Anita Morris

Anita Morris (seen here with Bill Pullman) was a standout as Carol Dodsworth, the mistress to Danny DeVito, in Ruthless People (1986). she was also known for her sensual performance as Carla in the musical Nine opposite Raul Julia. During her career, Morris had starring roles in a number of films, they include The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), Absolute Beginners (1986), Aria (1987), 18 Again! (1988), Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) and A Sinful Life (1989). Her final film was Radioland Murders (1994) which was also the final film for George Burns. 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). During the 1980s and early 1990s, she played guest roles in sitcoms and dramas, including Miami Vice, Who's the Boss?, Murder, She Wrote, Cheers, Melrose Place, Matlock, Tales from the Crypt, Murphy Brown and A Different World. In 1984, Morris was featured in The Rolling Stones' music video "She Was Hot". She developed ovarian cancer in 1980 and given only five years to live. She actually lived for another 14 years before her death on March 2, 1994, twelve days before her 51st birthday. She was married to Grover Dale in 1973 and had a son, James Badge Dale, in 1978, who developed an acting career beginning in 1990.