Anne Archer

Anne Archer (Los Angeles, California, August 24, 1947) is an American film, theater and television actress.

Biography

Her parents were actors, which had a strong influence on her as a child. She studied drama and landed a role in the 1970 film The All-American Boy, starring Jon Voight.

Trajectory

Cinema

Archer went to live in New York, where he performed a play in 1981. It was thanks to this that she finally got offers of greater interest. One of the films in which she was involved, and which was a huge box office success, was Fatal Attraction , with Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. For her role as the wife of a cheating husband, she earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. In 1992 she was nominated again, for her performance in Patriot Games, starring Harrison Ford.

Another film to which Archer owes his popularity is Narrow Margin, in which he shares the leading roles with Gene Hackman. Despite this, Archer refers in interviews to Mojave Moon (directed by Kevin Dowling in 1996 ) and Dark Summer as films she is most proud of for her performance.

In addition to acting, Archer has written and produced a few films, such as Waltz Acroos Texas, in 1982.

Television

Archer has also found success on television, where he has made numerous movies and miniseries. She has stood out, among others, in the role of Lenore Pieszecki in the series The L Word (2004). Another of the series in which she worked, along with Danny DeVito, was It Was Always Philadelphian (2006).

Theater

In the theater he has performed roles in interpretation and in production.

She worked on the world premiere of The Poison Tree at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, and on the Williamson Theater Festival production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

She also played the title role of Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate in London's West End.

Archer's New York stage debut was as Maude Mix in the Off-Broadway production of A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking by John Ford Noonam.

Personal life

In 1969, Anne Archer married William Davis, divorcing in 1977. In 1979 she married a second time, to Terry Jastrow. She has a son from each marriage.

Filmography

Anne Archer began working as an actress in a feature film in 1972, developing a career without interruption.

• The centaurus. (1972). The Honkers. Steve Ihnat
• Lifeguard(1976). From Daniel Petrie
• Little House on the Prairie (1975) Little house in the prairie. Kate Thorvald
• The kitchen of hell(1978) Paradise Alley. De Sylvester Stallone
• The brave dress in black(1979) Good Guys Wear Black. Ted Post
• Finally hero(1980) Hero at Large. From Martin Davidson
• The Great Emerald Robbery(1981). De Ernest Day
• Dancing through Texas(1982) Waltz Across Texas. De Ernest Day
• Face uncovered(1984) The Naked Face. From Bryan Forbes
• Too scared to scream(1985) Too Scared to Scream. Tony Lo Bianco
• Fatal attack(1987) Fatal Attraction. De Adrian Lyne
• Accidental witness(1990) Narrow Margin. From Peter Hyams
• Persecuted love(1990) Love at Large. From Alan Rudolph
• Eminent Domain(1991). From John Irvin
• The 63rd Annual Academy Awards(1991). From Jeff Margolis
• Game of patriots(1992) Patriot Games. From Phillip Noyce
• Cross life. (1993) Short Cuts. From Robert Altman
• The Body of Crime. (1993) Body of Evidence. De Uli Edel
• Impending danger(1994) Clear and Present Danger. From Phillip Noyce
• Man in the attic (1995) The man in the attic. Graeme Campbell.
• Jake's women(1995) Jake’s Women. From Glenn Jordan
• Orientation(1996)
• The desert moon(1996) Mojave Moon. From Kevin Dowling
• Nico, a magical friend. (1998) Nico the Unicorn. De Graeme Campbell
• My husband's secret life. (1998) My Husband’s Secret Life. De Graeme Clifford
• An indiscreet woman. (1998) Indiscretion of an American Wife. From George Kaczender
• Camino de Santiago(1999). From Robert M. Young
• The Art of War. (2000) The Art of War. From Christian Duguay
• Elephant adventure. (2000) Whispers: An Elephant’s Tale. Dereck Joubert
• Rules of Engagement(2000). From William Friedkin
• AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America’s Most Heart-Pounding Movies. (2001). From Gary Smith
• The night of the wolf(2002) Night of the Wolf. From David S. Cass Sr.
• November (2004)
• The man of the house. (2005) Man of the House. From Stephen Herek
• Ghost Whisperer(2005 - 2010) Beth Gordon
• Privileged (2008)
• The ghosts of my ex. (2009)
• Lullaby (2014)
• Trafficked (2017)
• The Dropout (2022)

As a writer

• Dancing through Texas (1982)
• Waltz Across Texas. De Ernest Day

Awards and distinctions

Oscar Awards

Golden Globes

BAFTA Awards