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Anne Whitfield

Anne Whitfield

Born: 1938-08-27 • Oxford, Mississippi, USA

Anne Whitfield (August 27, 1938 - February 15, 2024) was an actress known for playing Susan Waverly in White Christmas (1954).

Whitfield appeared in the movies Juvenile Jungle and Tick, Tick, Tick, and also acted in episodes of shows like Days of Our Lives, Perry Mason, The Magical World of Disney, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Bonanza. She also performed uncredited voice work in Disney’s Peter Pan.

The actress moved to Olympia, Wash. in the 1970s, working for the Evergreen State’s Department of Ecology as a steward of clean water. She was socially and politically active, working against climate change, assisting the unhoused, and advocating for women’s rights and refugees. Whitfield was also an accomplished hiker and frequent traveler.

Filmography
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney poster
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000 • Susan Waverly (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cookie's Fortune poster
Cookie's Fortune
1999 • Mrs. Henderson / Herodias
Quarterback Princess poster
Quarterback Princess
1983 • Mrs. Wortham
The Specialists poster
The Specialists
1975 • Mrs. Vanier
The Six Million Dollar Man poster
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973 • Young Woman
… tick… tick… tick… poster
… tick… tick… tick…
1970 • Mrs. Dawes
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn poster
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
1969 • Margaret Durden
Should I Marry Outside My Faith? poster
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962
Juvenile Jungle poster
Juvenile Jungle
1958 • Carolyn Elliot
Baby Boogie poster
Baby Boogie
1955 • Voice
White Christmas poster
White Christmas
1954 • Susan Waverly
The Gunfighter poster
The Gunfighter
1950 • Carrie Lou (uncredited)