Ann Hearn (born Ann Neel Simons) is an American actress and stage director, born in
Griffin, Georgia
Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County, Georgia, Spalding County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a po ...
, and now living in
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
with her actor-husband
Stephen Tobolowsky. Her most prominent roles were with
Jodie Foster
Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster started her career as a child actor before establishing herself as leading actress in film. She has received List of awards and nominations re ...
in ''
The Accused'' (1988) and in the 1992 film ''
Lorenzo's Oil
''Lorenzo's Oil'' is a 1992 drama film directed and co-written by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, parents who search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), leading to the d ...
''. As of 2020 when the
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
pandemic started, she turned her attention from acting to
stage directing, on the experimental play ''Reykjavik'' by award-winning writer
Steve Yockey.
Biography
The daughter of Elizabeth Ann Neel and William "Bill" Simons, Ann was born in Griffin, Georgia. She attended the
University of Georgia, Athens, studying English and history, and then received her
master of fine arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admi ...
in 1979.
Personal life
She is married to actor Stephen Tobolowsky, with whom she has two children.
Career
She worked as an actor in a variety of roles in film and television, most notably in the films ''The Accused'' (1988) and ''Lorenzo's Oil'' (1992). Once the
pandemic
A pandemic ( ) is an epidemic of an infectious disease that has a sudden increase in cases and spreads across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a substantial number of individuals. Widespread endemic (epi ...
started in 2020, she turned her attention to what could be done remotely, with writing and directing.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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American film actresses
American television actresses
People from Griffin, Georgia
Living people
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
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