Anna Thomson
American actress (born 1953) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anna Thomson (born September 18, 1953)[1] is an American actress known for roles in Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven and several films directed by the Israeli filmmaker Amos Kollek.[2] Over the course of her career she was also credited as Anna Levine and Anna Levine-Thomson.
Anna Thomson | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 18, 1953 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–2002 |
Career
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Thomson made her acting debut in the Off-Broadway play Kid Champion in 1975,[3] and at the recommendation of her friend Christopher Walken, who she considered her "godfather in cinema".[4] She made her film debut in the 1979 war veteran drama Night-Flowers and made subsequent minor appearances in films including Heaven’s Gate, Desperately Seeking Susan, At Close Range, Something Wild, Wall Street and Fatal Attraction. On the New York stage she appeared in plays including Uncommon Women and Others, The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs and Barbarians.[5]
High-profile film work continued into the 1990s, with Thomson cast in True Romance, The Crow and Bad Boys, and appearing in a major supporting role in Unforgiven as the prostitute whose disfigurement sparks the film’s story. Her television work includes portraying the role of Anna Rostov on The Colbys,[6] and appearing on The Tracey Ullman Show[7] and the HBO comedy sketch show Hardcore TV.[8]
Her collaborations with the Israeli filmmaker Amos Kollek, among them Sue, Fiona and Fast Food Fast Women,[9] earned Thomson cult status in France.[10] In 1999, she said in a rare interview that she had grown distant from the American film industry. "If Hollywood ignores me, it’s also because I’m not very good at public relations; I don't send Christmas cards to remind them of me ... apart from a little money, there's nothing Hollywood I miss."[11] By 2001 she had parted ways with her US acting agent entirely.[12] Thomson’s last major film performances were as an embittered transgender woman in François Ozon’s 2000 comedy Water Drops on Burning Rocks, and as a widowed single mother "sinking into alcoholism and despair"[13] in 2002's Bridget, to date her final collaboration with Kollek.
Personal life
Thomson was orphaned at an early age and adopted by fashion designer Beth Levine[14][15] and business executive Herbert Levine[16] before being raised between New York and France. She trained as a ballet dancer.[17]
Thomson married actor Davidson Thomson in 1989, after meeting while working on the Off-off-Broadway play The Poets’ Corner.[18] They had twin sons in 1992, and were married until Thomson’s death in 1993.[19] She subsequently re-married, and now lives under the name Anna Thomson-Wilson.[20]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Night-Flowers | Sandy | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1980 | Heaven's Gate | Little Dot | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1982 | Life of the Party: The Story of Beatrice | Janie | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich Village | Waitress at Country Inn | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1984 | Maria's Lovers | Kathy | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Crystal | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1985 | Murphy's Romance | Wanda | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1986 | At Close Range | Barroom Dancer | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1986 | Something Wild | The Girl in 3F | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1987 | Fatal Attraction | Secretary | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1987 | Wall Street | Elevator Person | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1987 | Leonard Part 6 | Nurse Carvalho | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1988 | White Hot | Heather | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1988 | Bird | Audrey | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1988 | Talk Radio | Denise | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1989 | Warlock | Pastor's Wife | (as Anna Levine) |
| 1990 | Tune in Tomorrow... | Faith Hope | (as Anna Levine Thomson) |
| 1991 | Dead in the Water | Edie Meyers | |
| 1992 | CrissCross | Monica | (as Anna Levine Thomson) |
| 1992 | Unforgiven | Delilah Fitzgerald | |
| 1993 | True Romance | Lucy | |
| 1994 | The Crow | Darla Mohr | |
| 1994 | Hand Gun | Laura | |
| 1994 | Baby's Day Out | Mrs. McCray | |
| 1994 | Blood Run | Tanya | |
| 1995 | Angela | Mae | |
| 1995 | Bad Boys | Francine | |
| 1995 | Cafe Society | Erica Steele | |
| 1995 | Drunks | Tanya | |
| 1995 | Angus | April Thomas | |
| 1995 | Other Voices, Other Rooms | Amy Skully | |
| 1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Iris | |
| 1996 | Dead Girl | Audition Receptionist | |
| 1997 | Sue Lost in Manhattan | Sue | |
| 1997 | Six Ways to Sunday | Annibelle | |
| 1997 | Trouble on the Corner | The Butcher's Wife | |
| 1998 | Jaded | Alexandra 'Alex' Arnold | |
| 1998 | Fiona | Fiona | |
| 1999 | Stringer | Ashley | |
| 2000 | The Intern | Antoinette De la Paix | (as Anna Thompson) |
| 2000 | Water Drops on Burning Rocks | Vera | |
| 2000 | Fast Food Fast Women | Bella | |
| 2002 | Bridget | Bridget | |
| 2002 | Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler | Doreen | (as Anna Thompson) |
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