Anne Archer was born on August 24, 1947 in Los Angeles, California. She is an Academy Award nominated American movie and TV actress.

Archer's first major film role was opposite Jon Voight in the 1970 film The All-American Boy. She then worked off-Broadway during the early 1980s.

Often cast in vulnerable, imperiled roles, the actress gave one of her most memorable performances as Michael Douglas' wife in Fatal Attraction (1987), for which she earned an Oscar nomination. She also proved her mettle as the wife of Harrison Ford in both Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994).

In addition to being one of the industry's most reliable onscreen spouses, Archer has done solid work in such films as Robert Altman's Short Cuts (1993), in which she played a woman racked with moral conflict over her husband's questionable behavior during a weekend fishing trip.

She also starred in Uncle Nino (2003), November (2004) and End Game (2006).

Archer married William Davis in 1968, but they later divorced. In 1979, she married Terry Jastrow. Archer is a longtime member of the Church of Scientology.

Filmography

• Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey (2009)
• Antique (2008)
• Judicial Indiscretion (2007)
• "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (3 episodes, 2006)
• "Ghost Whisperer" (2 episodes, 2006)
• End Game (2006)
• Cut Off (2006)
• Man of the House (2005)
• "The L Word" (3 episodes, 2004)
• November (2004)
• The Iris Effect (2004)
• Uncle Nino (2003)
• "Boston Public" (3 episodes, 2003)
• Night of the Wolf (2002)
• The Gray in Between (2002)
• "Beggars and Choosers" (1 episode, 2000)
• The Art of War (2000)
• Rules of Engagement (2000)
• Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000)
• Dark Summer (2000)
• "Camino de Santiago" (1999)
• My Husband's Secret Life (1998)
• Indiscretion of an American Wife (1998)
• Nico the Unicorn (1998)
• Almost Forever (1996)
• Jake's Women (1996)
• Mojave Moon (1996)
• Present Tense, Past Perfect (1995)
• The Man in the Attic (1995)
• Because Mommy Works (1994)
• Leslie's Folly (1994)
• There Goes My Baby (1994)
• Clear and Present Danger (1994)
• Jane's House (1994)
• Short Cuts (1993)
• Family Prayers (1993)
• Body of Evidence (1993)
• Nails (1992)
• Patriot Games (1992)
• The Last of His Tribe (1992)
• Eminent Domain (1991)
• Narrow Margin (1990)
• Love at Large (1990)
• Leap of Faith (1988)
• Fatal Attraction (1987)
• A Different Affair (1987)
• The Check Is in the Mail... (1986)
• "Falcon Crest" (22 episodes, 1985)
• Too Scared to Scream (1985)
• The Naked Face (1984)
• The Sky's No Limit (1984)
• "The Family Tree" (1983)
• Waltz Across Texas (1982)
• Green Ice (1981)
• Raise the Titanic (1980)
• Hero at Large (1980)
• The Pirate (1978)
• Paradise Alley (1978)
• Good Guys Wear Black (1978)
• "Seventh Avenue" (1977)
• Lifeguard (1976)
• The Dark Side of Innocence (1976)
• Trackdown (1976)
• A Matter of Wife... and Death (1976)
• "Harry O" (2 episodes, 1974-1976)
• "Petrocelli" (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
• "Switch" (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
• "McCloud" (1 episode, 1976)
• "Little House on the Prairie" (1 episode, 1975)
• The Log of the Black Pearl (1975)
• The Mark of Zorro (1974)
• The Blue Knight (1973)
• The All-American Boy (1973)
• "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" (1973)
• "Mannix" (1 episode, 1973)
• Cancel My Reservation (1972)
• The Honkers (1972)
• "The Sixth Sense" (1 episode, 1972)
• "Love, American Style" (1 episode, 1971)
• "Love and the Fountain of Youth")
• "Alias Smith and Jones" (1 episode, 1971)
• "Ironside" (1 episode, 1971)
• "The Mod Squad" (1 episode, 1971)
• "The F.B.I." (1 episode, 1971)
• "Hawaii Five-O" (1 episode, 1970)
• "Storefront Lawyers" (1 episode, 1970)

Awards

• MS Magazine Woman of the Year Award 1988