# Ann Hearn

Ann Hearn (born Ann Neel Simons) is an American actress and stage director, born in Griffin, Georgia, and now living in Los Angeles, California with her actor-husband Stephen Tobolowsky. Her most prominent roles were with Jodie Foster in The Accused (1988) and in the 1992 film Lorenzo's Oil. As of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic started, she turned her attention from acting to stage directing, on the experimental play Reykjavik by award-winning writer Steve Yockey.

## Biography

The daughter of Elizabeth Ann Neel and William "Bill" Simons, Ann was born in Griffin, Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia, Athens, studying English and history, and then received her master of fine arts in 1979.

## Personal life

She is married to actor Stephen Tobolowsky, with whom she has two children.

## Career

She worked as an actor in a variety of roles in film and television, most notably in the films The Accused (1988) and Lorenzo's Oil (1992). Once the pandemic started in 2020, she turned her attention to what could be done remotely, with writing and directing.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Time Walker | Coed #4 | |
| 1986 | Nobody's Fool | Linda | |
| 1988 | Two Idiots in Hollywood | Morris Franklin / Girl in Ed. Room | |
| 1988 | The Accused | Sally Fraser | |
| 1990 | Mirror, Mirror | Mrs. Perlili | |
| 1991 | Dutch | Riva Malloy | |
| 1992 | Lorenzo's Oil | Loretta Muscatine | |
| 1993 | Born Yesterday | Mrs. Banks | |
| 1993 | Josh and S.A.M. | Teacher | |
| 1994 | My Father the Hero | Stella | |
| 1996 | The War at Home | Prof. Tracey | |
| 1996 | Sticks & Stones | Mouth's Mom | |
| 2003 | Frankie and Johnny Are Married | Constance | |
| 2004 | Debating Robert Lee | Mrs. Russell | |
| 2005 | Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party | — | |
| 2018 | Strange Nature | Receptionist | |
| unfinished | Eight Types of Crazy | Florence Bell | some footage in 2017 |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | The Dollmaker | Max | TV movie |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere | Andrea Fordham | 4 episodes |
| 1986 | Cagney & Lacey | Iris Redfern | Episode: "Exit Stage Center" |
| 1987 | Deadly Care | Suze | TV movie |
| 1987 | Moonlighting | Margaret Kendall | Episode: "To Heiress Human" |
| 1988 | Why on Earth? | Lily | TV movie |
| 1989 | The Final Days | Julie Nixon Eisenhower | TV movie |
| 1989 | Designing Women | Amy Betz | Episode: "Julia Gets Her Head Stuck in a Fence" |
| 1990 | A Different World | Manager | Episode: "Pride and Prejudice" |
| 1990 | His & Hers | Nora | Episode: "My Boyfriend's Back and There's Gonna Be Trouble" |
| 1990–1993 | Evening Shade | Margaret Fouch | Recurring role |
| 1991 | Omen IV: The Awakening | Jo Thueson | TV movie |
| 1993 | Jack's Place | Amanda | Episode: "Watch Me Pull a Dream Out of My Hat" |
| 1994, 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Peggy Evans / Connie Anderson | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | Lydia | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | The Client | Helen Denton | Episode: "The High Ground" |
| 1997 | ER | Shelly Dunleavy | Episode: "Night Shift" |
| 1997 | Crisis Center | Emily | Episode: "It's a Family Affair" |
| 1999 | Judging Amy | Paula Mitchell | Episode: "Last Tango in Hartford" |
| 2007 | Days of Our Lives | Mrs. Granger | Episode #1.10580 |
| 2008 | Numbers | Kevin's Mother | Episode: "Jack of All Trades" |
| 2010 | Big Love | — | Episode: "Blood Atonement" |
| 2014 | Rizzoli & Isles | Chelsea Rothsburgher | Episode: "The Best Laid Plans" |
| 2015 | You'll Be Fine | Shannon Smothers | Episode: "We've Been Waiting" |
| 2018 | Strange Angel | Exasperated Woman | Episode: "Ritual of the Rival Tribes" |