1. Anita Rose Morris was an American actress, singer and dancer.
11 Facts About Anita Morris
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Anita Morris began her career performing in Broadway musicals, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Seesaw and Nine, for which she received a Tony Award nomination.
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Anita Morris had leading roles in two short-lived television series in 1980s: the NBC prime time soap opera Berrenger's, and the Fox sitcom Down and Out in Beverly Hills.
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Anita Morris's signature number in Nine was "A Call from the Vatican", and she sang "Simple", late in act two.
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Anita Morris was scheduled to perform the former at the Tony Awards in 1982, but the television censors found her outfit too revealing.
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Anita Morris portrayed Rob Lowe's lover Rhonda Ray in The Hotel New Hampshire.
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In 1984, Anita Morris was featured in The Rolling Stones' music video "She Was Hot".
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Anita Morris was born in Durham, North Carolina, to Eloise, who was involved in theatrical production, and James Badgett Anita Morris, a doctor.
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Anita Morris was married to Grover Dale in 1973 and had a son, James Badge Dale, in 1978, who developed an acting career beginning in 1990.
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Anita Morris developed ovarian cancer in 1980, and given only five years to live, but went on to live another 14 years before her death on March 2,1994, twelve days before her 51st birthday.
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Anita Morris was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in her native Durham, North Carolina.