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Ann Dusenberry

Actress / Film Actress | * 09/13/1953 (70) | Tucson, Arizona (United States of America (USA))
Ann Dusenberry (born September 13, 1953) is an American film, television, and stage actress. She appeared in about 50 film and television productions from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s. Among her best-known roles are those of Tina Wilcox in the horror film Jaws 2 (1978), Stevie in the drama film Heart Beat (1980) and Valerie in the thriller Cutter's Way (1981). After her retirement from the film industry, she remained active as an actress on stage, performing sporadically. ()
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As a young child Ann’s desire to work in the theatre was deeply nurtured at the local YWCA in Tucson, Arizona where she studied classical theatre with Mary MacMurtrie, performing in plays twice a year until she was 14. She came west to Los Angeles to complete her bachelor’s degree in theatre arts at Occidental College. With 8 years of summer repertory theatre at Occidental and her degree in hand Ann made her foray into Hollywood. She auditioned at Universal Studios and secured a position as an actor under contract there. Between 1976 and 1980 Ann was seen in most every television show Universal made, including ‘Remington Steele’, ‘Simon and Simon’, ‘Murder She Wrote’ and ‘Matlock’. Ann starred in Universal’s made for television mini-series “Little Women” and several other films for TV. While under contract with the studio Ann co-starred in “Jaws II”, and was loaned out to other studios to star in their films. Those films include “Cutter’s Way” with Jeff Bridges and “Heartbeat” with Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek. Her most memorable television series was “Life with Lucy” in which she played Lucille Ball’s daughter. While in L.A., Ann starred at the Los Angeles Theatre Company in Israel Horowitz’ “Strong Man’s Weak Child”, and Derek Walcott’s “Viva Detroit”.Before moving to Santa Barbara Ann went back to school to study psychology and received her MA in Marriage and Family Therapy. Ann then put her career on hold, married Brad Fiedel, a film composer, and became mother to two girls, Alixandra and Zoe.As her children have grown, Ann has ventured back into the theatre in Santa Barbara performing at the Garvin Theatre in “You Can’t Take It with You”, and at the Jerkowitz Theatre in “Anton in Show Business”. Ann has enjoyed working with young people in the theatre here in Santa Barbara. She has directed and produced plays at the Waldorf School that include “Romeo and Juliet”, “The Importance of Being Ernest”, “Much Ado About Nothing”, A Comedy of Errors” among others. Ann is currently serving as Artistic Director of Actors’ Conservatory Theatre in Santa Barbara where she lives.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Crime

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Movies with Ann Dusenberry as Actress(20)

as Pam Crichmore1992 Play Nice
as Page1986 The Men's Club
as Marilyn1986 Long Time Gone
as Melinda1985 Basic Training
as Holly Barnes1984 He's Not Your Son
as Robyn Wallace1983 Lies
as Dominique Corsaire ("Success Wanters")1982 National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Valerie Duran1981 Cutter's Way
as Jeannie LeMay1981 Elvis and the Beauty Queen
as Joy Morgan / Elaine Steel1981 Killjoy
as Stevie1980 Heart Beat
as Sharon Browne1978 Goodbye, Franklin High
as Tina Wilcox1978 Jaws 2
as Thelma1978 Tarzana
as Joanna Dance1978 Desperate Women
as Amory Osborn, alias Angel Collins1977 Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
as Weezie Sumner1977 The Possessed
as Barmaid1975 White Line Fever

TV Shows/Series with Ann Dusenberry as Actress(10)

as Margo McGibbon1986 Life with Lucy
as Tracy Crockett / Roxie Tyler1982 Remington Steele
as Katrina Tremaine1980 Magnum, P.I.
as Maggie Nolan1979 Trapper John, M.D.
as Amy March1978 Little Women
as Anne-Marie1976 Captains and the Kings
as Candy Striper1972 Emergency!
as Peggy1970 McCloud

Full Name: Ann Dusenberry
Born: Sunday, 09/13 1953 (September) in Tucson, Arizona (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 70 years + 198 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Arizona, Occidental College, Catalina Magnet High School
Spouses (current/former): Brad Fiedel
Ann Dusenberry frequently works together with these people:
Glen A. Larson (8x, Crew)
Michael Gleason (5x, Crew)
Stewart Moss (5x, Actor)
Douglas Heyes (5x, Crew)
Albert Popwell (4x, Actor)
Leo Penn (4x, Crew)
Denny Miller (4x, Actor)
Bob Carroll Jr. (4x, Crew)
Madelyn Pugh (4x, Crew)
Leslie Stevens (4x, Crew)
Chuck McCollum (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1208, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024