Anne Ramsey Biography

Fast Facts

• Her role in "Throw Momma from the Train" garnered her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as an Oscar nomination and a nomination for a Golden Globe
• Appeared in the 1985 film "The Goonies," for which she received her second Saturn Award
• While attending Bennington College she became interested in theatre, and went on to perform in several Broadway productions
• Quote: "Some people say I'm not a very pretty woman, but I'm a very beautiful woman inside․"
• Guest starred on the series "ALF," which aired six months before her death in 1988
• Starred opposite her husband Logan Ramsey in "The Sporting Club," after which she acted in smaller roles
• Although she played Danny DeVito's mother in "Throw Momma from the Train," the two were only 15 years apart