Anne Schedeen

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Anne Schedeen
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Schedeen in 1979
Born
Luanne Ruth Schedeen

(1949-01-08) January 8, 1949 (age 75)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1972–present
Spouse
Christopher Barrett
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(m. 1982)​
Children1

Luanne Ruth Schedeen (born January 8, 1949), known professionally as Anne Schedeen, is an American actress who worked primarily in television. She appeared in numerous guest-starring television roles in the 1970s before portraying the lead role of Kate Tanner on the series ALF from 1986 until 1990.

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Schedeen began her career in 1974, appearing in small television roles, and was cast in a supporting part in the sci-fi horror film Embryo (1976). She subsequently had recurring roles on Emergency! and Three's Company in the mid-to-late 1970s. In 1984, she was cast on the short-lived series Paper Dolls opposite Lloyd Bridges and Lauren Hutton. She appeared as Emily Phillips in the second season of the successful comedy series Cheers , before appearing in all four seasons of ALF. She later appeared in a recurring role on the series Judging Amy in 2001.

Early life

Luanne Ruth Schedeen was born January 8, 1949, in Portland, Oregon. [1] Her mother, Betty Jane (née Moore) was also a native of Portland. [1] Her father was Roland E. 'Poly' Schedeen, a farmer and former Oregon State Senator [2] of Swedish descent. [3] Her family name, prior to its Anglicization, was Sjodin . [3] Schedeen has two younger siblings: a sister, Sarabeth, and brother Tony; as well as one elder half-brother, Brinkley (1946–2009), [2] from her mother's first marriage. [1]

Schedeen described herself as an introverted child: "I was so introverted as a little girl I would hide under the skirts of the dining room table and just listen to the adults." [4] Due to her extreme shyness, Schedeen's mother enrolled her in youth drama classes to help her become "more comfortable with the world." [4] Schedeen studied and performed with the Portland Civic Theatre. [3] Schedeen grew up on a farm [3] outside Gresham, Oregon, and attended Gresham High School, [5] graduating in 1967. After high school, Schedeen studied at Portland State University, and later, Fort Wright College in Toppenish, Washington. [3] Her first professional acting job was performing with a dinner theater on the Kauai island of Hawaii. [3] She subsequently relocated to New York City to pursue an acting career. [3]

Career

Early roles

Schedeen and George Kennedy in Never Say Never (1979) Anne Schedeen and George Kennedy (1979).jpg
Schedeen and George Kennedy in Never Say Never (1979)

In New York, Schedeen first worked in summer stock theatre and commercials before signing an acting contract with Universal Pictures, [3] [6] after which she moved to Los Angeles. From 1974 to 1976, Schedeen appeared in a recurring role as Carol in the series Emergency! , [6] and guest-starred as Doctor Marcus Welby's daughter, Sandy Porter, in 12 episodes of the medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D. . [7] In 1976, she was cast in a supporting part in the sci-fi horror film Embryo , co-starring with Rock Hudson and Diane Ladd, in which she played the daughter-in-law of a doctor (Hudson) who uses growth hormones to begin growing humans. [8]

In 1979, she had a supporting role in the television drama Champions: A Love Story , [9] and subsequently guest-starred on several episodes of the comedy series Three's Company from 1977 to 1982. [7] Schedeen had a supporting role on the short-lived series Paper Dolls (1984), [4] co-starring with Lauren Hutton and Morgan Fairchild. [7]

ALF and later work

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Schedeen with an ALF toy in 2019

Schedeen is best known for her role as Kate Tanner on the NBC sitcom ALF, [10] which ran from 1986 to 1990, and in which she portrayed a mother who takes an alien into her home. ALF was a commercial success, and brought Schedeen international attention. [6] After the series' conclusion, she appeared in Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991), followed by supporting roles in the television film Praying Mantis (1996) and the thriller Heaven's Prisoners (1996), starring Alec Baldwin and Kelly Lynch.

In 2001, Schedeen had a recurring guest-starring role on the legal drama series Judging Amy . [7]

Personal life

Schedeen met her husband, a talent agent named Christopher Barrett, [11] while the two appeared together in a stage play in 1972. [4] The two married in 1982 on the tenth anniversary of their first date. [4] The couple has a daughter, Taylor, born in 1989.[ citation needed ]

In 2015, Schedeen became an ambassador for Holiday Heroes, a Bulgarian-based non-profit organization assisting disadvantaged families. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1974Aloha Means GoodbyeStewardessTelevision film
1975You Lie So Deep, My LoveEllenTelevision film
1976 Embryo Helen Holliston
1977 Flight to Holocaust Linda MichaelsTelevision film
1977 Exo-Man Emily FrostTelevision film
1978Almost HeavenMargieTelevision film
1979 Champions: A Love Story Diane KachatorianTelevision film
1979Never Say NeverDr. Sarah KeatonTelevision film
1982Little DarlingsCamp CounselorTelevision film
1983 Second Thoughts Janis [7]
1985 Braker Lieutenant Polly PetersTelevision film
1986 Slow Burn MonaTelevision film
1989Cast the First StoneElaine StantonTelevision film
1991 Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster Paula BarrettTelevision film
1993 Praying Mantis Karen
1996 Heaven's Prisoners Jungle Room Patron

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1974 Get Christie Love! GloriaEpisode: "Market for Murder"
1974 Ironside VickiEpisode: "Speak No Evil"
1974 Lucas Tanner Flight Attendant CarolynEpisode: "Merry Gentlemen"
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man Tina LarsonEpisode: "Burning Bright"
1975 McCloud TinaEpisode: "Park Avenue Pirates"
1975 Three for the Road Episode: "Trail of the Bigfoot"
1974–1976 Emergency! Carol6 episodes [7]
1974–1976 Marcus Welby, M.D. Sandy Porter12 episodes [7]
1976 The Bionic Woman Milly WilsonEpisode: "The Jailing of Jaime"
1975–1978 Switch Keelie Blair2 episodes
1977 Family Susie2 episodes [7]
1977 Kingston: Confidential MelanieEpisode: "Seed of Corruption"
1977 Lanigan's Rabbi Barbara JamesEpisode: "The Cadaver in the Clutter"
1978 Baretta LindaEpisode: "Why Me?"
1978 Project U.F.O. Helen McNairEpisode: "Sighting 4001: The Washington D.C. Incident"
1978–1982 Three's Company Linda / Louise Prescott / Lisa Page5 episodes [7]
1979 The Incredible Hulk Kimberly DowdEpisode: "My Favorite Magician" [7]
1979 Friends Alice Price2 episodes [7]
1980Semi-ToughAmandaEpisode: "One Bad Apple"
1984 Cheers Emily PhillipsEpisode: "Norman's Conquest" [7]
1984 E/R Karen SheridanEpisode: "The Sister"
1984 Paper Dolls Sara Frank13 episodes [7]
1982–1985 Simon & Simon Bailey Randall2 episodes [7]
1986 If Tomorrow Comes CharlotteMiniseries
1986 Magnum, P.I. Audrey GilbertEpisode: "I Never Wanted to Go to France, Anyway"
1986 Murder, She Wrote Julia GrangerEpisode: "If the Frame Fits"
1986–1990 ALF Kate Tanner102 episodes [7]
2001 Judging Amy Det. Peggy Fraser3 episodes [7]
2014Tiny NutsAnneEpisode: "BFF"

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