Ann Sothern
Acting
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."
Born: January 22, 1909
Place of Birth: Valley City, North Dakota, USA
Known For
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as Tisha Doughty
as Ma Finney
as Angel
as Mrs. Karmann
as Mrs. Finch
as (archive footage)
as Sheba
as Finzie
as Thelma Lambert
as Mother Bonaventure
as Aunt Margaret Bancroft
as Queen Gertrude
as Annie La Cossit
as Ethel Gaines
as Dolly Murdock
as Mrs. Devlin
as Angela
as Mrs. Kozzek
as Aunt Magda
as Gladys Crabtree
as Widow Fay
as Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
as Sade
as Sue Ellen Gamadge
as Herself
as Rosie Harrigan
as Self
as Helen Cox
as Della Spencer
as Martha
as Katy O'Connor
as Susie MacNamara
as Self - Guest
as Liza
as Self - Guest Host
as Crystal Carpenter
as Christine Emerson
as Liz Quiz
as Dell Faring
as Frances Elliott
as Self
as Rita Phipps
as Joyce Harmon
as June Tyme
as Peggy
as Maisie Ravier
as Maisie Ravier
as Maisie Ravier
as (archive footage)
as Pat
as Maisie Ravier
as Ann Sothern
as Julia Seabrook
as Mary Jones
as Hattie Maloney
as Maisie Ravier
as Dixie Donegan Crane
as Maisie Ravier
as Maisie Ravier
as Dulcy Ward
as Maisie Ravier
as Florence 'Flo' Addams
as Maisie Ravier
as Ethel Turp
as Garda Sloane
as Ellen Connelly
as Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
as Jean Livingstone
as Carol Rogers
as Herself
as Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell
as Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton
as Mary Strand
as Millicent Kendall
as Connie Taylor
as Eleanor
as Frances Cooke
as Kit Bennett
as Mary Cantillon
as Ann Edwards
as Mary Taylor
as Fay Stevens
as Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
as Linda Henry
as Patricia Thatcher
as Marge Walker
as Mimi
as Joan Larrabee
as Ruth Walker
as Kitty Taylor
as Geraldine Sloane
as Jane Blodgett
as Jean
as Singer
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
as Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
as Student
as Bit Part
as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
as Showgirl (uncredited)