Anne Schedeen

Schedeen began her career in 1974, appearing in small television roles, and was cast in a supporting part in the sci-fi horror film Embryo (1976).

[3] In New York, Schedeen first worked in summer stock theatre and commercials before signing an acting contract with Universal Pictures,[3][6] after which she moved to Los Angeles.

From 1974 to 1976, Schedeen appeared in a recurring role as Carol in the series Emergency!,[6] and guest-starred as Doctor Marcus Welby's daughter, Sandy Porter, in 12 episodes of the medical drama Marcus Welby, M.D..[7] In 1976, she was cast in a supporting part in the sci-fi horror film Embryo, co-starring with Rock Hudson and Diane Ladd, in which she played the daughter-in-law of a doctor (Hudson) who uses growth hormones to begin growing humans.

[8] In 1979, she had a supporting role in the television drama Champions: A Love Story,[9] and subsequently guest-starred on several episodes of the comedy series Three's Company from 1977 to 1982.

[7] Schedeen is best known for her role as Kate Tanner on the NBC sitcom ALF,[10] which ran from 1986 to 1990, and in which she portrayed a mother who takes an alien into her home.

[6] After the series' conclusion, she appeared in Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991), followed by supporting roles in the television film Praying Mantis (1996) and the thriller Heaven's Prisoners (1996), starring Alec Baldwin and Kelly Lynch.

Schedeen and George Kennedy in Never Say Never (1979)
Schedeen with an ALF toy in 2019