Anne Schedeen

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.

Anne Schedeen
Schedeen with an ALF toy in 2019
Born	Luanne Ruth Schedeen January 8, 1949 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1972–present
Spouse(s)	Christopher Barrett ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	1

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 on the successful comedy series “Cheers” (Season 2 episode 20), before appearing in all four seasons of ALF. She later appeared in a recurring role on the series Judging Amy in 2001.

Early life

Schedeen's junior yearbook photo

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] 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."[3] Due to her extreme shyness, Schedeen's mother enrolled her in youth drama classes to help her become "more comfortable with the world."[3] She attended Gresham High School in Gresham, Oregon,[4] graduating in 1967. She subsequently relocated to New York City to pursue an acting career.

Career

Early roles

In New York, Schedeen signed an acting contract with Universal Pictures,[5] and subsequently moved to Los Angeles. From 1974 to 1976, Schedeen appeared in a recurring role as Carol in the series Emergency!,[5] and guest-starred as doctor Marcus Welby's daughter, Carol Porter, in 12 episodes of the medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D..[6] 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.[7]

In 1979, she had a supporting role in the television drama Champions: A Love Story,[8] and subsequently guest-starred on several episodes of the comedy series Three's Company from 1977 to 1982.[6] Schedeen had a supporting role on the short-lived series Paper Dolls (1984),[3] co-starring with Lauren Hutton and Morgan Fairchild.[6]

ALF and later work

Schedeen is best known for her role as Kate Tanner on the NBC sitcom ALF,[9] 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.[5] After the series' conclusion, she appeared in Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991), and in 2001 had a recurring guest-starring role on the legal drama series Judging Amy.[6]

Personal life

Schedeen met her husband, a talent agent named Christopher Barrett,[10] while the two appeared together in a stage play in 1972.[3] The two married in 1982 on the tenth anniversary of their first date.[3] The couple has a daughter, Taylor, born in 1982

In 2015, Schedeen became an ambassador for Holiday Heroes, a Bulgarian-based non-profit organization assisting disadvantaged families.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1974	Aloha Means Goodbye	Stewardess	Television film
1975	You Lie So Deep, My Love	Ellen	Television film
1976	Embryo	Helen Holliston
1977	Flight to Holocaust	Linda Michaels	Television film
1977	Exo-Man	Emily Frost	Television film
1978	Almost Heaven	Margie	Television film
1979	Champions: A Love Story	Diane Kachatorian	Television film
1979	Never Say Never	Dr. Sarah Keaton	Television film
1982	Little Darlings	Camp Counselor	Television film
1983	Second Thoughts	Janis		[6]
1985	Braker	Lieutenant Polly Peters	Television film
1986	Slow Burn	Mona	Television film
1989	Cast the First Stone	Elaine Stanton	Television film
1991	Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster	Paula Barrett	Television film
1993	Praying Mantis	Karen
1996	Heaven's Prisoners	Jungle Room Patron

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1974	Get Christie Love!	Gloria	Episode: "Market for Murder"
1974	Ironside	Vicki	Episode: "Speak No Evil"
1974	Lucas Tanner	Flight Attendant Carolyn	Episode: "Merry Gentlemen"
1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	Tina Larson	Episode: "Burning Bright"
1975	McCloud	Tina	Episode: "Park Avenue Pirates"
1975	Three for the Road		Episode: "Trail of the Bigfoot"
1974–1976	Emergency!	Carol	6 episodes	[6]
1974–1976	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Sandy Porter	12 episodes	[6]
1976	The Bionic Woman	Milly Wilson	Episode: "The Jailing of Jaime"
1975–1978	Switch	Keelie Blair	2 episodes
1977	Family	Susie	2 episodes	[6]
1977	Kingston: Confidential	Melanie	Episode: "Seed of Corruption"
1977	Lanigan's Rabbi	Barbara James	Episode: "The Cadaver in the Clutter"
1978	Baretta	Linda	Episode: "Why Me?"
1978	Project U.F.O.	Helen McNair	Episode: "Sighting 4001: The Washington D.C. Incident"
1978–1982	Three's Company	Linda / Louise Prescott / Lisa Page	5 episodes	[6]
1979	The Incredible Hulk	Kimberly Dowd	Episode: "My Favorite Magician"	[6]
1979	Friends	Alice Price	2 episodes	[6]
1980	Semi-Tough	Amanda	Episode: "One Bad Apple"
1984	Cheers	Emily Phillips	Episode: "Norman's Conquest"	[6]
1984	E/R	Karen Sheridan	Episode: "The Sister"
1984	Paper Dolls	Sara Frank	13 episodes	[6]
1982–1985	Simon & Simon	Bailey Randall	2 episodes	[6]
1986	If Tomorrow Comes	Charlotte	Miniseries
1986	Magnum, P.I.	Audrey Gilbert	Episode: "I Never Wanted to Go to France, Anyway"
1986	Murder, She Wrote	Julia Granger	Episode: "If the Frame Fits"
1986–1990	ALF	Kate Tanner	102 episodes	[6]
2001	Judging Amy	Det. Peggy Fraser	3 episodes	[6]
2014	Tiny Nuts	Anne	Episode: "BFF"

References

1. Keen, Ray Albert; Keen, Dorothy (1985). Rand Ramblings: From the arrival of Francis Rand, Strawbery Banke, NH, 1630, to the 90th birthday anniversary of Margaret Rand Keen, Topeka, KS, 1985. Manhattan, Kansas: R. & D. Keen. p. 226. OCLC 608610411.
2. Hall, Calvin (May 30, 2009). "Obituaries: Brinkley James Schedeen". The Gresham Outlook. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
3. DuBois, Stephanie (June 26, 1988). "Actress enjoying status of stardom". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
4. Munhinotu 1966. Gresham High School. 1966. p. 154. (School yearbook).
5. Buck, Jerry (July 10, 1988). "ALF's mom enjoys success in hit series". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
6. "Anne Schedeen Credits". TV Guide. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
7. "Review: Embryo". Cinefantastique. Vol. 5. F.S. Clarke. 1976. p. 21. ISSN 0145-6032.
8. "Champions: A Love Story". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
9. "The recognition factor hits home for Anne Schedeen of `ALF' Series". St. Petersburg Times. July 31, 1988. Retrieved June 16, 2011. A man says, 'You're the woman on ALF.' I'd never been recognized before. The recognition came when the show started hitting the Top 10 in the ratings."
10. Elias, Thomas D. (January 5, 1989). "'ALF' Will Get Babied a Little Bit". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
11. MeTV Staff (June 12, 2017). "What ever happened to the cast of 'ALF'?". MeTV. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.

External links

• Anne Schedeen at IMDb