Annalee Jefferies (born May 14, 1954 in Houston, Texas) is a stage actress.
Biography
Ms. Jefferies was in the nine hour trilogy of Horton Foot’s “Orphan’s Home Cycle†in NY, directed by Michael Wilson, which won the Drama Desk and Tony awards for “Theatrical Event of the Season†of 2010 . She’s played Blanche in “Streetcar Named Desire,†Violet in “ Suddenly Last Summerâ€, Hannah in “Night of the Iguanaâ€, Carol in “Orpheus Descending,â€, Amanda in “The Glass Menagerie†which was among the Wall Street Journal’s best 10 productions of 2009. She toured England in John Barton’s ten hourepic Tantalus, directed by Sir Peter Hall. She spent 20 years as a resident company member at the Alley Theatre (1986-2007) and 3 years as a resident company member at the Arena Stage (1978-1981). Her film credits include Hellion, Arlo and Julie, The Sideways Light, The Girl, Monsters, Violets Are Blue, and NoMercy. Television- Last 2 episodes of “Dallas†2013, PBS Doc. “War of The Worlds†2013. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. She currently lives on a farm in Brenham Texas .†A farmingactress is a continual challenge and privilege!â€
Film and television
- Arlo and Julie - Tess (Dir: Steve Mims)
- Patriot Act - Dr. Christina Glenka (Dir: Wayne Slaten)
- The Sideways Light - Ruth (Dir: Jennifer Harlow)
- Hellion - Fran (Dir: Kat Candler)
- War of the Worlds
- Dallas - Carina (Dir: Steve Robin)
- Dallas - Carina (Dir: Jesse Bochco)
- Ain't Them Bodies Saints (film 2013) - Mary (Dir: David Lowery)
- The Girl (I film 2012) - Gloria (Dir: David Riker)
- Annabel (Short 2011) - Molly (Dir: Daniel Izui)
- Monsters - Homeless Woman (Dir: Gareth Edwards)
- Walker, Texas Ranger - Molly (Dir: Tony Mordente)
- Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life - Flood Phillips (Dir: Peter Werner)
- L. A. Law "Dances With Sharks" - Janice Long (Dir: David Carson)
- No Mercy - Susan (Dir: Richard Pearce)
- Violets Are Blue - Sally (Dir: Jack Fisk)
- Charlie's Angels - Joan Freeman (Dir: Larry Doheny)
New York stage
Playwrights Horizons
- What Didn't Happen - Elaine (Dir: Michael Wilson)
Regional stage
Royal Shakespeare Company, Denver Performing Arts Complex
- Tantalus - Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, Andromache, Ilione (Dir: Sir Peter Hall, Edward Hall)
Hartford Stage Company
- 8 By Tenn - Lucretia, Viola, Grace, Madge (Dir: Michael Wilson)
- The Night of the Iguana - Hannah Jelkes
- A Streetcar Named Desire - Blanche DuBois
- Seascape - Sara (Dir: Mark Lamos)
- Three Sisters - Olga
- Our Town
Hartford Theatreworks
- The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion (Dir: Steve Campo)
Williamstown Theatre
- Enemy of the People - Mrs. Stockman (Dir: Gerald Freeman)
Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas
Dir: Gregory Boyd
- A Comedy of Errors - Adriana
- Travesties - Nadya
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Nurse Ratchet
- Measure for Measure - Mariana
- Tartuffe - Elmire
Dir: Michael Wilson
- A Streetcar Named Desire - Blanche DuBois
- Angels in America - Harper Pitt
- Lips Together, Teeth Apart - Chloe
- Dancing at Lughnasa - Kate
Dir: Misc
- Hedda Gabler - Hedda (Dir: Gerald Freeman)
- A View from the Bridge - Beatrice (Dir: Stephen Rayne)
- Death and the Maiden - Paulina Salas (Dir: Ken Grantham)
- Our Town - Mrs. Webb (Dir: Jose Quintero (director))
- Danton's Death - Marion (Dir: Robert Wilson - Wikipedia Robert Wilson's Web Site)
- American Vaudeville - Fanny Brice (Dir: Anne Bogart)
- Alfred Stieglitz Loves O'Keiffe - Georgia (Dir: Eb Thomas)
- Henceforward... U.S. Premier - Nan 300F, Corrina (Dir: Alan Ayckbourn)
- A Lie of the Mind - Beth (Dir: George Anderson)
Great Lakes Theatre Festival
- Antony and Cleopatra - Cleopatra (Dir: Gerald Freeman)
- Uncle Vanya - Sonya
Long Wharf Theatre
- Tobacco Road - Elly May (Dir: Arvin Brown)
Arena Stage, Washington D.C.
- God Bless You Mr. Rosewater - Mary Moody (Dir: Howard Ashman, Mary Kyte)
- Kean - Anna Danby (Dir: Martin Fried)
- The Man Who Came to Dinner - Maggie Cutler (Dir: Douglass Wager)
- An American Tragedy - Roberta Alden (Dir: Michael Lessac)
- Don Juan - Mautherine (Dir: Liviu Ciulei)
- After The Fall - Maggie (Dir: Zelda Fischandler)
Public theatre
- Aunt Dan and Lemon - Understudy: Aunt Dan, Mother