Anne Ramsey

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1929-03-27 (59 years old)

Deathday

1988-08-11

Place of Birth

Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

Anne Ramsey

Biography

Angelina "Anne" Ramsey (née Mobley; March 27, 1929 – August 11, 1988) was an American actress. She is 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 Award and a Golden Globe Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anne Ramsey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1976

From Noon Till Three

as Massive Woman

1986

Deadly Friend

as Elvira

1985

The Goonies

as Mama Fratelli

1982

Class Reunion

as Mrs Tabazooski

1981

1972

Up the Sandbox

as Battleaxe

1989

1989

1980

The Black Marble

as Bessie Callahan

1988

Good Old Boy

as The Hag

1971

The Sporting Club

as Scott's Wife

1978

The Gift of Love

as Maeve O'Halloran

1989

Another Chance

as Leadlady

1989

Dr. Hackenstein

as Ruby Rhodes

1980

White Mama

as Heavy Charm

1987

Weeds

as Mom Umstetter

1978

Goin' South

as Spinster II

1984

Getting Physical

as Lady at Police Station

1988

Scrooged

as Woman in Shelter

1982

1980

Any Which Way You Can

as Loretta Quince

1984

The Seduction of Gina

as Woman on Bus

1972

The New Centurions

as Crazy Man's Wife (uncredited)

1974

For Pete's Sake

as Telephone Lady

1977

Fun with Dick and Jane

as Employment Applicant

1974

Rhinoceros

as Lady with Cat

1981

The Killing of Randy Webster

as Martha Dodson, the Landlady

2019

The Green Ribbon

as Elvira Parker (archive footage)

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