Anne Archer

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Anne Archer

Archer on the red carpet at the 1989 Academy Awards
Born August 24, 1947 (1947-08-24) (age 61)[1]
Los Angeles, California
Occupation Film, television actress
Years active 1970 - present
Spouse(s) William Davis (1969-1977)
Terry Jastrow (1978-)
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Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress.

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Biography

Personal life

Archer was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actors Marjorie Lord and John Archer.[1] Archer married William Davis in 1968; they later divorced.[2] She married Terry Jastrow in 1979.[2] Archer has two sons, one from each marriage.[2] In 1991, Archer made the story of her past abortion public.[2]

Archer is a longtime member of the Church of Scientology, and first became exposed to Scientology at an acting school run by Scientologist Milton Katselas, the Beverly Hills Playhouse.[3] Her husband and fellow Scientologist, Terry Jastrow, also took courses at the Katselas school.[3] Archer commented on her experiences at the Playhouse: "I have seen performances sometimes in that class that are so brilliant that they're better than anything I have seen on the stage or film."[3] Archer is the international spokeswoman for Scientology-affiliated organization Applied Scholastics.[1][4] Her son Tom Davis is a spokesman for the church. In 1998 Anne Archer and fellow entertainers Isaac Hayes, Chick Corea and Haywood Nelson attended the 30th anniversary of Freedom Magazine, the Church of Scientology's investigative news journal, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.[5]

Career

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Archer received a degree in drama from Claremont College.[1] Her first major movie role was opposite Jon Voight in the 1970 film The All-American Boy. Archer received the Miss Golden Globe honor in 1971.[1] She then worked off-Broadway during the early 1980s. Before her breakout roles, the actress reportedly was one of the finalists for the role of Lois Lane in Superman: The Movie before it ultimately went to Margot Kidder.

A breakthrough role for Archer came in the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction, in which she portrayed the wife of Michael Douglas' unfaithful character. The film earned her an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress. She later played the physician wife of CIA analyst Jack Ryan in two films based on Tom Clancy novels, 1992's Patriot Games and 1994's Clear and Present Danger opposite Harrison Ford.

Archer also appeared in Robert Altman's 1993 film Short Cuts as a woman who performs at children's parties as a clown. Not known for provocative roles, Archer accepted the leading role of Mrs. Robinson, including its nude scene, for London's West End stage production of The Graduate, for which she received outstanding reviews.

More recently Archer has appeared in recurring roles on several television shows. On The L Word she plays Lenore Pieszecki, the troubled mother of Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey); on Ghost Whisperer she plays Beth Gordon, the mother of lead character Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt), and on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia she plays Barbara Reynolds, the self-serving, socialite mother of Dee and Dennis Reynolds (Kaitlin Olson and Glenn Howerton, respectively), and ex-wife of Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito). She currently plays Laurel Limoges on The CW drama Privileged, starring Joanna García, Lucy Hale and Ashley Newbrough.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Thise, Mark (2008). Hollywood Winners & Losers A to Z. Hal Leonard Corporation, 5. ISBN 0879103515. "She is the international spokeswoman for Applied Scholastic International, a front group for the Church of Scientology." 
  2. ^ a b c d "Biography of Anne Archer", All American Talent and Celebrity Network, www.allamericanspeakers.com (2008). Retrieved on 18 October 2008. 
  3. ^ a b c Oppenheimer, Mark (September 9, 2007). "Friends, thetans, countrymen", The Daily Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved on 18 October 2008. 
  4. ^ Ebner, Mark; Andrew Breitbart (2004). Hollywood, Interrupted. John Wiley and Sons, 128. ISBN 0471450510. 
  5. ^ Kennedy, James (October 23, 1998). "Haywood You Remember Garden City Park", Mineola American, Anton Community Newspapers, Inc. Retrieved on 18 October 2008. 

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NAME Archer, Anne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Film, television actress
DATE OF BIRTH 1947-8-24
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles, California
DATE OF DEATH
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