Anita Morris

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Nationality: American
Birthdate: 03/14/1943
Birthplace: Durham, North Carolina, USA
Death Date: 03/03/1994

biography

A lush, full-bodied, redheaded hoofer and actress of stage and screen, Anita Morris is most famous for her role as the robustly erotic mistress who sang and writhed in a transparent body suit in the Broadway musical "Nine" (1982). Her tour-de-force performance was censored by CBS for the airing of the 1982 Tony Awards. Morris enhanced the NYC productions of "Seesaw" (1973), "The Magic Show" (1974, staged by her husband Grover Dale) "Sugar Babies" (1979, succeeding Ann Jillian) and "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1981, playing Miss Mona, the brothel owner). In her glam showgirl Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
1987-1987
Madeline Keith
1987
Ronda Ray
1984
Miss Missouri Martin
Dido Lament
Malvina Kerch
Mrs. Feldman
Mrs Wynic
Madelyn
Florence
Dr Jane Buchanan
Clair Vin Blanc

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Began performing with the American Mime Theater
1971 
Broadway debut, chorus member of "Jesus Christ Superstar"
1972 
Feature debut, "The Broad Coalition"
1973 
First speaking role on Broadway, "Seesaw"; initial collaboration with Tommy Tune
1974 
Appeared in "The Magic Show", directed by her husband Grover Dale
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