Ann Dusenberry
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 6.221 |
Birthday | 1953-09-13 |
Place of Birth | Tucson, Arizona, USA |
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1978
Jaws 2
5.972/1831
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
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1984
He's Not Your Son
5.667/3
Two couples face the possibility that their infant sons, both born on the same day, were inadvertently switched at the hospital, and a chain of revela...
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He's Not Your Son
1981
Cutter's Way
6.461/140
Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.
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Cutter's Way
1985
Basic Training
3.8/9
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Basic Training
1977
The Possessed
5.1/16
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The Possessed
1981
Elvis and the Beauty Queen
2.2/4
Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beau...
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Elvis and the Beauty Queen
1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
3.31/29
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.
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National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1983
Lies
5.2/4
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1986
Long Time Gone
0/0
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Long Time Gone
1978
Tarzana
5/1
A private detective takes on a strange case.
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Tarzana
1980
Heart Beat
5.7/15
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1980
The Secret War of Jackie's Girls
3.5/1
This prospective pilot to a series tells the improbable story of five American female pilots recruited into the British RAF, before the USA joined the...
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1992
Play Nice
5.3/3
A serial killer is on the loose, and a cop must track him (or her) down.
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1975
White Line Fever
6.098/41
An independent trucker with a pregnant wife fights cargo crooks and the big shot they work for.
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1978
Goodbye, Franklin High
1.5/2
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1986
The Men's Club
4.2/13
Seven men have a group session and share their feelings on women, love, life and work.
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1978
Desperate Women
1/1
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1977
Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model?
0/0
A female private detective goes undercover as a porno actress to find a millionaire's missing daughter.
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1981
Killjoy
8.3/3
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1983
Confessions of a Married Man
0/0
A middle-aged man suffering from boredom selfishly walks out on his wife and family in search of excitement and adventure. Before he snaps out of his...
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