Anne Ramsey - wikipedia Anne Ramsey For the similarly named American actress ( b. 1960 ), see Anne Ramsay. Anne Ramsey Anne Ramsey on March 6, 1988 Angelina Mobley ( 1929 - 03 - 27 ) March 27, 1929 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. August 11, 1988 ( 1988 - 08 - 11 ) ( aged 59 ) Hollywood, California, U.S. Cause of death Cancer Nationality American Occupation Actress Years active 1952 -- 1988 Spouse ( s ) Logan Ramsey ( 1954 - 1988 ) ( her death ) Angelina ( Anne ) Ramsey ( March 27, 1929 -- August 11, 1988 ) was an American stage, television, and film actress. She was best known for portraying Mama Fratelli in The Goonies ( 1985 ) and Mrs. Lift, mother of Danny DeVito 's protagonist, in Throw Momma from the Train ( 1987 ). The latter film saw Ramsey nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Anne Ramsey was born Angelina Mobley in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Eleanor ( née Smith ), the former national treasurer of the Girl Scouts of the USA, and Nathan Mobley, an insurance executive. Her mother was a descendant of the Pilgrims ( William Brewster ), and a sister of U.S. Ambassador David S. Smith. Ramsey was raised in Great Neck, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. She attended Bennington College where she became interested in theatre. She performed in several Broadway productions in the 1950s and married actor Logan Ramsey in 1954. They moved to Philadelphia where they formed the Theatre of the Living Arts. Career In the 1970s, Anne Ramsey began a successful Hollywood career in character roles and appeared in such television programs as Little House on the Prairie, Wonder Woman, Three 's Company and Ironside. She appeared with her husband in seven films, including her first, The Sporting Club ( 1971 ), and her last, Meet the Hollowheads ( 1989 ). In 1988, Ramsey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture for her performance in Throw Momma from the Train ( 1987 ), with Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito. The film also earned her a second Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress ; she had received her first for The Goonies ( 1985 ). In February 1988, she guest - starred on an episode of ALF that aired six months before her death. She also appeared in six films released in the two years after her death. Death Ramsey 's somewhat slurred speech, a trademark of her later performances, was caused in part from having had some of her tongue and her jaw removed during surgery for esophageal cancer in 1984. In 1988, Ramsey 's cancer returned. She died in August at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1971 The Sporting Club Scott 's wife 1972 The New Centurions Wife of crazy man Uncredited 1972 Up the Sandbox Battleaxe 1973 The Third Girl from the Left Madelaine Television movie Rhinoceros Woman with cat For Pete 's Sake Telephone lady The Law Eleanor Bleisch Television movie 1976 From Noon till Three Massive woman 1976 Dawn : Portrait of a Teenage Runaway Librarian Television movie 1976 The Boy in the Plastic Bubble Rachel Television movie 1977 Fun with Dick and Jane Employment Applicant 1978 Goin ' South Spinster # 2 1978 The Gift of Love Maeve O'Hollaran Television movie 1979 When You Comin ' Back, Red Ryder ? Rhea Childress 1980 White Mama Heavy Charm Television movie 1980 The Black Marble Bessie Callahan 1980 Any Which Way You Can Loretta Quince 1981 Honky Tonk Freeway TV Chef Uncredited 1981 A Small Killing Doris Television movie 1982 Marian Rose White Teacher 1982 National Lampoon 's Class Reunion Mrs. Tabazooski I Want to Live ! Matron Television movie Herndon Miss Helter Television movie 1984 The Seduction of Gina Woman on bus Television movie 1984 Getting Physical Lady at Police Station Television movie 1984 The Killers First Ragpicker 1985 The Goonies Mama Fratelli Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress 1986 Say Yes Major 1986 Deadly Friend Elvira Parker Love at Stake Old Witch Weeds Mom Umstetter Throw Momma from the Train Momma Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated -- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture 1988 Dr. Hackenstein Ruby Rhodes 1988 Good Old Boy : A Delta Boyhood The Hag Television movie 1988 Scrooged Woman in shelter 1989 Meet the Hollowheads Babbleaxe 1989 Another Chance Leadlady 1989 Homer and Eddie Edna ( final film role ) Television Year Title Role Notes 1972 Ironside Motel Manager Episode : `` Riddle Me Death '' 1972 Banyon Mrs. Hendricks Episode : `` Just Once '' Wonder Woman Taxi Cab Driver Episode : `` The New Original Wonder Woman '' 1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Sister Bernadette Episode : `` 1.24 '' 1976 Delvecchio Mrs. Bellows Episode : `` The Silent Prey '' 1977 Wonder Woman Connie Episode : `` Mind Stealers from Outer Space : Part 1 '' 1978 Little House on the Prairie Mrs. Schiller Episode : `` As Long As We 're Together : Part 1 '' 1978 ABC Afterschool Specials Nurse Episode : `` A Home Run for Love '' 1979 Laverne & Shirley Lady Episode : `` Fire Show '' 1979 CHiPs Nurse Betty Jo Episode : `` Hot Wheels '' 1982 Laverne & Shirley Killer Episode : `` Death Row : Part 2 '' Three 's Company Woman at ATM Episode : `` The Money Machine '' 1984 Murder, She Wrote Bag Lady Episode : `` The Murder of Sherlock Holmes '' 1984 Family Ties Mrs. Warfield Episode : `` Help Wanted '' 1985 Hill Street Blues Mrs. Scalisi Episode : `` Blues in the Night '' 1985 Night Court Edna Sneer Episode : `` Halloween, Too '' 1986 Knight Rider Crossing Guard Episode : `` Killer K.I.T.T. '' 1988 ALF Ethel Buttonwood Episode : `` You Ai n't Nothin ' but a Hound Dog '' References Jump up ^ `` California Deaths, 1940 - 1997 ''. Familytreelegends.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Toepfer, Susan. `` Throw Momma Finally Lands Anne Ramsey on the Fast Track ''. People.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Mrs. Nathan Mobley Dies at 58 - I Girl Scouts ' National Treasurer - Obituary ''. Select.nytimes.com. December 24, 1964. Retrieved September 1, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Obituary 22 - No Title ''. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. December 24, 1964. Retrieved September 1, 2013. Jump up ^ `` MISS ANNE MOBLEY TO BE WED JUNE 26 - Former U. of North Carolina Student Engaged to Logan Ramsey Jr., Admiral 's Son - Marriage Announcement - NYTimes.com ''. Select.nytimes.com. May 14, 1954. Retrieved September 1, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dr. Hackenstein ( 1988 ) ''. Turner Classic Movies ( TCM ). Retrieved February 6, 2010. Jump up ^ Folkart, Burt A. ( August 13, 1988 ). `` Obituaries : Oscar Nominee Anne Ramsey ; Praised for ` Momma ' Role ''. Los Angeles Times. p. 28. Retrieved March 25, 2013. External links Biography portal Anne Ramsey on IMDb Anne Ramsey at the TCM Movie Database Anne Ramsey at AllMovie Anne Ramsey at Find a Grave Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Ida Lupino ( 1974 / 75 ) Bette Davis ( 1976 ) Susan Tyrrell ( 1977 ) Dyan Cannon ( 1978 ) Veronica Cartwright ( 1979 ) Eve Brent ( 1980 ) Frances Sternhagen ( 1981 ) Zelda Rubinstein ( 1982 ) Candy Clark ( 1983 ) Polly Holliday ( 1984 ) Anne Ramsey ( 1985 ) Jenette Goldstein ( 1986 ) Anne Ramsey ( 1987 ) Sylvia Sidney ( 1988 ) Whoopi Goldberg ( 1989 / 90 ) Mercedes Ruehl ( 1991 ) Isabella Rossellini ( 1992 ) Amanda Plummer ( 1993 ) Mia Sara ( 1994 ) Bonnie Hunt ( 1995 ) Alice Krige ( 1996 ) Gloria Stuart ( 1997 ) Joan Allen ( 1998 ) Patricia Clarkson ( 1999 ) Rebecca Romijn - Stamos ( 2000 ) Fionnula Flanagan ( 2001 ) Samantha Morton ( 2002 ) Ellen DeGeneres ( 2003 ) Daryl Hannah ( 2004 ) Summer Glau ( 2005 ) Famke Janssen ( 2006 ) Marcia Gay Harden ( 2007 ) Tilda Swinton ( 2008 ) Sigourney Weaver ( 2009 ) Mila Kunis ( 2010 ) Emily Blunt ( 2011 ) Anne Hathaway ( 2012 ) Scarlett Johansson ( 2013 ) Rene Russo ( 2014 ) Jessica Chastain ( 2015 ) Tilda Swinton ( 2016 ) VIAF : 53799717 LCCN : no2001041370 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anne_Ramsey&oldid=803518233 '' Categories : 1929 births 1988 deaths American people of English descent Actresses from Nebraska American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Bennington College alumni Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from esophageal cancer Actresses from Omaha, Nebraska 20th - century American actresses Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from June 2014 Articles with hCards Find a Grave template with ID same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Aragonés Azərbaycanca Dansk Deutsch Español Euskara فارسی Français Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Occitan Polski Português Русский Simple English Slovenščina Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Tagalog Türkçe اردو Edit links This page was last edited on 3 October 2017, at 00 : 46. 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Question: who played in the movie throw momma from the train
Answer: Angelina (Anne) Ramsey