{"id":1140,"date":"2026-06-15T17:29:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usfocus360.xyz\/?p=1140"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T17:29:55","slug":"legendary-actress-has-died-at-the-age-of-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usfocus360.xyz\/?p=1140","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Actress Has Died at the Age of 77"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fpm_start\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actress Anne Schedeen, best known for playing Kate Tanner on the 1980s hit ALF, has died at the age of 77, according to her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/portland\/index.html\">Portland<\/a>, Oregon-born actress appeared on a total of 101 episodes on ALF during its four-season run on NBC from 1986-1990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was a main cast member on the sitcom opposite Andrea Elson; and late actors&nbsp;<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-7185911\/ALF-actor-Max-Wright-dead-75-waging-two-decade-battle-against-cancer.html\">Max Wright, who died at 75<\/a>&nbsp;in 2019; and Benji Gregory,&nbsp;<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-13621763\/Benji-Gregory-dead-46-Alf-star-died-car-alongside-service-dog.html\">who died in 2024<\/a>&nbsp;at the age of 46.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A note posted on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/sciencetech\/facebook\/index.html\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;page of the actress Sunday evening confirmed the sad news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share Annie has passed peacefully,&#8217; the obit read. &#8216;She leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of creative energy, whip smart humor, delight in her family, adoration for little dogs, burning hatred for Trump, passion for second-hand thrifting, and love for a good story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;We are bereft without her. We loved her so so much, as did all who met her.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/06\/15\/09\/109354031-15900059-image-a-211_1781513552090.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">View gallery<\/p><script data-noptimize=\"\" data-wpfc-render=\"false\">\nfpm_start( \"true\" );\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actress Anne Schedeen, best known for playing Kate Tanner on the 1980s hit ALF, died at the age of 77, according to her family&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedeen&#8217;s relatives described her as &#8216;a force&#8217; and said that &#8216;it is unimaginable to think about life without her in it.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15896567\/gene-shalit-dead-100-today-movie-critic.html\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15896567\/gene-shalit-dead-100-today-movie-critic.html\"><\/a>&#8216;But as she said, &#8220;I\u2019m always with you.&#8221; And she\u2019s right.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memorial continued: &#8216;The memories, artwork, belly laughter, handmade jewelry, oil paintings, sculptures, costumes, and all around joie de vivre live on. Raise a margarita in her honor &#8230; we all love you, Annie.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedeen&#8217;s performance roots dated back to her childhood, as she studied drama and took the stage locally at the Portland Civic Theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following a stint in Hawaii doing dinner theater, Schedeen relocated to New York City to perform in summer stock theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She would subsequently move to Los Angeles, where she inked a deal with Universal Pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her first television appearance came in 1974 on the series&nbsp;The Six Million Dollar Man, marking her first spot in a decade in which she kept busy appearing on a number of shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They included stints on The Bionic Woman; Marcus Welby, M.D.; Three for the Road; McCloud, The Incredible Hulk and Emergency!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/07\/10\/23\/87182685-0-image-m-14_1720651918896.jpg\" preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/video.dailymail.com\/video\/mol\/2024\/07\/10\/286414290707854096\/640x360_MP4_286414290707854096.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/06\/15\/09\/109354021-15900059-_L_R_The_late_Max_Wright_the_late_Benji_Gregory_Andrea_Elson_and-a-213_1781513552356.jpg\" height=\"836\" width=\"634\" alt=\"(L-R) The late Max Wright, the late Benji Gregory, Andrea Elson, and the late Anne Schedeen with ALF in 1986\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">View gallery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(L-R) The late Max Wright, the late Benji Gregory, Andrea Elson, and the late Anne Schedeen with ALF in 1986<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/06\/15\/09\/109354037-15900059-The_actress_was_pictured_with_her_ALF_costars_in_June_of_1987_in-a-212_1781513552104.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The actress was pictured with her ALF costars in June of 1987 in LA\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The actress was pictured with her ALF costars in June of 1987 in LA&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1980s brought a number of appearances for Schedeen on popular shows of the timeframe such as Three&#8217;s Company, Cheers, Magnum, P.I. and Simon &amp; Simon.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15614563\/alley-mills-80s-sitcom-mom-martin-short.html\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedeen spoke with&nbsp;<a class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/lifestyle\/tv\/1988\/07\/10\/alfs-mom-enjoys-success-in-hit-series\/f6aa5867-92d3-40eb-8c75-659f079548c9\">The Washington Post&nbsp;<\/a>in July of 1988 about the jobs she worked while seeking to make a breakthrough in show business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;It was a long wait,&#8217; Schedeen said.&nbsp;&#8216;I sold clothes, modeled clothes, was a shoe model. I played in summer stock and did a commercial. Then I got signed by a big agent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Within a month I had a contract with Universal. I thought I\u2019d come out here, take fencing lessons, drive a small Thunderbird and sit by the swimming pool. Instead, I was the daughter on Marcus Welby, M.D.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedeen told the newspaper that &#8216;when ALF came along it was another pilot season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;I kept reading scripts. I almost got involved with one, then withdrew at the last minute,&#8217; Schedeen said. &#8216;Then I read ALF. I&nbsp;said, &#8220;This is funny. It makes me laugh.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;I met the people involved, I met ALF, and became more convinced I wanted to do it. That little alien made me laugh.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedeen, in a piece with&nbsp;<a class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/\">People<\/a>, said that aspects of making the show ALF marked &#8216;a technical nightmare for those involved,&#8217; describing production as &#8216;extremely slow, hot and tedious.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/06\/15\/09\/109354027-15900059-The_actress_seen_in_a_1985_publicity_shot_appeared_on_multiple_s-a-210_1781513552068.jpg\" height=\"953\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The actress, seen in a 1985 publicity shot, appeared on multiple shows in the 70s and 80s\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The actress, seen in a 1985 publicity shot, appeared on multiple shows in the 70s and 80s&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/06\/15\/09\/109354065-15900059-Schedeen_pictured_in_LA_in_1988_said_that_she_found_the_show_ALF-a-214_1781513556010.jpg\" height=\"950\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Schedeen, pictured in LA in 1988, said that she found the show ALF funny when reading the script for the pilot\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedeen, pictured in LA in 1988, said that she found the show ALF funny when reading the script for the pilot&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video poster=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/07\/24\/20\/73563449-0-image-m-2_1690225314249.jpg\" preload=\"none\" src=\"https:\/\/video.dailymail.com\/video\/mol\/2023\/07\/24\/266369660521628758\/640x360_MP4_266369660521628758.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scenes with the titular character, an alien from the planet Melmac, were especially challenging as puppeteers on set were heavily involved in production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;A 30-minute show took 20 to 25 hours to shoot,&#8217; Schedeen said. &#8216;Some of the actors&nbsp;in the cast had difficult personalities.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said of the show, &#8216;The whole thing was a big, dysfunctional family.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following her initial run on ALF, Schedeen appeared on shows such as Judging Amy, Tiny Nuts and the reunion show ALF on ALF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tom Markley, Schedeen&#8217;s agent, told Deadline in a statement Sunday, &#8216;Annie meant the world to her family and this agency.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedeen&#8217;s relatives asked that &#8216;in lieu of flowers,&#8217; donations could be made &#8216;to one of Annie\u2019s favorite causes, Habitat for Humanity.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schedeen is survived by her spouse of 55 years Christopher Barrett, daughter Tay Barrett, daughter-in-law, Hilary Flynn,&nbsp;sister Sarabeth Schedeen, niece Minnie Land, brother Roland &#8216;Tony&#8217; Schedeen, sister in-law Julieann Schedeen, and her beloved rescue dogs Roo and Red.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"fpm_end\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Anne Schedeen, best known for playing Kate Tanner on the 1980s hit ALF, has died at the age of 77, according to her family. The&nbsp;Portland, Oregon-born actress appeared on a total of 101 episodes on ALF during its four-season run on NBC from 1986-1990. 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