Though she got her start in films late in life, Anne Haney would go on to become a dependable character actress with a strong reputation and a healthy sense of humor. Born in 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee, she studied radio, drama, and television at the University of North Carolina before marrying Georgia Public Television executive John Haley. Soon raising a daughter and devoting herself to family life, Haney began to seek work in the local theater in the 1970s, touring with Noel Coward's Fallen Angels and joining the Screen Actors Guild in preparation for her family's post-retirement move to Southern California. Her plans sadly stifled by her husband's death in 1980, with her daughter in college Haney was on her own for her Westward voyage, though soon after arriving she got an agent and a role in "Hopscotch" in 1980. Alternating between stage and screen for the duration of her Hollywood career, Haney gained over 50 credits with her frequent appearances in television and film. With memorable roles in such films as "Liar Liar" and "Mrs. Doubtfire", in addition to her appearances on "Matlock", "L.A. Law", "The Geena Davis Show", and "Ally McBeal", Haney's likeable personality proved both enduring and endearing. On May 26, 2001, Anne Haney died of natural causes in Studio City, California, at age 67.
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