Editing Anne Ramsey

{{Short description|American actress (1929–1988)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Anne Ramsey
| image              = Anne Ramsey at 1988 Academy Awards retuschiert.jpg
| caption            = Ramsey at the [[60th Academy Awards]], in 1988, four months before her death
| birth_name         = 
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1929|3|27}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/caldeaths |title=California Deaths, 1940 - 1997 |publisher=Familytreelegends.com |access-date=September 1, 2013}}</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Omaha, Nebraska]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1988|8|11|1929|3|27}}
| death_place        = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1952–1988
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Logan Ramsey]]|1954}}
}}
'''Anne Ramsey-Mobley''' (March 27, 1929 – August 11, 1988) was an American actress. She was best known for her film roles as Mama Fratelli in ''[[The Goonies]]'' (1985) and as Mrs. Lift in ''[[Throw Momma from the Train]]'' (1987), the latter of which earned her nominations for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]]. Additionally, Ramsey's respective turns in both aforementioned films earned her two [[Saturn Awards]].

==Early life and education==
Ramsey was born in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], the daughter of Eleanor (née Smith), the former national treasurer of the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]], and Nathan Mobley, an insurance executive.<ref name=epep>{{cite magazine|last=Toepfer |first=Susan |url=https://people.com/archive/throw-momma-finally-lands-anne-ramsey-on-the-fast-track-vol-29-no-2/ |title=Throw Momma Finally Lands Anne Ramsey on the Fast Track |magazine=People.com |access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/24/archives/mrs-nathan-mobley-dies-at-58-girl-scouts-national-treasurer.html |title=Mrs. Nathan Mobley Dies at 58 - I Girl Scouts' National Treasurer - Obituary |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |place=Greenwich, Connecticut |page=19 |publication-date=December 24, 1964 |date=1964-12-23 |access-date=2024-10-28}}</ref> Her mother was a descendant of [[Pilgrim (Plymouth Colony)|the Pilgrims]] ([[William Brewster (pilgrim)|William Brewster]]), and her uncle was U.S. Ambassador [[David S. Smith]].<ref name=epep/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-deaths-elsewhere-mrs-e/158016884/ |title=Deaths Elsewhere: Mrs. Eleanor Smith Mobley |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=10 |date=1964-12-24 |access-date=2024-10-28 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Ramsey was raised in [[Great Neck, New York]] and [[Greenwich, Connecticut]].<ref name=epep/> She attended prestigious [[Rosemary Hall (Greenwich, Connecticut)|Rosemary Hall]] in Greenwich, CT and matriculated to [[Bennington College]] where she became interested in [[theatre]]. She performed in several Broadway productions in the 1950s and married actor [[Logan Ramsey]] in 1954.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1954/05/14/archives/miss-anne-mobley-to-be-wed-june-26-former-u-of-north-carolina.html |title=Miss Anne Mobley to be Wed June 26 - Former U. of North Carolina Student Engaged to Logan Ramsey Jr., Admiral's Son - Marriage Announcement |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=18 |date=May 14, 1954 |access-date=September 1, 2013 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> They moved to [[Philadelphia]] where they formed the [[The TLA|Theatre of the Living Arts]] in 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiddencityphila.org/2022/08/once-a-radical-notion-behind-the-curtain-of-the-theatre-of-living-arts/|website=Hidden City Philadelphia|title=Once a Radical Notion: Behind the Curtain of the Theatre Of Living Arts|date=12 August 2022|last=Schlatter|first=James}}</ref>

==Career==
In the 1970s, Ramsey began a successful [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] career in [[character actor|character roles]] and appeared in such television programs as ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'', ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'', ''[[Three's Company]]'' and ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]''. She appeared with her husband in seven films, including her first, ''[[The Sporting Club]]'' (1971), and her last, ''[[Meet the Hollowheads]]'' (1989). In 1988, Ramsey was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress&nbsp;– Motion Picture]] for her performance in ''[[Throw Momma from the Train]]'' (1987), with [[Billy Crystal]] and [[Danny DeVito]]. The film also earned her a second [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]]; she had received her first for ''[[The Goonies]]'' (1985).{{Citation needed |date=June 2023}} In February 1988, she guest-starred on an episode of ''[[ALF (TV series)|ALF]]'' broadcast six months before her death. She had a cameo part in ''[[Scrooged]]'' shortly before her death. Six further films in which she appeared were released in the two years following her death.

==Death==
Ramsey's somewhat slurred speech, a trademark of her later performances, was caused in part from having had some of her tongue and her jaw removed during surgery for [[esophageal cancer]] in 1984.

In 1988, Ramsey's cancer returned. She died on August 11 at the [[Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital]] in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles]], California.<ref name="tcm">"[http://www.tcmuk.tv/movie_database_results.php?action=title&id=73273 Dr. Hackenstein (1988)]". ''[[Turner Classic Movies]]'' (TCM). Retrieved February 6, 2010.</ref><!-- refs death date only--><ref name="LA Times obit">{{cite news |last=Folkart |first=Burt A. |title=Obituaries: Oscar Nominee Anne Ramsey; Praised for 'Momma' Role |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-obituaries-oscar/158017008/ |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 13, 1988 |page=28 |access-date=2024-10-28 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Ramsey is buried at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Omaha, Nebraska)|Forest Lawn Cemetery]] in [[North Omaha, Nebraska]].{{Citation needed |date=June 2023}} Her grave was unmarked.

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1971 || ''[[The Sporting Club (film)|The Sporting Club]]'' || Scott's wife || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1972 || ''[[The New Centurions]]'' || Wife of crazy man || Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Up the Sandbox]]'' || Battleaxe || 
|-
| 1973 || ''[[The Third Girl from the Left]]'' || Madelaine || Television movie
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1974 || ''[[Rhinoceros (film)|Rhinoceros]]'' || Woman with cat || rowspan="2" |
|-
| ''[[For Pete's Sake (film)|For Pete's Sake]]'' || Telephone lady 
|-
| ''[[The Law (1974 film)|The Law]]'' || Eleanor Bleisch || Television movie
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1976 || ''[[From Noon till Three]]'' || Massive woman || 
|-
| ''[[Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway]]'' || Librarian || rowspan="2" | Television movie
|-
| ''[[The Boy in the Plastic Bubble]]'' || Rachel 
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]'' || Employment Applicant || rowspan="2" |
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1978 || ''[[Goin' South]]'' || Spinster #2 
|-
| ''The Gift of Love'' || Maeve O'Hollaran || Television movie
|-
| 1979 || ''[[When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (film)|When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?]]'' || Rhea Childress || 
 |-
| rowspan="3" | 1980 || ''[[White Mama]]'' || Heavy Charm || Television movie
|-
| ''[[The Black Marble]]'' || Bessie Callahan || rowspan="2" |
|-
| ''[[Any Which Way You Can]]'' || Loretta Quince 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1981 || ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]'' || TV Chef || Uncredited
|-
| ''A Small Killing'' || Doris || Television movie
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1982 || ''[[Marian Rose White]]'' || Teacher || rowspan="2" |
|-
| ''[[National Lampoon's Class Reunion]]'' || Mrs. Tabazooski 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1983 || ''I Want to Live!'' || Matron || rowspan="4" | Television movie
|-
| ''Herndon'' || Miss Helter 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1984 || ''The Seduction of Gina'' || Woman on bus 
|-
| ''Getting Physical'' || Lady at Police Station 
|-
| ''The Killers'' || First Ragpicker || 
|-
| 1985 || ''[[The Goonies]]'' || Mama Fratelli || [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986 || ''Say Yes'' || Major || rowspan="4" |
|-
| ''[[Deadly Friend]]'' || Elvira Parker 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1987 || ''[[Love at Stake]]'' || Old Witch 
|-
| ''[[Weeds (1987 film)|Weeds]]'' || Mom Umstetter 
|-
| ''[[Throw Momma from the Train]]'' || Momma || [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<br>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<br>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1988 || ''[[Dr. Hackenstein]]'' || Ruby Rhodes || 
|-
| ''Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood'' || The Hag || Television movie<br>Also known as ''The River Pirates''<br>Released posthumously
|-
| ''[[Scrooged]]'' || Woman in shelter || rowspan="4" | Released posthumously
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1989 || ''[[Meet the Hollowheads]]'' || Babbleaxe 
|-
| ''[[Another Chance (film)|Another Chance]]'' || Leadlady 
|-
| ''[[Homer and Eddie]]'' || Edna 
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1972 || ''[[Ironside (TV series)|Ironside]]'' || Motel Manager || Episode: "Riddle Me Death"
|-
| ''[[Banyon]]'' || Mrs. Hendricks || Episode: "Just Once"
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'' || Taxi Cab Driver || Episode: "The New Original Wonder Woman"
|-
|-1976 || ''[Starsky and Hutch (TV series)]'' || Evon/Gertrude|| Episode: "Birds of a feather"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1976 || ''[[Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman]]'' || Sister Bernadette || Episode: "1.24"
|-
| ''[[Delvecchio (TV series)|Delvecchio]]'' || Mrs. Bellows || Episode: "The Silent Prey"
|-
| ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' || Henry's wife || Episode: "Hellride"
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'' || Connie || Episode: "Mind Stealers from Outer Space: Part 1"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1978 || ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'' || Mrs. Schiller || Episode: "As Long As We're Together: Part 1"
|-
| ''[[ABC Afterschool Specials]]'' || Nurse || Episode: "A Home Run for Love"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1979 || ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'' || Lady || Episode: "Fire Show"
|-
| ''[[CHiPs]]'' || Nurse Betty Jo || Episode: "Hot Wheels"
|-
| 1982 || ''Cassie & Co.'' || Bertha Crabbe || Episodes: "Man Overboard," "Lover Come Back"
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'' || Killer || Episode: "Death Row: Part 2"
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Three's Company]]'' || Woman at ATM || Episode: "The Money Machine"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984 || ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' || Bag Lady || Episode: "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes"
|-
| ''[[Family Ties]]'' || Mrs. Warfield || Episode: "Help Wanted"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1985 || ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' || Mrs. Scalisi || Episode: "Blues in the Night"
|-
| ''[[Night Court]]'' || Edna Sneer || Episode: "Halloween, Too"
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' || Crossing Guard || Episode: "Killer K.I.T.T."
|-
| 1988 || ''[[ALF (TV series)|ALF]]'' || Ethel Buttonwood || Episode: "You Ain't Nothin' but a Hound Dog"
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1649}}
* {{IBDB name|98554}}
* {{Tcmdb name}}

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