Name
Ann Sothern
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1909-01-22
Deathday
2001-03-15 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Valley City, North Dakota, USA
Biography
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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- 1953 The Blue Gardenia as Crystal Carpenter
- 1950 Shadow on the Wall as Dell Faring
- 1940 Brother Orchid as Florence 'Flo' Addams
- 1978 The Manitou as Mrs. Karmann
- 1964 Lady in a Cage as Sade
- 1964 The Best Man as Sue Ellen Gamadge
- 1943 Thousands Cheer as Ann Sothern
- 1941 Lady Be Good as Dixie Donegan Crane
- 1949 A Letter to Three Wives as Rita Phipps
- 1974 The Killing Kind as Thelma Lambert
- 1987 The Whales of August as Tisha Doughty
- 1939 Maisie as Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
- 1940 Congo Maisie as Maisie Ravier
- 1935 Grand Exit as Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
- 1943 Cry 'Havoc' as Pat
- 1943 Swing Shift Maisie as Maisie Ravier
- 1965 Sylvia as Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
- 1942 Maisie Gets Her Man as Maisie Ravier
- 1975 Crazy Mama as Sheba
- 1942 Panama Hattie as Hattie Maloney
- 1972 Fol-de-Rol as Queen Gertrude
- 1941 Maisie Was a Lady as Maisie Ravier
- 1940 Gold Rush Maisie as Maisie Ravier
- 1941 Ringside Maisie as Maisie Ravier
- 1930 The March of Time as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- 1950 Nancy Goes to Rio as Frances Elliott
- 1937 Danger – Love at Work as Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton
- 1948 April Showers as June Tyme
- 1940 Dulcy as Dulcy Ward
- 1937 Super-Sleuth as Mary Strand
- 1939 Fast and Furious as Garda Sloane
- 1935 The Girl Friend as Linda Henry
- 1936 You May Be Next! as Fay Stevens
- 1938 Trade Winds as Jean Livingstone
- 1936 My American Wife as Mary Cantillon
- 1935 Folies Bergère de Paris as Mimi
- 1937 She's Got Everything as Carol Rogers
- 1939 Hotel for Women as Ellen Connelly
- 1947 Undercover Maisie as Maisie Ravier
- 1946 Up Goes Maisie as Maisie Ravier
- 1944 Maisie Goes to Reno as Maisie Ravier
- 1943 You, John Jones! as Mary Jones
- 1971 Congratulations, It's a Boy! as Ethel Gaines
- 1936 Smartest Girl in Town as Frances Cooke
- 1980 The Little Dragons as Angel
- 1972 The Weekend Nun as Mother Bonaventure
- 1937 There Goes the Groom as Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell
- 1933 Let's Fall in Love as Jean
- 1968 Chubasco as Angela
- 1930 Song of the West as Bit Part
- 1934 The Hell Cat as Geraldine Sloane
- 1934 Blind Date as Kitty Taylor
- 1937 There Goes My Girl as Connie Taylor
- 1936 Walking on Air as Kit Bennett
- 1934 Kid Millions as Joan Larrabee
- 1943 Three Hearts for Julia as Julia Seabrook
- 1948 Words and Music as Joyce Harmon
- 1930 Good News as Student
- 1935 Hooray for Love as Patricia Thatcher
- 1937 Dangerous Number as Eleanor
- 1947 The Judge Steps Out as Peggy
- 1935 Eight Bells as Marge Walker
- 1933 Broadway Thru a Keyhole as Singer
- 1985 A Letter to Three Wives as Ma Finney
- 1930 Whoopee! as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
- 1939 Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President as Ethel Turp
- 1967 The Outsider as Mrs. Kozzek
- 1940 A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self
- 1929 The Show of Shows as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
- 1994 That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1936 Don't Gamble with Love as Ann Edwards
- 1930 Madam Satan as Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
- 1927 Broadway Nights as Showgirl (uncredited)
- 1934 Melody in Spring as Jane Blodgett
- 1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self
- 1954 Lady in the Dark as Liza
- 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1944 Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
- 1934 The Party's Over as Ruth Walker
- 1937 Fifty Roads to Town as Millicent Kendall
- 1971 A Death of Innocence as Annie La Cossit
- 1936 Hell-Ship Morgan as Mary Taylor
- 1972 The Great Man's Whiskers as Aunt Margaret Bancroft
- 1969 The Greatest Mother of 'em All as Dolly Murdock
- 1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town as Herself
- 1974 Golden Needles as Finzie
- 1966 Family Affair ( 1 episode )
- 1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. ( 1 episode ) as Aunt Magda
- 1957 The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour ( 1 episode ) as Susie MacNamara
- 1962 The Lucy Show ( 7 episodes ) as Rosie Harrigan
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1971 Alias Smith and Jones ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ( 1 episode )
- 1965 My Mother the Car ( 30 episodes ) as Gladys Crabtree
- 1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears ( 13 episodes )
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Liz Quiz
- 1953 Private Secretary ( 104 episodes ) as Susie McNamara
- 1958 The Ann Sothern Show ( 93 episodes ) as Katy O'Connor
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1965 The Legend of Jesse James ( 1 episode ) as Widow Fay
- 1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson ( 1 episode ) as Martha
- 1953 Letter to Loretta ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Host
- 1952 The Ford Television Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Christine Emerson
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Della Spencer
- 1976 Captains and the Kings ( 8 episodes ) as Mrs. Finch
- 1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Devlin
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1962 The Match Game ( 1 episode ) as Herself
- 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ( 1 episode ) as Helen Cox
- 1955 MGM Parade ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Medical Story ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Metulski
- 1978 Flying High ( 1 episode ) as Miss Kirkeby
