Overview
- Her family posted on Sunday that Anne Schedeen "passed peacefully," and her longtime agent confirmed the news to multiple outlets.
- Schedeen was best known for playing Kate Tanner, the mother on the NBC sitcom ALF, which ran from 1986 to 1990.
- She began her screen career in 1974 and built a steady TV résumé with guest roles on shows such as The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Emergency!, Three’s Company and Judging Amy.
- She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Christopher Barrett, her daughter Tay Barrett and other family members, and the family asked that donations be made to Habitat for Humanity instead of sending flowers.
- The family did not disclose a cause of death and reporters describe the story as developing pending any further statements or official details.