Acting Resumé

S.A.G. A.F.T.R.A. EQUITY

ANNA RISLEY

INDEPENDENT

FEATURE FILM (Speaking Roles)

Annie Hall	Susan (Dir. by Woody Allen)	(N.Y.C.)
Manhattan	Mrs. Finch (Dir. by Woody Allen)	(N.Y.C.)
Stardust Memories	Nurse (Dir. by Woody Allen)	(N.Y.C.)
Rich and Famous	Merideth (Dir. by George Cukor)	(N.Y.C.)
Oliver's Story	Jane (with Ryan O'Neal)	(N.Y.C.)
Come Back to the Five and Dime	Martha (Dir. by Robert Altman)	(N.Y.C.)
Simon	Sally (Dir. by Marshall Brickman)	(N.Y.C.)
Honky Tonk Freeway	Patricia (Dir. by John Schlesinger)	(L.A.)
Desert Bloom	Mrs. Moratori (with John Voight)	(AZ.)

TELEVISION

Saturday Night Live (one year)	Cast Member	1980-81 Season, NBC (N.Y.C.)
Off Campus (sitcom pilot)	Bonnie (starring role)	CBS (N.Y.C)
Night After Night (sitcom pilot)	Anne (starring role)	MTM/CBS (L.A.)
The Doctors (soap) 5wk guest star	Hermione	NBC (N.Y.C.)
The Young Riders (3 episodes)	Clerk/Wife (with Josh Brolin)	ABC series (Tuc. AZ.)

MOVIES FOR TELEVISION

Telling Secrets	Sally DeVries (with Cybil Shepherd)	ABC miniseries (Scottsdale AZ.)
Four Eyes and Six-Guns	Madame of Whore House (with Patricia Clarkson)	TNT film (Tuc. AZ.)
El Diablo	Judith	HBO film (Tuc. AZ.)
Sunstroke	Secretary	TNT film (Phoenix AZ.)

THEATRE

Come Back to the Five and Dime	Martha       also S/B Karen Black        Sandy Dennis	Broadway (N.Y.C.)
A Little Family Business	role of Connie (Angela Lansbury’s daughter)	Ahmanson Theatre (L.A.) and Broadway (N.Y.C.)
A History of the American Film	S/B all 4 female leads	Arena Stage (Wash. D.C.)
Uncommon Women	Rita	Huntington Theatre (Boston Mass.)
Spoon River Anthology	16 roles	San Francisco Tour (C.A.)
The Importance of Being Earnest	Cecily
Private Lives	Amanda
The Owl and the Pussycat	Doris
Lovers (Winners)	Maggie
Same Time Next Year	Doris
	(some 30 other plays)

TRAINING

BAI – University of Wisconsin – Theatre Communications

Various individual workshops in N.Y.C. and San Francisco

SPECIAL SKILLS

• Speak fluent French and Italian
• Dialect specialist – High British, Long Island, Texas and 14 other dialects
• Developed and coached several courses in Acting, Improv, Radio/TV Voiceover, and diction
• Radio/TV Voice Talent / Comedy Writer / Print Model
• Directed several scenes and monologues

25 years Commercial Voice spots for Radio/TV – N.Y.C., L.A., AZ.