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Anne Archer

Acting

Born August 24, 1947 · Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Biography

Anne Archer is an American actress. She starred as Beth in the psychological thriller film Fatal Attraction (1987), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Archer was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971, and in the year following, appeared in her feature film debut The Honkers.  Archer's other film appearances include Paradise Alley (1978), Raise the Titanic (1980), Patriot Games (1992), Short Cuts (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), and Lullaby (2014). On stage, she starred as Mrs Robinson in the West End production of The Graduate in 2001, and in the title role of The Trial of Jane Fonda at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Globe Ambassador · 1970
  • IAS Freedom Medal
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actress · 1988 · nominated

Filmography47 titles

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005as Barbara Reynolds

Ghost Whisperer

2005as Beth Gordon

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Trudy Morris

Little House on the Prairie

1974as Kate Thorvald

The L Word

2004as Lenore Pieszecki

Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief

2015as Self (archive footage)

Uncle Nino

2003as Marie Micelli

Brilliant Minds

2024as Bonnie

The Dropout

2022as Charlotte Shultz

McCloud

1970

Hawaii Five-O

1968as Jane Michaels

Felon

2008as Maggie

Privileged

2008as Laurel Limoges

The Last of His Tribe

1992as Henriette Kroeber

Ironside

1967

Fatal Attraction

1987as Beth Gallagher

Mannix

1967as Anne Avery

Trafficked

2017as Mother Monica

The Grinder

2015as Lenore Sanderson-Grant

Patriot Games

1992as Dr. Caroline "Cathy" Ryan

Clear and Present Danger

1994as Dr. Cathy Ryan

Narrow Margin

1990as Carol Hunnicut

Rules of Engagement

2000as Mrs. Mourain

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

2010as Dr. Cathy Ryan (archive footage)

Nico the Unicorn

1998as Julie Hastings

Lifeguard

1976as Cathy

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

2009as Vonda Volkom

The Honkers

1972as Deborah Moon

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

2000as Gentle Heart (voice)

Hero at Large

1980as J. Marsh

Paradise Alley

1978as Annie

Man of the House

2005as Professor Molly McCarthy

The Art of War

2000as Eleanor Hooks

Falcon Crest

1981as Cassandra Wilder

Green Ice

1981as Holbrook

Trackdown

1976as Barbara

The F.B.I.

1965as Lynne Ashton

End Game

2006as The First Lady

The Naked Face

1984as Ann Blake

Raise the Titanic

1980as Dana Archibald

Too Scared to Scream

1984as Kate Bridges

Good Guys Wear Black

1978as Margaret

The Squeeze

2015Producer

Body of Evidence

1993as Joanne Braslow

Love at Large

1990as Miss Dolan

Mojave Moon

1996as Julie

The All-American Boy

1973as Drenna Valentine