Anne Lockhart

Anne Kathleen Maloney was born to June Lockhart and Dr. John Maloney. Raised in Brentwood, California, Anne is a fourth generation performer. Her great grandfather, John Coates Lockhart, was a professional concert singer; her grandfather, Gene Lockhart and grandmother, Kathleen Lockhart both appeared together along with her mother June Lockhart in the original 1938 MGM classic, A Christmas Carol. Her mother is most well known from the television series Lassie and Lost in Space.

Her first movie was Dora in 1972. She played the daughter of Joan Crawford in the TV series The Sixth Sense.

Glen Larson created the character "Sheba" just for her for his series Battlestar Galactica. A favourite of Glen Larson, she appeared in many of his television shows including The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, B.J. and the Bear, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (where she played two characters, "Jennifer/Leila Markeson"), The Fall Guy, Knight Rider and Airwolf. She did two episodes of Magnum P.I.: in one episode she plays the younger version of her moms character, in the other she plays a younger version of herself.

She reunited with Noah Hathaway (who played "Boxey" in Battlestar Galactica) in the movie Troll (1986), which also included her mother (June turns into Anne during the movie). She reunited with Donald Bellisario (Battlestar Galactica's producer and writer) in episodes of Airwolf, Quantum Leap and JAG. Anne worked again with Dirk Benedict ("Starbuck" in Battlestar Galactica) as "Sylvie" in his movie Cahoots which she also co-produced. They also worked together on War of the Worlds, which Anne produced and won a REP Award for "Best Production of a Drama" (1998). She appeared as the sister of another Battlestar Galactica alumni, Jane Seymour (who played "Serina") in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.

In 1977 she starred with Desi Arnaz Jr., Melanie Griffith and Robert Carradine in the movie Joyride and co-starred with Michael Moriarty in the horror movie The Dark Tower in 1987. She appeared with Star Trek actors George Takei (Sulu) and James Doohan (Scotty), as well as Randy Quaid in the monster spoof Bug Busters (1998). Most recently, she played "Miss Connors" in the 2004 movie Big Chuck, Little Chuck. Anne's other notable film work includes Slashed Dreams, Just Tell Me You Love Me, Young Warriors, E.T., Risky Business, The Oasis, A Dog's Tale, Daybreak and Disconnected. Her other notable television credits include Happy Days, Barnaby Jones, Emergency, Police Story, CHiPs, The Incredible Hulk, Voyagers, Murder, She Wrote, New Love American Style, Simon & Simon, Walker, Texas Ranger and L.A. Heat.

Anne has appeared in hundreds of TV commercials, including multiple spots for Crest Toothpaste, Hi Point Coffee, Shoney's, and McDonalds. She was also spokeswoman for KFC, Osco and Savon Drugstores, as well as Acme, Skaggs, Star, and Buttery Markets. Other commercials include Campbell's Soup, Joy Dishwashing Liquid, Polaroid Film, 7 UP, Folger's, Hertz and Embassy Suites.
In 1986 she married assistant director Adam C. Taylor, the son of actor Buck Taylor (Gunsmoke), and grandson of actor Dub Taylor. They had two children, Carly and Zane. Adam died in an accident in 1994.

Anne, an expert horsewoman, has was won championships in cutting, reining, team penning, and barrel racing. In 1983, she helped found Pro-Celebrity Rodeos, a children's charity that has raised over 5 million dollars.
 
She is in high demand for her voice work, contributing to over 100 television shows and movies. The movies include: The Fifth Element, Starship Troopers, Back to the Future I and II, Antz, Prince of Egypt, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Predator II, Project X (where she impersonates chimps), The Rocketeer, The Three Musketeers, Lethal Weapon 3, Scenes From a Mall and Turner and Hooch and she recently did voice work for the new Disney animation Chicken Little. Her TV voicework includes: The West Wing, Dragnet, The Cosby Mysteries, Diagnosis Murder, Goldie Gold, Spider Man and His Amazing Friends and Thundarr the Barbarian.

She currently lives in Southern California and appears regularly with the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival in Thousand Oaks, California, which she helped found in the 1990's as well as with the Santa Susana Repertore Theatre Company. She has said that she loves live acting, and really enjoys doing Shakespeare. Some of her favorite roles were "Mrs. Cratchit" in A Christmas Carol, "Calpurnia" in Julius Caesar, "the Nurse" in Romeo and Juliet, "Mistress Quickly" in The Merry Wives of Windsor, and "Queen Margaret" in King Richard III.

Anne Lockhart will be attending Starfest 2008 Friday thru Sunday. Her Q&A session is currently scheduled for Sunday.