Biography
The daughter of actors
John Archer and
Marjorie Lord, noted actress Anne Archer began her own career in the early 1970s, landing her first important film role in the 1972
Bob Hope comedy
Cancel My Reservation. A year later, Archer played the
Natalie Wood part in a TV-sitcom adaptation of Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice. Often cast in vulnerable, imperiled roles, the actress gave one of her most memorable performances as
Michael Douglas' wife in
Fatal Attraction (1987), for which she earned an Oscar nomination. She also proved her mettle as the wife of
Harrison Ford in both
Patriot Games (1992) and
Clear and Present Danger (1994). In addition to being one of the industry's most reliable onscreen spouses, Archer has done solid work in such films as
Robert Altman's
Short Cuts (1993), in which she played a woman racked with moral conflict over her husband's questionable behavior during a weekend fishing trip. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide