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person_profile-Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern Died at age: 92

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Ann Sothern

Date of Birth:

Jan 22, 1909

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Mar 15, 2001

Biography of

Ann Sothern

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Ann Sothern (born Harriette Arlene Lake; January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001) was an American actress who worked on stage, radio, film, and television, in a career that spanned nearly six decades. Sothern began her career in the late 1920s in bit parts in films. In 1930, she made her Broadway stage debut and soon worked her way up to starring roles. In 1939, MGM cast her as Maisie Ravier, a brash yet lovable Brooklyn showgirl. The character, based on the Maisie short stories by Nell Martin, proved to be popular and spawned a successful film series (Congo Maisie, Gold Rush Maisie, Up Goes Maisie, etc.) and a network radio series (The Adventures of Maisie).

    In 1953, Sothern moved into television as the star of her own sitcom Private Secretary. The series aired for five seasons on CBS and earned Sothern three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. In 1958, she starred in another sitcom for CBS, The Ann Sothern Show, which aired for three seasons. From 1965 to 1966, Sothern provided the voice of Gladys Crabtree, the title character in the sitcom My Mother the Car. She continued her career throughout the late 1960s with stage and film appearances and guest-starring roles on television. Due to health issues, she worked sporadically during the 1970s and 1980s.

    In 1987, Sothern appeared in her final film The Whales of August, starring Bette Davis and Lillian Gish. Sothern earned her first and only Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. After filming concluded, she retired to Ketchum, Idaho, where she spent her remaining years before her death from heart failure in March 2001. Lucille Ball called Sothern "the best comedian in the business, bar none."

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Filmography of

Ann Sothern

Found 81 Movies in total

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1994

The Whales of August

Tisha Doughty ( Actor )

... 1987

A Letter to Three Wives

Ma Finney ( Actor )

... 1985

The Little Dragons

Angel ( Actor )

... 1980

The Manitou

Mrs. Karmann ( Actor )

... 1978

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

Crazy Mama

Sheba ( Actor )

... 1975

Golden Needles

Fenzie ( Actor )

... 1974

The Killing Kind

Thelma Lambert ( Actor )

... 1974

The Weekend Nun

Mother Bonaventure ( Actor )

... 1972

The Great Man's Whiskers

Aunt Margaret Bancroft ( Actor )

... 1972

Fol-de-Rol

Queen Gertrude ( Actor )

... 1972

A Death of Innocence

Annie La Cossit ( Actor )

... 1971

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

Ethel Gaines ( Actor )

... 1971

Chubasco

Angela ( Actor )

... 1968

The Outsider

Mrs. Kozzek ( Actor )

... 1967

Sylvia

Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona ( Actor )

... 1965

Lady in a Cage

Sade ( Actor )

... 1964

The Best Man

Sue Ellen Gamadge ( Actor )

... 1964

Lady in the Dark

Liza ( Actor )

... 1954

The Blue Gardenia

Crystal Carpenter ( Actor )

... 1953

Shadow on the Wall

Dell Faring ( Actor )

... 1950

Nancy Goes to Rio

Frances Elliott ( Actor )

... 1950

A Letter to Three Wives

Rita Phipps ( Actor )

... 1949

Words and Music

Joyce Harmon ( Actor )

... 1948

April Showers

June Tyme ( Actor )

... 1948

The Judge Steps Out

Peggy ( Actor )

... 1947

Undercover Maisie

Maisie Ravier ( Actor )

... 1947

Up Goes Maisie

Maisie Ravier ( Actor )

... 1946

Maisie Goes to Reno

Maisie Ravier ( Actor )

... 1944

Cry 'Havoc'

Pat ( Actor )

... 1943

Swing Shift Maisie

Maisie Ravier ( Actor )

... 1943

Thousands Cheer

Ann Sothern ( Actor )

... 1943

Three Hearts for Julia

Julia Seabrook ( Actor )

... 1943

Panama Hattie

Hattie Maloney ( Actor )

... 1942

Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Ravier ( Actor )

... 1942

Lady Be Good

Dixie Donegan Crane ( Actor )

... 1941

Ringside Maisie

Maisie Ravier ( Actor )

... 1941

Maisie Was a Lady

Maisie Ravier ( Actor )

... 1941

Dulcy

Dulcy Ward ( Actor )

... 1940

Gold Rush Maisie

Maisie Ravier ( Actor )

... 1940

Brother Orchid

Florence 'Flo' Addams ( Actor )

... 1940

Congo Maisie

Maisie Ravier ( Actor )

... 1940

... 1939

Fast and Furious

Garda Sloane ( Actor )

... 1939

Hotel for Women

Ellen Connelly ( Actor )

... 1939

Maisie

Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor ( Actor )

... 1939

Trade Winds

Jean Livingstone ( Actor )

... 1938

She's Got Everything

Carol Rogers ( Actor )

... 1937

There Goes the Groom

Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell ( Actor )

... 1937

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Herself ( Actor )

... 1937

Danger – Love at Work

Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton ( Actor )

... 1937

Super-Sleuth

Mary Strand ( Actor )

... 1937

Fifty Roads to Town

Millicent Kendall ( Actor )

... 1937

There Goes My Girl

Connie Taylor ( Actor )

... 1937

Dangerous Number

Eleanor ( Actor )

... 1937

Smartest Girl in Town

Frances Cooke ( Actor )

... 1936

Walking on Air

Kit Bennett ( Actor )

... 1936

My American Wife

Mary Cantillon ( Actor )

... 1936

Don't Gamble with Love

Ann Edwards ( Actor )

... 1936

Hell-Ship Morgan

Mary Taylor ( Actor )

... 1936

You May Be Next!

Fay Stevens ( Actor )

... 1936

Grand Exit

Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell ( Actor )

... 1935

The Girl Friend

Linda Henry ( Actor )

... 1935

Hooray for Love

Patricia Thatcher ( Actor )

... 1935

Eight Bells

Marge Walker ( Actor )

... 1935

Folies Bergère

Mimi ( Actor )

... 1935

Kid Millions

Joan Larrabee ( Actor )

... 1934

The Party's Over

Ruth Walker ( Actor )

... 1934

Blind Date

Kitty Taylor ( Actor )

... 1934

The Hell Cat

Geraldine Sloane ( Actor )

... 1934

Melody in Spring

Jane Blodgett ( Actor )

... 1934

Let's Fall in Love

Jean ( Actor )

... 1933

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Singer ( Actor )

... 1933

Whoopee!

Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

Madam Satan

Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

The March of Time

Chorus Girl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

Good News

Student ( Actor )

... 1930

Song of the West

Bit Part ( Actor )

... 1930

Show of Shows

Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake) ( Actor )

... 1929

Broadway Nights

Showgirl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1927