her fiancé is determined to see Ocean behind bars for the rest of his life. Now Maxine will do anything -make any sacrifice - as chaos erupts when the shocking truth behind Chris' death and long-hidden family secrets are revealed.

Contessa Laetitia Philips Gabetti