Anne Schedeen Dies: Actress Who Played ‘ALF’s Mom Was 77

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Anne Schedeen, who played Kate Tanner, the mother of the household on NBC's beloved sitcom ALF, has died at 77. The actress's family announced her passing on Sunday with a Facebook tribute, saying she "passed peacefully," though no cause of death was immediately disclosed. Schedeen anchored the 1986, 1990 series as the grounded parental figure whose exasperation with the alien creature living in her home became central to the show's humor. Her death marks the loss of another cast member from the cult classic that made ALF a staple of 1980s television.