Overview
- Anne Schedeen peacefully died at age 77, a fact her family announced and her long‑time agent later confirmed, with multiple outlets reporting the family post after her passing on Sunday.
- The family did not disclose a cause of death and described her as a creative, funny and devoted person who asked fans to "raise a margarita" in her memory.
- Schedeen became widely known as Kate Tanner on NBC’s ALF, which ran from 1986 to 1990; reporting varies on the series’ episode count with sources citing 102 or 103 episodes.
- She is survived by her husband Christopher Barrett and daughter Taylor Barrett and made her last TV appearance in the 2023 reunion special "Alf On Alf."
- Her death leaves Andrea Elson as the only living principal Tanner cast member and has prompted requests for donations to Habitat for Humanity in lieu of flowers, a gesture likely to shape how fans mark her legacy.