Anita MorrisNationality:
American Birthdate:
03/14/1943 Birthplace:
Durham, North Carolina Death Date:
03/03/1994 Celeb News
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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
Credits
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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