Anne Haney

Anne Haney
Anne Ryan Haney (Thomas; March 4, 1934 – May 26, 2001) was an American stage and screen actress. She was best known for her roles as Mrs. Sellner in Mrs. Doubtfire, Mrs. Chapil in The American President and Greta in Liar Liar.
Early years
Haney was born to Robert Lee Thomas and Dorothy (née Ryan) Thomas in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended East High School and Southwestern at Memphis before earning her Bachelor of Arts from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Career
Haney began acting in 1970, appearing in commercials and in local theatrical productions in Atlanta, Jacksonville, and Norfolk, Virginia.
Haney appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Survivors" as Rishon Uxbridge, and later appeared as a Bajoran arbitrator in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Dax". She was a regular guest-star during the syndicated run of Mama's Family, playing Alberta Meechum, the nemesis of Thelma Harper. On Our House she played fussy neighbour Virginia Taft. She was also a recurring cast member of L.A. Law, playing Judge Marilyn Travelini. Haney guest starred on Benson, Cheers, Designing Women, The Golden Girls, Charmed, Boy Meets World, Columbo, ER, NYPD Blue, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Ally McBeal. She also appeared in the television movies LBJ: The Early Years and Elvis and Me.
Haney also became known for a number of film appearances. In 1993, she was cast as Mrs. Sellner in Mrs. Doubtfire. In 1995, she appeared as Mrs. Chapil in The American President. Two years later, she played Greta in Liar Liar. In 1999, she appeared in Forces of Nature and The Out-of-Towners.
Personal life
She was married to John Haney, a public television executive whom she met at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she had been studying drama, radio, and television. They were married from November 30, 1957, until his death on April 9, 1980; the marriage produced one daughter.
As for her reason for coming to Hollywood, she said "My husband died, my daughter went to college, the dog got fleas, and the maid quit. So I had to come to Hollywood.”
Death
Haney died of congestive heart failure, aged 67, at her home in Los Angeles on May 26, 2001.
Selected filmography
Hopscotch (1980) – Mrs. Myerson
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981) – Waitress
The Children Nobody Wanted (1981, made-for-television) – Mrs. Lightheart
Making Love (1982) – Lila
Some Kind of Hero (1982) – Monica Lewis
Frances (1982) – Hairdresser
Cheers (1982) – Miss Gilder
The Osterman Weekend (1983) – Honeymoon Bride
Benson (1984) - as the Nun
Impulse (1984) – Mrs. Piersall
The Night They Saved Christmas (1984) – Hedda
The Bad Seed (1985) – Alice Fern
Lime Street (1985) – Evelyn Camp
Malice in Wonderland (1985) – Dema's Secretary
Mr. Belvedere (1985, Episode "Sweet Charity") – Molly
The Best of Times (1986) – Marcy
The Golden Girls (1986) – Bonnie
Blind Justice (1986) – Jim's mother
The Twilight Zone (1986, Episode "The Toys of Caliban") – Mary Ross
LBJ: The Early Years (1987) - Rebekah Baines Johnson
Cold Steel (1987) – Anna Modine
Our House (1988) – Virginia Taft
Elvis and Me (1988) – Grandma Minnie Mae Presley
Beauty and the Beast Episode "Dead of Winter" (1988) - Tamara
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989) – Rishon Uxbridge
Quantum Leap (1991, Episode "A Single Drop of Rain") – Grace Beaumont
LA Law (1992) – Judge Marilyn Travelini
Northern Exposure (1992) – Judge Elizabeth Percy
The Golden Palace (1992) – Vivian
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) – Renora
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) – Mrs. Sellner
ER (1994) - Mrs Packer
The American President (1995) – Mrs. Chapil
Mother (1996) – Helen
NYPD Blue (1996, Episode "Head Case") – Mrs. Reese
Liar Liar (1997) – Greta
Changing Habits (1997) – Sister Humiliata
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) – Margaret Williams
The Lesser Evil (1998) – Derek's Mother
Psycho (1998) – Mrs. Chambers
Forces of Nature (1999) – Emma
The Out-of-Towners (1999) – Woman in Bathroom
Charmed (2000, Episode "How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans") – Aunt Gail
Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2000, Episode "Ted and Mary") – Mary's Mother (final appearance)
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1934 births
2001 deaths
Rhodes College alumni
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
Actresses from Memphis, Tennessee
American film actresses
American stage actresses
American television actresses
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Deaths from congestive heart failure