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Feature Film
Highlights:


Man of the House
Released
Feb. 25, 2005
Released on home video
from Sony July 19, 2005
playing Professor Molly McCarthy ...
Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with the young women.


Fatal Attraction
(1987)

playing "Beth Gallagher" ...
opposite Michael Douglas and Glenn Close
Anne was honored with Academy Award, Golden Globe and British (BAFTA) Academy Award nominations for her role as Michael Douglas' sympathetic, tortured wife, Beth Gallagher, in Adrian Lynne's Fatal Attraction.
Visit the Fatal Attraction page for  more info on this feature film.


Patriot Games
(1992)
available on DVD

playing "Dr. Cathy Muller Ryan" ...
opposite Harrison Ford
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.


Clear and Present Danger
(1994)
available on DVD

playing "Dr. Cathy Muller Ryan" ...
opposite Harrison Ford
One of Anne's roles most beloved by audiences around the world is that of Dr. Cathy Ryan, which she originated in PATRIOT GAMES.


Short Cuts
(1993)
available on DVD

playing "Claire Kane" ...
with Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Jack Lemmon, Julianne Moore, Matthew Modine, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn, Josette Maccario, Lili Taylor, Robert Downey Jr., Madeleine Stowe, Lily Tomlin, Tim Robbins, Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher, Buck Henry, Huey Lewis, Tom Waits and Lyle Lovett

Anne was presented with an ensemble Golden Globe for her poignant performance in Robert Altman's critically acclaimed film SHORT CUTS.
Feature Films
Chronologically:

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
(2009)
Released on home video
from Warner Bros. on Sept. 22, 2009
playing Vonda Volkom
 A bachelor is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends at his younger brother's wedding.

End Game
(2006)
Released on home video
from Sony Pictures on May 2, 2006
playing "The First Lady"
A secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President.

Man of the House
(2005)
Released on home video
from Sony July 19, 2005
playing "Professor Molly McCarthy"
Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with the young women.

THE IRIS EFFECT
(2004)
Released on home video
from MTI on July 25, 2006
playing "Sarah Hathaway"
Ten years ago Sarah Hathaway's gifted and troubled son, Thomas, ran away from their home in Los Angeles. Unable to deal with the doubt and guilt, Sarah's life slowly disintegrates ending in a painful divorce from her husband. Sarah refuses to give up hope of ever finding Thomas and hires a private detective who unexpectedly turns up a new clue as to his whereabouts. Convinced her son is now living abroad, Sarah travels to Russia. Against the backdrop of St. Petersburg's stark beauty, Sarah becomes convinced that her son is the artist behind several paintings being sold in an up-market gallery. Guided by a mysterious mute street boy, Sarah embarks on an desperate and dangerous adventure to discover the truth about the paintings' origins. Sarah becomes involved with Ivan, a Russian psychiatrist. Russian authorities begin to pressure Sarah to leave the country. Sarah is determined not to leave until she finds her son ... or the truth.

November
(2004)
Released on  home video
from Sony 12/20/05
playing "Carol Jacobs"
When her boyfriend is shot to death in a robbery, LA photographer Sopie Jacobs tries her hardest to put the event behind her. But as she struggles to get over the murder, Sophie's life begins to change, leaving her clueless as to what's coming. But worst of all, the line between reality and fantasy is beginning to shatter.

Uncle Nino
(2003)
Released on home video
from Questar on April 7, 2009
playing "Marie Micellli"
A distant, slightly dysfunctional family is brought closer together when the father's long-estranged Uncle Nino comes from Italy to Chicago for a surprise visit.

The Art of War
(2000)
aka Art de la guerre, L'
(Canada: French title)
available on DVD
playing "Eleanor Hooks" ...
opposite Wesley Snipes and Donald Sutherland
Anne played Wesley Snipes' boss and the security advisor to the Secretary General of the U.N. (Donald Sutherland).


Rules of Engagement
(2000)
aka Règles d'engagement, Les
(Canadaian / French title)
... aka Rules - 
Sekunden der Entscheidung 
(German title)
available on DVD

playing "Mrs. Mourain" ...
with Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Kingsley, Samuel Jackson and Guy Pierce
An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a third world country.


Innocents
(1999)
available on DVD

playing "Mom" ...
A traveling cellist (Jean-Hugues Anglade) gets involved with two disturbed sisters (Connie Nielsen, Mia Kirschner) on their way to Seattle to tell their alcoholic mom (Anne Archer) that their Dad has just passed away. 


Mojave Moon
(1996)

playing "Julie" ...
with Danny Aiello, Angelina Jolie, Michael Biehn and Alfred Molino.
Al McCord (Danny Aiello) is hanging out at his favorite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman, Ellie (Angelina Jolie), who is looking for a ride from the city out into the Mojave Desert, where her mother Julie (Anne Archer) lives. Little does he know that while Ellie is falling in love with him, he is falling for her mother Julie.


Clear and Present Danger
(1994)
available on DVD

playing "Dr. Cathy Muller Ryan" ...
opposite Harrison Ford
One of Anne's roles most beloved by audiences around the world is that of Dr. Cathy Ryan, which she originated in PATRIOT GAMES.


Short Cuts
(1993)
available on DVD

playing "Claire Kane" ...
with Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Jack Lemmon, Julianne Moore, Matthew Modine, Fred Ward, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chris Penn, Josette Maccario, Lili Taylor, Robert Downey Jr., Madeleine Stowe, Lily Tomlin, Tim Robbins, Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher, Buck Henry, Huey Lewis, Tom Waits and Lyle Lovett

Anne was presented with an emsemble Golden Globe for her poignant performance in Robert Altman's critically acclaimed film SHORT CUTS.


Body of Evidence
(1993)
aka Deadly Evidence
available on DVD

playing "Joanne Braslow" ...
with Madonna, Joe Montegna and William Defoe
A woman is accused of killing a man to inherit his millions by having sex with him.


Patriot Games
(1992)
available on DVD

playing "Dr. Cathy Muller Ryan" ...
opposite Harrison Ford
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.
Eminent Domain
(1991)
aka La Guerre des nerfs
(Canadian / French title)
playing "Mira Burski" ...
opposite Donald Sutherland
A high-ranking Polish politburo member is banished from the party, and must find out why. Set in 1979 Poland before the Solidarity events.


Narrow Margin
(1990)
available on DVD

playing "Carol Hunnicut" ...
opposite Gene Hackman
A woman (Anne Archer) secretly witnesses the murder of her blind date for the evening by a top Mafia boss. Though she is unwilling to testify to what she has seen, accompanied by a deputy district attorney, the woman boards a train traveling through a remote part of Canada. The Mafia knows him but they have never seen her.


Love at Large
(1990)
available on DVD

playing "Miss Dolan" ...
opposite Tom Berenger
A down and out private detective is asked by a beautiful woman (Anne Archer) to follow her lover because she thinks he may be planning to kill her. 


Fatal Attraction
(1987)
available on DVD

playing "Beth Gallagher" ...
opposite Michael Douglas and Glenn Close

Anne was honored with Academy Award, Golden Globe and British (BAFTA) Academy Award nominations for her role as Michael Douglas' sympathetic, tortured wife, Beth Gallagher, in Adrian Lynne's Fatal Attraction.


Waltz Across Texas
(1982)
available on DVD

playing "Gail Weston"
opposite her husband Terry Jastrow
Anne Archer produced and starred with her husband Terry Jastrow in this intelligent tale of a headstrong young oil man and his beautiful geologist who clash wills on the trail of Texas crude.
Visit the Waltz Across Texas page for more information on this feature film.

Green Ice
(1981)

playing "Holbrook" ...
opposite Ryan O'Neal


Hero At Large
(1980)
available on DVD

playing "J. Marsh" ...
opposite John Ritter
An idealistic but struggling actor finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a robbery while wearing the costume of Captain Avenger, a superhero character of a film he is hired to to promote. He decides to dabble at being a superhero only to find that it is more difficult and dangerous than he ever imagined.


Paradise Alley
(1978)

playing "Annie" ...
opposite Sylvester Stallone


Lifeguard
(1976)

playing "Cathy" ...
opposite Sam Elliott
When Rick, a 30 year old lifeguard, meets his high school girlfriend, the attraction is stronger than ever.

The All-American Boy
(1973)

playing "Drenna Valentine" 
opposite Jon Voight
Episodic story in six acts about a young boxer Vic Bealer in search for some direction in his life.
This is Anne's first film role.

Television Movies:


The Tin Wife
(1999)
aka My Husband's Secret Life

playing "Theresa 'Sissy' Sullivan" ...

Indiscretion of an American Wife
(1998)
playing "Julia Burton" ...
opposite Andrea Occhipinti and Michael Murphy

Jake's Women
(1996)
playing "Maggie" ...
with Alan Alda, Lolita Davidovich, Julie Kavner, Mira Sorvino, Joyce Van Patten, Kimberly Williams, Ashley Peldon

This Neil Simon teleplay was based on his Broadway hit of the same name.

Present Tense, Past Perfect
(1995)
playing "Kate" ...
opposite William Peterson
directed by Richard Dreyfuss
Because Mommy Works
(1994)
playing "Abby" ...
opposite John Heard
Because Abbey is a working mother, she has to fight for custody of her son.
Based on an authentic case.
Anne served as co-producer on this television movie.
Leslie's Folly
(1994)
playing "Leslie" ...
with Charles Durning and Mary Kay Place
directed by Kathleen Turner
A married woman (Anne Archer) is unhappy about everybody in her life: husband, children, married lover, psychiatrist.
Jane's House
(1994)
playing "Mary Parker" ...
opposite James Woods
written by Eric Roth
Mary faces the formidable challenge of replacing a deceased wife with the constant reminder of being the unwanted outsider.


Nails
(1992)

playing "Mary Niles" ...
opposite Dennis Hopper
Cop breaks all the rules to go after a gang of drug dealers.


The Last of His Tribe
(1992)

playing "Henriette Kroeber" ...
opposite Jon Voight
The last non-speaking English Indian finds himself in the middle of modern civilization.
Leap of Faith
(1988)
playing "Debby Franke Ogg" ...
opposite Sam Neill
The true story of Debby Franke Ogg's battle and triumph over cancer, using homeopathic and natural methods after all traditional routes had failed.
The Pirate
(1978)
aka Harold Robbins' The Pirate
playing "Jordana Mason" ...
opposite Franco Nero
Jordana (Anne Archer) is manipulated into an Arab marriage and then held hostage against her will.
Anne's Mother, Marjorie Lord, played her mother in this teleplay, the only time they ever appeared together in a film project.
The Hancocks
(1976)
aka The Dark Side of Innocence
playing "Nora Hancock Mulligan" ...
A suburban housewife's feeling that her life is standing still causes her to divorce her husband. 
The Mark of Zorro
(1974)
playing "Teresa" ...
opposite Frank Langello
The swishing fop Don Diego de la Vega becomes the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro when tyranny threatens his people in nineteenth-century California.
The Blue Knight
(1973)
playing "Laila" ... (a high paid call girl)
opposite William Holden
Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Department street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.

Television
Guest Appearances:
THE GHOST WHISPERER playing "Beth Gordon"
  in episode "Pater Familias" (episode 3.18) 16 May 2008
  in episode "The Underneath" (episode #3.1) 28 September 2007
IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA
(available on DVD as part of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Season One and Two released from Fox Home Entertainment on Sept. 4, 2007)
playing Mrs. Barbara Reynolds
in episode "Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad" (episode #2.10) 17 August 2006
in episode "Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom" (episode #2.4) 6 July 2006
Synopsis: 
Barbara (Anne Archer) sleeps with Mac to arouse Frank's jealousy, so Dennis decides to seduce Mac's mom as payback. 
in episode "The Gang Goes Jihad" (episode # 2.4) 29 June 2006
Synopsis:  A new neighbor threatens to shut down Paddy's, and he has the law on his side; Frank's wife (Anne Archer) returns from vacation.
THE GHOST WHISPERER
(available on DVD as part of Ghost Whisperer: The Complete First Season released from Paramount on Oct. 31, 2006)
playing "Beth Gordon"
in episode: "The Vanishing" (episode # 1.20) April 7, 2006
Synopsis:  Melinda sees no spirits after recovering from a head injury that put her briefly in a coma. She fears she has lost her gift, but clues lead her to a different conclusion: the ghosts are gone, not her ability.
in episode: "Melinda's First Ghost" (episode # 1.15) January 27, 2006
Synopsis: When Melinda's first ghost reappears, her presence triggers Melinda to remember when she first discovered her "gift" and the strain it put on her relationship with her mother.
The L Word playing "Alice's Mother", a self-involved actress with a glamorous and sexy past, living beyond her means who is constantly being bailed out by her daughter
in episode: "Lies, Lies, Lies" (episode # 1.4) February 8 2004
in episode: "Lawfully" (episode # 1.5) February 15, 2004
in episode: "Looking Back" (episode # 1.11)  March 28, 2004
in episode: "Lies, Lies, Lies" (episode # 1.12)
Boston Public playing "Patricia Emerson" a beautiful married woman who takes up with a much younger teacher, Colin Flynn (Joey McIntyre), to spite her husband.
Anne received much acclaim for this three part story arc.
in episode: "Chapter Fifty-Six" (episode # 3.12) February 3, 2003
in episode: "Chapter Fifty-Five" (episode # 3.11) January 20, 2003
in episode: "Chapter Fifty-Four" (episode # 3.10)  January 13, 2003
Beggars and Choosers playing a movie star who's career is on the decline and turns to TV, only to become disillusioned with its tasteless commerciality
in episode: "Moles, Meatloaf, and Myrna Loy" (episode # 2.14) December 12, 2000

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