Anne Ramsey
Birthday: 27 March 1929, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Birth Name: Anne Mobley
Height: 163 cm
American character actress Anne Ramsey was quite busy in the 1980s despite being in her later years at the time. It wasn't until quite late in her life that Ramsey pursued an acting career in mot ...Show More
[on her Oscar nomination for Throw Momma from the Train (1987)] It means a little bit of acceptance Show more
[on her Oscar nomination for Throw Momma from the Train (1987)] It means a little bit of acceptance after a long attempt to get here, but that doesn't mean I'm "here" at all, I've got a lot more to do. Hide
Some people say I'm not a very pretty woman, but I'm a very beautiful woman inside.
Some people say I'm not a very pretty woman, but I'm a very beautiful woman inside.
[on her role as Momma in Throw Momma from the Train (1987)] My own mother was ill late in her life a Show more
[on her role as Momma in Throw Momma from the Train (1987)] My own mother was ill late in her life and became irritable and impatient. She was very demanding and I found some elements in her for Momma. But I've never known anyone as rude and awful as Momma Lift. So I made her a composite of some of the traits I saw in women when I was younger and used to people-watch in Grand Central and Pennsylvania stations in New York. Of course it was an unflattering role, but audiences love her. And I got all my hostilities out playing the character. Hide
Anne Ramsey's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (124)
Anne Ramsey'S roles
Momma
Elvira Parker
Loretta Quince
Woman in Shelter
Ethel Buttonwood
Mama Fratelli