Anne Archer

'Anne Archer' (qv) was nominated for an Academy Award®, a Golden Globe and the British (BAFTA) Academy Award for her role as 'Michael Douglas' (qv)' sympathetic, tortured wife, "Beth Gallagher", in 'Adrian Lyne' (qv)'s 1987 thriller _Fatal Attraction (1987)_ (qv). Archer is also well-known for her poignant Golden Globe-winning performance in the ensemble cast of 'Robert Altman' (qv)'s _Short Cuts (1993)_ (qv) and for playing CIA agent Jack Ryan's beleaguered wife, "Cathy", in _Patriot Games (1992)_ (qv) and _Clear and Present Danger (1994)_ (qv), both based on 'Tom Clancy' (qv) bestsellers.Archer was born into a show business family in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actors 'Marjorie Lord' (qv) (née Marjorie F. Wollenberg), who appeared on TV's _The Danny Thomas Show (1953)_ (qv), and 'John Archer' (qv) (born Ralph Bowman), who starred in _White Heat (1949)_ (qv). Her ancestry includes German, English, Czech, and Scots-Irish.Archer studied theatre arts at Claremont College before debuting on the motion picture screen opposite 'Jon Voight' (qv) in _The All-American Boy (1973)_ (qv). She won critical acclaim for her leading role in _Lifeguard (1976)_ (qv) as 'Sam Elliott' (qv)'s old flame.Throughout her motion picture career, Archer has starred opposite some of Hollywood's most dynamic and respected leading men, not only 'Michael Douglas' (qv) and 'Harrison Ford' (qv), but also 'Gene Hackman' (qv) in _Narrow Margin (1990)_ (qv), 'Tom Berenger' (qv) in director 'Alan Rudolph' (qv)'s romantic comedy _Love at Large (1990)_ (qv), 'Donald Sutherland' (qv) in _Eminent Domain (1990)_ (qv) and 'Sylvester Stallone' (qv) in _Paradise Alley (1978)_ (qv). In 2000, she appeared in _The Art of War (2000)_ (qv) with 'Wesley Snipes' (qv) and _Rules of Engagement (2000)_ (qv) (her first project with 'Tommy Lee Jones' (qv)), which was one of the box office hits in Spring of that year.With husband 'Terry Jastrow' (qv) (an Emmy-winning sports producer), she co-produced and starred in the feature _Waltz Across Texas (1982)_ (qv), a modern romance set in the Texas oil fields. In 1998, Archer worked with husband Jastrow again as co-producer and co-host, with 'Isabella Rossellini' (qv), on ABC's _World Fashion Premiere from Paris (1998)_ (qv), a history-making two-hour special. Again the following year, she served as a producer on the telecast. With complete backstage access, the shows spotlighted the haute couture shows of the most famous designers in the world.Archer has essayed dramatic roles as complex and disparate characters in cable productions of equally distinct genres. She starred with 'Michael Murphy' (qv) in the contemporary romantic drama _Indiscretion of an American Wife (1998)_ (qv) for Lifetime and opposite 'William Petersen' (qv) in _Present Tense, Past Perfect (1995)_ (qv), based on a bittersweet story by 'Richard Dreyfuss' (qv), who also directed the Showtime drama. Previously, for the same network, she portrayed 'Dennis Hopper' (qv)'s sexy former wife in the contemporary, gritty _Nails (1992)_ (qv) and for HBO, again, starred with 'Jon Voight' (qv) in the period piece _The Last of His Tribe (1992)_ (qv).Her television performances have also included 'Neil Simon' (qv)'s _Jake's Women (1996)_ (qv) opposite 'Alan Alda' (qv) and CBS's _Das Haus des Anderen (1994)_ (qv) opposite 'James Woods' (qv). Recently, she received acclaim for a three episode arc on Fox-TV's series _Boston Public (2000)_ (qv), created by 'David E. Kelley' (qv).She had a starring role opposite 'Courteney Cox' (qv) in the independent feature _November (2004)_ (qv) and appeared in Revolution Studios' comedy _Man of the House (2005)_ (qv), portraying Prof. Molly McCarthy, opposite 'Tommy Lee Jones' (qv). She also had a role on Showtime's provocative series _The L Word (2004)_ (qv) with 'Jennifer Beals' (qv), 'Mia Kirshner' (qv) and 'Pam Grier' (qv).Her stage work includes the world premiere of "The Poison Tree" at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum, the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" in Massachusetts and the starring role in the London West End production of "The Graduate", for which she received rave reviews. Archer's New York stage debut was as "Maude Mix" in the celebrated Off-Broadway production of 'John Ford Noonan' (qv)'s "A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking".::Blake Bandy (Fenton Kritzer Entertainment)