Ann Hearn

Ann Hearn (born Ann Neel Simons; June 27, 1953) is an American actress and stage director. She is married to fellow character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. Her most prominent roles were in The Accused (1988) and Lorenzo's Oil (1992). As of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic started, she turned her attention from acting to stage directing, on the experimental play Reykjavik by award-winning writer Steve Yockey.

The daughter of Elizabeth Ann Neel and William "Bill" Simons, Ann was born in Griffin, Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia, Athens, studying English and history, and then received her master of fine arts in 1979.[citation needed ]

She is married to actor Stephen Tobolowsky, with whom she has two sons.

She worked as an actor in a variety of roles in film and television, most notably in the films The Accused (1988) and Lorenzo's Oil (1992). Once the pandemic started in 2020, she turned her attention to what could be done remotely, with writing and directing.