Anne Archer

Anne Archer Biography

Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an American actress who has performed in feature films, television, and stage and was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971. She has appeared in a wide range of films such as Paradise Alley, Short Cuts, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Man of the House and Fatal Attraction, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award.

Career

Archer's first TV appearance was in 1970 on the series Men at Law. Her first feature film was The Honkers (1972). Archer was nominated for an Oscar for her supporting role as Beth Gallagher in Adrian Lyne's 1987 blockbuster Fatal Attraction. She played a deceived, then violently protective mother of a six-year old daughter, and wife of stalked philanderer Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), whose weekend tryst with mentally unstable book editor Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) results in more than he bargained for. Her other prominent movie roles include Patriot Games (1993) and Clear and Present Danger (1994). In 2001 Archer portrayed 'Mrs. Robinson' at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End production of The Graduate. She has made several appearances on television, including Hawaii Five-0, Beautiful Screamer, Little House on the Prairie, Falcon Crest, Boston Public, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Privileged and Ghost Whisperer playing Melinda's mother.

Personal life

Archer was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actors Marjorie Lord and John Archer. Archer married William Davis in 1969 though the couple divorced in the mid-1970s. She then married Terry Jastrow in 1979. Archer has two sons, one from each marriage.

Scientology

Archer, who was originally a Christian Scientist, and her husband Terry Jastrow have been members of the Church of Scientology since 1975. Between 1982 and 1986 Archer was a spokeswoman for Applied Scholastics, the literacy training organization sponsored by the Church of Scientology.

Her son Tommy Davis was the head of the Church of Scientology's Celebrity Centre International in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1972	'	Deborah Moon
1972	Cancel My Reservation	Crazy Hollister
1973	'	Drenna Valentine
1976	Trackdown	Barbara
1976	Lifeguard	Cathy
1978	Good Guys Wear Black	Margaret
1978	Paradise Alley	Annie
1980	Hero at Large	J. Marsh
1980	Raise the Titanic	Dana Archibald
1981	Green Ice	Holbrook
1982	Waltz Across Texas	Gail Weston
1984	'	Ann Blake
1985	Too Scared to Scream	Kate Bridges
1986	'	Peggy Jackson
1987	Fatal Attraction	Beth Gallagher
1990	Love at Large	Miss Dolan
1990	Narrow Margin	Hunnicut
1990	Eminent Domain	Mira Borski
1992	Patriot Games	Cathy Ryan
1993	Body of Evidence	Joanne Braslow
1993	Family Prayers	Rita Jacobs
1993	Short Cuts	Claire Kane
1994	Clear and Present Danger	Cathy Muller Ryan
1994	There Goes My Baby	Narrator (voice)
1996	Mojave Moon	Julie
1998	Nico the Unicorn	Julie Hastings
2000	Innocents	Beryl Denright
2000	Whispers: An Elephant's Tale	Gentle Heart (voice)
2000	Rules of Engagement	Mrs. Mourain
2000	'	Eleanor Hooks
2002	'	Ursula
2003	Uncle Nino	Marie Micelli
2004	November	Carol Jacobs
2005	Man of the House	Prof. Molly McCarthy
2005	'	Sarah Hathaway
2006	Cut Off	Louise
2006	End Game	The First Lady
2008	Felon	Maggie
2009	Ghosts of Girlfriends Past	Vonda Volkom
2013	Lullaby		Post-production

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Men at Law	Annette Porter	Episode: "Shadows of Doubt"
1970	Hawaii Five-0	Jane Michaels	Episode: "Beautiful Screamer"
1971	'	Lynne Ashton	Episode: "Downfall"
1971	Mod Squad	Jennifer	Episode: "Color of Laughter, Color of Tears"
1971	Ironside	Myra St. John	Episode: "Murder Impromptu"
1971	Alias Smith and Jones	Ellen Lewis	Episode: "Shootout at Diablo Station"
1971	Love, American Style	Louise	Episode: "Love and the Fountain of Youth"
1972	'	Elizabeth Danbury	Episode: "Can a Dead Man Strike from the Grave?"
1973	Mannix	Anne Avery	Episode: "A Problem of Innocence"
1973	Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice	Carol Sanders	12 episodes
1973	'	Laila	TV movie
1974	'	Teresa	TV movie
1974	Harry O	Sharon Dempsey	Episode: "Guardian at the Gates"
1975	'	Lila Bristol	TV movie
1975	Little House on the Prairie	Kate Thorvald	Episode: "Doctor's Lady"
1975	Petrocelli	Sherril Brewster	Episode: "Shadow of Fear"
1975	Switch	Laurie	Episode: "The Old Diamond Game" Episode: "The Cold War Con"
1976	Switch	Laurie	Episode: "Big Deal in Paradise"
1976	McCloud	Wilhelmina Kirk	Episode: "Our Man in the Harem"
1976	Petrocelli		Episode: "Shadow of a Doubt"
1976	Harry O	Felicia Applequist	Episode: "The Mysterious Case of Lester and Dr. Fong"
1976	'	Carol	TV movie
1976	'	Nora Hancock Mulligan	TV movie
1977	Seventh Avenue	Myrna Gold	TV miniseries
1978	'	Jordana Mason	TV movie
1983	'	Annie Benjamin Nichols	TV series
1984	'	Dr. Susan Keith Browning	TV movie
1985	Falcon Crest	Cassandra Wilder	22 episodes
1987	'		TV movie
1988	Leap of Faith	Debby Franke Ogg	TV movie
1992	'	Henriette Kroeber	TV movie
1992	Nails	Mary Niles	TV movie
1994	Jane's House	Mary Parker	TV movie
1994	Leslie's Folly	Leslie	TV short
1994	Because Mommy Works	Abby	TV movie
1995	'	Krista Heldmann	TV movie
1995	Present Tense, Past Perfect	Kate	TV short
1996	Jake's Women	Maggie	TV movie
1998	Indiscretion of an American Wife	Julia Burton	TV movie
1998	My Husband's Secret Life	Theresa 'Sissy' Sullivan	TV movie
1999	Camino de Santiago	Isabelle Derek	TV miniseries
2000	Beggars and Choosers		Episode: "Moles, Meatloaf, and Myrna Loy"
2002	Night of the Wolf	Claire McNichol	TV movie
2003	Boston Public	Patricia Emerson	3 episodes
2004	'	Lenore Pieszecki	3 episodes
2006	Ghost Whisperer	Beth Gordon	Episode: "Melinda's First Ghost" Episode: "The Vanishing"
2006	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Barbara Reynolds	3 episodes
2007	Judicial Indiscretion	Monica Barrett	TV movie
2007	Ghost Whisperer	Beth Gordon	Episode: "The Underneath"
2008	Ghost Whisperer	Beth Gordon	Episode: "Pater Familias"
2008	Family Practice	Helena Kinglare	TV movie
2008-2009	Privileged	Laurel Limoges	18 episodes

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