Anne Haney

Anne Ryan Haney ( Thomas; March 4, 1934 – May 26, 2001) was an American character actress. She appeared in small supporting roles in around 50 film and television productions and 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 and Dorothy Margaret Thomas on March 4, 1934, 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. the marriage produced one daughter.

Death Haney died of congestive heart failure, aged 67, at her home in Studio City, Los Angeles, California on May 26, 2001.

Selected filmography

Summer of My German Soldier (1978) – Mrs. Benn 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) – Nun Impulse (1984) – Mrs. Piersall The Night They Saved Christmas (1984) – Hedda St. Elsewhere (1984) – Mrs. Clifford 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 Mama's Family (1986–1989) – Alberta Meechum 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 Who's the Boss (1989, Episode "To Tony, With Love") – Mrs. Bunch Columbo (1990, Episode "Agenda For Murder") – Louise 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)