Anna Chappell

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Anna Chappell
Born
Anna Oksanen

(1925-09-15)September 15, 1925
Finland
DiedJuly 31, 2005(2005-07-31) (aged 79)
Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationActress
Spouse
Harry Chappell
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(m. 1946; died 1981)​
Children2[1]

Anna Chappell (née Oksanen; September 15, 1925 – July 31, 2005) was a Canadian-American actress. She appeared in two feature films: Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983) and The Man in the Moon (1991), and was a longtime resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, where she was a prolific theater actress.

Biography

Chappell was born Anna Oksanen

Canadian Navy entertainment corps.[1]

She met her husband, American musician Harry Chappell, while working as a singer.

The Shreveport Times.[9]

Chappell's husband, Harry, who ran a music store in Shreveport, died on March 31, 1981.

Kennedy Center, directed by Robert Buseick.[3] The same year, she made her feature film debut in the slasher film Mountaintop Motel Massacre, playing an unhinged woman who begins murdering guests in the hotel she operates.[11] Terry Lawson of the Dayton Daily News praised her performance as being handled with "a comic intensity."[11] She later had a supporting role in Robert Mulligan's drama film The Man in the Moon (1991).[12]

Death

In the spring of 2005, Chappell relocated from Shreveport to live with her daughter in Appleton, Wisconsin.[2][13] She died two months later in Appleton on July 31, 2005.[2][3] A memorial service for Chappell was arranged in Shreveport.[2][3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1983 Mountaintop Motel Massacre Evelyn [14]
1991 The Man in the Moon Mrs. Taylor [14]

Select stage credits

References

  1. ^
    The Times
    . Shreveport, Louisiana. August 7, 2005. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^
    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^
    The Times
    . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^
    The Times
    . p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Harry Chappell Takes Bride". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. October 17, 1946. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^
    The Times
    . Shreveport, Louisiana. May 15, 1959. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. The Times
    . Shreveport, Louisiana. May 30, 2005. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. The Times
    . Shreveport, Louisiana. August 2, 1970. p. 19-F – via Newspapers.com.
  9. The Times
    . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 18-F – via Newspapers.com.
  10. The Times
    . April 1, 1981. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ a b Lawson, Terry (March 15, 1986). "In 'Mountaintop Motel Massacre,' it's all downhill after the title". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "The Man in the Moon". TV Guide. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  13. ^ Flowers, Jennifer (May 30, 2005). "So long, Anna". The Times. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ a b "Anna Chappell". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  15. The Times
    . Shreveport, Louisiana. July 17, 1960. p. 7-F – via Newspapers.com.

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