Ann Dusenberry
Acting
Born September 13, 1953, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Ann Dusenberry (born September 13, 1953) is an American film, television, and stage actress. As a young child Ann’s desire to work in the theatre was deeply nurtured at the local YWCA in Tucson, Arizona where she studied classical theatre with Mary MacMurtrie, performing in plays twice a year until she was 14. She came west to Los Angeles to complete her bachelor’s degree in theatre arts at Occidental College. With 8 years of summer repertory theatre at Occidental and her degree in hand Ann made her foray into Hollywood. She auditioned at Universal Studios and secured a position as an actor under contract there. Between 1976 and 1980 Ann was seen in most every television show Universal made, including ‘Remington Steele’, ‘Simon and Simon’, ‘Murder She Wrote’ and ‘Matlock’. Ann starred in Universal’s made for television mini-series “Little Women” and several other films for TV. While under contract with the studio Ann co-starred in “Jaws II”, and was loaned out to other studios to star in their films. Those films include “Cutter’s Way” with Jeff Bridges and “Heartbeat” with Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek. Her most memorable television series was “Life with Lucy” in which she played Lucille Ball’s daughter. While in L.A., Ann starred at the Los Angeles Theatre Company in Israel Horowitz’ “Strong Man’s Weak Child”, and Derek Walcott’s “Viva Detroit”. Before moving to Santa Barbara Ann went back to school to study psychology and received her MA in Marriage and Family Therapy. Ann then put her career on hold, married Brad Fiedel, a film composer, and became mother to two girls, Alixandra and Zoe. As her children have grown, Ann has ventured back into the theatre in Santa Barbara performing at the Garvin Theatre in “You Can’t Take It with You”, and at the Jerkowitz Theatre in “Anton in Show Business”. Ann has enjoyed working with young people in the theatre here in Santa Barbara. She has directed and produced plays at the Waldorf School that include “Romeo and Juliet”, “The Importance of Being Ernest”, “Much Ado About Nothing”, A Comedy of Errors” among others. Ann is currently serving as Artistic Director of Actors’ Conservatory Theatre in Santa Barbara where she lives.
Filmography
- 1992Play Nice — Pam Crichmore
- Life with Lucy — Margo McGibbon
- 1986Long Time Gone — Marilyn
- Matlock — Amy Boggs
- 1986The Men's Club — Page
- 1985Basic Training — Melinda
- MacGruder and Loud — Elaine Kinney
- 1984He's Not Your Son — Holly Barnes
- Murder, She Wrote — Elizabeth Gordon, Carol Selby
- 1983Close Ties — Connie
- 1983Confessions of a Married Man — Jennifer
- 1983Lies — Robyn Wallace
- 1982National Lampoon's Movie Madness — Dominique Corsaire ("Success Wanters")
- Remington Steele — Tracy Crockett / Roxie Tyler
- 1981Cutter's Way — Valerie Duran
- 1981Elvis and the Beauty Queen — Jeannie LeMay
- 1981Killjoy — Joy Morgan / Elaine Steel
- 1980Heart Beat — Stevie
- Magnum, P.I. — Katrina Tremaine
- 1980The Secret War of Jackie's Girls — Donna
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century — Ariela Dyne
- Trapper John, M.D. — Maggie Nolan
- 1978Desperate Women — Joanna Dance
- 1978Goodbye, Franklin High — Sharon Browne
- 1978Jaws 2 — Tina Wilcox
- Little Women — Amy March
- 1978Tarzana — Thelma
- 1977Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? — Amory Osborn, alias Angel Collins
- 1977The Possessed — Weezie Sumner
- Captains and the Kings — Anne-Marie
- 1975White Line Fever — Barmaid
- The Six Million Dollar Man — Clerk
- Emergency! — Candy Striper
- McCloud — Peggy