Velvet Daily

Home / general

Anita Morris Net Worth

David Wilson |


Anita Morris net worth is
$5 Million

Anita Morris Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Anita Rose Morris (March 14, 1943 – March 2, 1994) was an American actress, singer and dancer. 
Net Worth$5 Million
Date Of Birth1943-03-14
Died1994-03-02
OccupationActress, singer, dancer
ProfessionActress, singer, dancer
SpouseGrover Dale ; son
NicknamesAnita Morris, Morris, Anita
#Trademark
1Lisp, breathless voice
2Voluptuous figure
3Sparkling blue eyes
4Strawberry blonde hair
#Quote
1I showed New York that sex on a stage can be fun. I've been a sex symbol all my life, but it doesn't bother me. I can sing, dance and act. What do I have to worry about?
#Fact
1Anita Morris passed away on April 2, 1994, only two weeks from what would have been her 51st birthday on April 14.
2Following her untimely death, she was interred at Maplewood Cemetary in Durham, North Carolina.
3Studied at the National Academy of Dramatic Arts.
4Featured in The Rolling Stones' 1984 music video "She Was Hot".
5Mother of actor James Badge Dale.
6Married stage director and choreographer Grover Dale. She was his personal assistant for the musical "Seesaw".
7A longtime friend of choreographer and fellow hoofer Tommy Tune, who used her in many of his projects including "Seesaw", "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and the award-winning "Nine".
8She was nominated for the Tony Award as the sultry, scene-stealing mistress in "Nine" in 1982, but lost to her co-star Liliane Montevecchi. Jane Krakowski won a Tony Award for recreating Morris's sizzling role in the 2003 revival.
9Made her Broadway debut in "Jesus Christ Superstar" in which she created a major stir by scaling a fifty foot high set.
10Diagnosed and waging a private battle with ovarian cancer as early as 1980, she lasted nearly 15 years after being told she only had five years at the most.
11She was an experienced stage performer, appearing on Broadway in the musicals, "Jesus Christ Superstar", "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" and she won a Tony Award nomination for "Nine". She was scheduled to perform a musical number from "Nine" for the Tony Awards broadcast in 1982, but her stage outfit was so revealing that censors refused to let her perform.
12Morris began her career in the American Mime Theatre where her face was frequently hidden behind masks, limiting her to expression through her body.

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Radioland Murders1994Claudette Katsenback
Me and the Kid1993Mrs. Feldman
Little Miss Millions1993Sybil Lofton
Trade Winds1993TV Mini-SeriesContessa Laetitia Philips Gabetti
Major Dad1993TV SeriesConnie
A Different World1992TV SeriesJoni Brooks
Matlock1989-1992TV SeriesElaine Genrich / Catherine McKay
Melrose Place1992TV SeriesStella Rivers
Eerie, Indiana1992TV SeriesEunice Danforth
Pros and Cons1991TV SeriesMarge
Off and Running1991Florence
Tales from the Crypt1991TV SeriesFuchsia Monroe
WIOU1990TV SeriesFrances Frazier
Good Grief1990TV SeriesZumaya
Martians Go Home1989Dr. Jane Buchanan
A Sinful Life1989Claire Vin Blance
Bloodhounds of Broadway1989Miss Missouri Martin
Who's the Boss?1989TV SeriesBetty
Murder, She Wrote1989TV SeriesLeona Schubert
18 Again!1988Madeline
Miami Vice1987TV SeriesLeona Proverb
Aria1987Phoebe ("Rigoletto")
Cheers1987TV SeriesMadeline Keith
Down and Out in Beverly Hills1987TV SeriesBarbara Whiteman
A Smoky Mountain Christmas1986TV MovieJezebel
Ruthless People1986Carol Dodsworth
Blue City1986Malvina Kerch-Turner
Absolute Beginners1986Dido Lament, Gossip Columnist
A Masterpiece of Murder1986TV MovieLola Crane
Berrenger's1985TV SeriesBabs Berrenger
Maria's Lovers1984Mrs. Wynic
The Hotel New Hampshire1984Ronda Ray
The Magic Show1983Charmin
So Fine1981So Fine Dancer
Big Blonde1980TV MovieBootsie
The Happy Hooker1975May Smith / Linda Jo
The Broad Coalition1972Sheila Saunders

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The 38th Annual Tony Awards1984TV Special performer: "You Gotta Get a Gimmick'

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Arsenio Hall Show1989TV SeriesHerself
Circus of the Stars #131988TV Special documentaryHerself
Circus of the Stars #111986TV Special documentaryHerself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1986TV SeriesHerself
Night of 100 Stars II1985TV MovieHerself
The 38th Annual Tony Awards1984TV SpecialHerself - Presenter: Best Direction of a Musical
Eubie Blake: A Century of Music1983TV MovieHerself
Circus of the Stars #71982TV Special documentaryHerself
The 36th Annual Tony Awards1982TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Play
The 26th Annual Tony Awards1972TV SpecialHerself - Performer

Archive Footage

You Might Also Like