Acting

Anne Bellamy

Born 24 April 1924 · Died 18 February 2014 at 89

Anne Bellamy (April 24, 1924 – February 18, 2014) was an American actress with a career spanning nearly five decades, active from 1967 until her death in 2014. She worked almost exclusively in small supporting and character roles across more than 80 film and television credits, often playing grandmothers, mothers, and other elderly women. Her most recognizable role was as Anne Larson in Tom Hanks' Cast Away (2000), and she was a familiar face on television, with guest appearances on ER, Frasier, Spin City, Desperate Housewives, Mad Men, Monk, Ugly Betty, Arrested Development, Weeds, and Parks and Recreation. Her notable film credits include The Born Losers (1967) (Robert Duvall, Michael J. Pollard), The Babysitter (1969) (George E. Carey, Patricia Wymer), Westworld (1973) (Yul Brynner, Richard Roundtree), All the King's Horses (1977) (James Caan, John Carradine), Bogie (1980) (James Caan, John Forsythe), Moving (1988) (John Cusack, Ally Sheedy), Blue Desert (1991) (Treat Williams, Mary McDonnell), Serial Killer (1995) (Burt Reynolds, William Forsythe), Cast Away (2000) (Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt), Bringing Down the House (2003) (Steve Martin, Queen Latifah), Back by Midnight (2004) (Billy Bob Thornton, Kate Hudson), Jackass 3D (2010) (Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera), and A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012) (Bill Murray, Charlie Sheen).