Anne Haney

Anne Haney
Born	Anne Ryan Thomas (1934-03-04)March 4, 1934 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	May 26, 2001(2001-05-26) (aged 67) Studio City, California, U.S.
Other names	Anne T. Haney Ann Harvey
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1978–2001
Spouse	John Haney (19??-1980; his death)
Children	1

Anne Ryan Thomas Haney (March 4, 1934 – May 26, 2001) was an American stage and screen actress. She was best known for her roles in Mrs. Doubtfire and Liar Liar, as well as Alberta Meechum on the sitcom Mama’s Family.

Early years

Haney was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Robert Thomas and Dorothy Thomas (née Ryan).

Career

Haney began acting in 1970, appearing in commercials and in local theatrical productions in Atlanta.

Haney appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Survivors" as Rishon Uxbridge, and later appeared as a Bajoran arbitrator in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Dax". She was a regular guest-star during the syndicated run of Mama's Family, playing Alberta Meechum, the nemesis of Thelma Harper. On Our House she played fussy neighbor Virginia Taft. She was also a recurring cast member of L.A. Law, playing Judge Marilyn Travelini. She guest starred on Benson, Cheers, Designing Women, The Golden Girls, Charmed, Boy Meets World, Columbo, ER, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Ally McBeal. In 1993, she was cast as Mrs. Sellner in Mrs. Doubtfire. Four years later, she played Greta in Liar Liar.

Personal life

She was married to John Haney, a public television executive whom she met at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she had been studying drama, radio, and television. After his death in 1980, she moved with their daughter to Southern California, where she began her acting career. Haney was close friends with actor Robert Reed. She and Reed's daughter, Karen, were the only people Reed allowed to visit him as he was dying of colon cancer.

Death

Haney died of congestive heart failure aged 67 at her home in Los Angeles, California on May 26 2001.

Selected filmography

• Hopscotch (1980) - Mrs. Myerson
• The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981) - Waitress
• The Children Nobody Wanted (1981, made-for-television) - Mrs. Lightheart
• Making Love (1982) - Lila
• Some Kind of Hero (1982) - Monica Lewis
• Frances (1982) - Hairdresser
• Cheers (1982) - Miss Gilder
• The Osterman Weekend (1983) - Honeymoon Bride
• Impulse (1984) - Mrs. Piersall
• The Night They Saved Christmas (1984) - Hedda
• The Bad Seed (1985) - Alice Fern
• Lime Street (1985) - Evelyn Camp
• Malice in Wonderland (1985) - Dema's Secretary
• Mr. Belvedere (1985, Episode "Sweet Charity") - Molly
• The Best of Times (1986) - Marcy
• The Golden Girls (1986) - Bonnie
• Blind Justice (1986) - Jim's mother
• The Twilight Zone (1986, Episode "The Toys of Caliban") - Mary Ross
• Cold Steel (1987) - Anna Modine
• Elvis and Me (1988) - Grandma Minnie Mae Presley
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) - Rishon Uxbridge
• Quantum Leap (1991, Episode "A Single Drop of Rain") - Grace Beaumont
• Northern Exposure (1992) - Judge Elizabeth Percy
• The Golden Palace (1992) - Vivian
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) - Renora
• Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) - Mrs. Sellner
• The American President (1995) - Mrs. Chapil
• Mother (1996) - Helen
• NYPD Blue (1996, Episode “Head Case”) - Mrs. Reese
• Liar Liar (1997) - Greta
• Changing Habits (1997) - Sister Humiliata
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) - Margaret Williams
• The Lesser Evil (1998) - Derek's Mother
• Psycho (1998) - Mrs. Chambers
• Forces of Nature (1999) - Emma
• The Out-of-Towners (1999) - Woman in Bathroom
• Charmed (2000, Episode "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans") - Aunt Gail
• Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000, Episode "Ted and Mary") - Mary's Mother (final appearance)

External links

• Anne Haney at Find a Grave
• Anne Haney at IMDb
• Anne Haney at the TCM Movie Database
• Anne Haney at Memory Alpha