# Anne Lockhart (actress)
**Anne Lockhart** (born 1953 as Anne Kathleen Maloney) is an American film, television, and voice actress best known for playing Lieutenant Sheba on the original *Battlestar Galactica* series and for a long, largely uncredited career in voice work and automated dialogue replacement. She is the fourth generation of performers in her family to carry the Lockhart name.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / birth | Anne Kathleen Maloney, born 1953 in New York City; grew up in Brentwood, California[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860) |
| Acting family | Daughter of June Lockhart; granddaughter of Gene Lockhart and Kathleen Lockhart; great-granddaughter of John Coates Lockhart[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860) |
| First screen appearance | *T Is for Tumbleweed* (1958), an Oscar-nominated short film[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/bio/) |
| Signature role | Lieutenant Sheba in eleven episodes of *Battlestar Galactica* (1978–79)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/bio/) |
| Television range | Over 60 television series from the 1970s onward, including *Magnum, P.I.*, *Knight Rider*, *Murder, She Wrote*, and *Diagnosis Murder*[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/bio/) |
| Voice career | Prolific voice actress since 1975, mostly uncredited; ADR work on films such as *The Little Mermaid*, *Total Recall*, and *Antz*[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/bio/) • [3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/lockhart-anne-1953) |
| Recent long run | Dispatcher on *Chicago Fire*, 2012–2021, credited by IMDb with 98 episodes[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/fullcredits) |
## Family background
Lockhart was born into what IMDb describes as one of theater's leading families. Her mother, [June Lockhart](https://www.edgepedia.org/june-lockhart), was known for her years on the television series *[Lassie](https://www.edgepedia.org/lassie-1954-tv-series)* (1954) and *Lost in Space* (1965); her grandparents [Gene Lockhart](https://www.edgepedia.org/gene-lockhart) and Kathleen Lockhart were both actors, and her great-grandfather John Coates Lockhart also performed.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860) Her parents were June Lockhart and John F. Maloney, a doctor.[3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/lockhart-anne-1953)
She married Adam C. Taylor on December 24, 1986; he died on June 4, 1994, and the marriage produced two children, Carlyle and Zane.[3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/lockhart-anne-1953) IMDb describes her as a single mother to her daughter and son since 1994, dividing her time among homes in California, Texas, and Montana.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860)
## Early career
Lockhart entered the family profession in 1958, appearing in the Oscar-nominated short film *T Is for Tumbleweed*; a fan interview places the start of her career at age four.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/anne-lockhart/) • [6](https://www.littlereview.com/getcritical/interviews/lockhart.htm) Her career got underway in earnest in 1965 with appearances on numerous television shows, including four episodes of *Lassie*, the series that had made her mother a star.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/anne-lockhart/)
She made her feature-film debut in the 1972 Western *Jory*, playing Dora, and for the most part worked in network television thereafter.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/anne-lockhart/) Through the 1970s she guest-starred across the era's series, with credits including *[Cannon](https://www.edgepedia.org/cannon-tv-series)* (1971), *Police Story* (1973), *Barnaby Jones* (1973), *Happy Days* (1974), *The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries* (1977), *CHiPs* (1977), *Joyride* (1977), and *[B. J. and the Bear](https://www.edgepedia.org/b-j-and-the-bear)* (1979).[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/anne-lockhart/)
## Battlestar Galactica and Lieutenant Sheba
In 1979 Lockhart appeared as Lieutenant Sheba in eleven episodes of *Battlestar Galactica* (1978), and also played the character in the 1978 television movie *Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack*; she guest-starred in the *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* episode "A Dream of Jennifer" (1980).[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/bio/) • [3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/lockhart-anne-1953) TV Insider calls Sheba her most notable recurring role.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/anne-lockhart/)
The role carried weight for its time. A fan profile describes Sheba as the first female pilot who flew regular combat missions on the series.[6](https://www.littlereview.com/getcritical/interviews/lockhart.htm) Speaking at a science-fiction convention in 1998, Lockhart said, "I was the first woman cast on series television where I was of equal rank to the men," adding that she had not realized how significant the character was until people told her.[7](https://lib-dspace1.ttu.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.12255/352423/University_Daily_1998_10_19.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1) She has remained identified with the role; like other cast members, she has said she felt the show's cancellation left unfinished business.[8](https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Old%20Pulp%20Magazines/%21%20new/Parsec%20-%20Winter%201998-1999.pdf)
The role also produced later professional reunions. She worked again with [Noah Hathaway](https://www.edgepedia.org/noah-hathaway), who played Boxey on *Battlestar Galactica*, in the film *Troll* (1986), in which her mother also appeared, with June's character turning into Anne's during the movie.[9](https://en.battlestarwiki.org/Anne_Lockhart) She appeared with [Dirk Benedict](https://www.edgepedia.org/dirk-benedict), the series' Starbuck, as Sylvie in his film *Cahoots* (2001), which she also co-produced.[9](https://en.battlestarwiki.org/Anne_Lockhart)
## Voice and ADR work
Alongside her on-screen credits, Lockhart has had a prolific career as a voice actress since 1975, working mostly uncredited; IMDb's biography describes her as one of the most in-demand voices in Hollywood.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/bio/) Encyclopedia.com lists her profession as actress and automated dialogue replacement (ADR) voice, the craft of recording replacement dialogue and background voices for finished films.[3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/lockhart-anne-1953)
Her credited and uncredited voice and ADR work spans a wide range of studio films: additional voices in *The Little Mermaid* (1989) and *Total Recall* (1990), ADR voice group on *Turner & Hooch* (1989), vocalization of a chimp in *Project X* (1987), ADR on *Antz* (1998) and *The Prince of Egypt* (1998), and voice casting for *3:10 to Yuma* (2007).[3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/lockhart-anne-1953) • [10](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/13917-Anne-Lockhart) In a 1998 interview she said she did a lot of voice work in movies, citing *The Little Mermaid* and the then-new animated film *Antz* as examples.[7](https://lib-dspace1.ttu.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.12255/352423/University_Daily_1998_10_19.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1)
## Later television and film
Into the 1980s she was featured on many of the decade's well-known shows, including *Airwolf*, *Knight Rider*, and *Magnum, P.I.*[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/anne-lockhart/) Her guest credits through the 1980s and 1990s include *Simon & Simon* (1981), *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), *Quantum Leap* (1989), *Diagnosis Murder* (1993), *JAG*, *The West Wing*, *Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman*, and *Walker, Texas Ranger*.[5](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/anne-lockhart/) • [11](https://resumes.breakdownexpress.com/339908-812984)
Her longest recent credit is *Chicago Fire* (2012–2021), where she played the dispatcher, largely uncredited, along with an uncredited emergency nurse role; IMDb lists 98 episodes.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/fullcredits) TVmaze's episode listing for the same role counts 179 episodes; the two databases disagree on the total.[12](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/52366/anne-lockhart) Her most recent listed film appearance is *The Silent Natural* (2019), as Mrs. Hart.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/fullcredits)
## Stage and other work
Lockhart made her stage debut at age 18 in New York in *40 Carats*, followed by multiple national tours, and she is described as an accomplished Shakespearean actress.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860) She founded and continues to serve on the board of the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival in California, where she has appeared as Mistress Quickly and the Queen of France in *Henry V*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/fullcredits) As a writer, she has performed her original one-woman piece on "Frenchy McCormick" across the country since 1999.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/bio/) Outside acting, Encyclopedia.com records her as a champion horsewoman in cutting, reining, team penning, and barrel racing, and a co-founder of the Pro-Celebrity Rodeos in 1983.[3](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/lockhart-anne-1953)
## References
1. [Anne Lockhart, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860)
2. [Anne Lockhart – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/bio/)
3. [Lockhart, Anne 1953–, Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/lockhart-anne-1953)
4. [Anne Lockhart – Full Credits, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516860/fullcredits)
5. [Anne Lockhart – Actress, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/anne-lockhart/)
6. [Anne Lockhart interview, The Little Review](https://www.littlereview.com/getcritical/interviews/lockhart.htm)
7. [Sci-fi star Anne Lockhart beams into the Hub City, The University Daily (Texas Tech University), 1998](https://lib-dspace1.ttu.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.12255/352423/University_Daily_1998_10_19.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1)
8. [Parsec, Winter 1998–1999](https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Old%20Pulp%20Magazines/%21%20new/Parsec%20-%20Winter%201998-1999.pdf)
9. [Anne Lockhart, Battlestar Wiki](https://en.battlestarwiki.org/Anne_Lockhart)
10. [Anne Lockhart, AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/13917-Anne-Lockhart)
11. [Anne Lockhart resume, Linda McAlister Talent](https://resumes.breakdownexpress.com/339908-812984)
12. [Anne Lockhart, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/52366/anne-lockhart)
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