Ann Sothern
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Born
- 1909-01-22
- Died
- 2001-03-15
- Place of birth
- Valley City, North Dakota, USA
- Also known as
- Harriet Byron · Harriette Lake · Joan Larrabee · Foxy McNamara · Ann Southern · Harriette Arlene Lake
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."
Known For
TV Shows (26)
Love, American Style
1969
as Mrs. Devlin
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Helen Cox
The Virginian
1962
as Della Spencer
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Lucy Show
1962
as Rosie Harrigan
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Family Affair
1966
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Christine Emerson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
MGM Parade
1955
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Martha
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Aunt Magda
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Widow Fay
Flying High
1978
Medical Story
1975
as Mrs. Metulski
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Self - Guest Host
The Match Game
1962
as Herself
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Susie MacNamara
Captains and the Kings
1976
as Mrs. Finch
My Mother the Car
1965
as Gladys Crabtree
Private Secretary
1953
as Susie McNamara
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Liz Quiz
The Ann Sothern Show
1958
as Katy O'Connor
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971
Movies (86)
Crazy Mama
1975
as Sheba
Lady in a Cage
1964
as Sade
A Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Rita Phipps
Cry 'Havoc'
1943
as Pat
The Best Man
1964
as Sue Ellen Gamadge
The Manitou
1978
as Mrs. Karmann
Golden Needles
1974
as Finzie
Sylvia
1965
as Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
Lady Be Good
1941
as Dixie Donegan Crane
Madam Satan
1930
as Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
Shadow on the Wall
1950
as Dell Faring
The Blue Gardenia
1953
as Crystal Carpenter
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
Fast and Furious
1939
as Garda Sloane
The Weekend Nun
1972
as Mother Bonaventure
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Words and Music
1948
as Joyce Harmon
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Ann Sothern
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Herself
Brother Orchid
1940
as Florence 'Flo' Addams
The Outsider
1967
as Mrs. Kozzek
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Maisie Ravier
The Whales of August
1987
as Tisha Doughty
Dulcy
1940
as Dulcy Ward
The Killing Kind
1974
as Thelma Lambert
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Ethel Turp
Kid Millions
1934
as Joan Larrabee
Ringside Maisie
1941
as Maisie Ravier
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
as Maisie Ravier
She's Got Everything
1937
as Carol Rogers
Panama Hattie
1942
as Hattie Maloney
April Showers
1948
as June Tyme
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Mary Strand
The Hell Cat
1934
as Geraldine Sloane
Whoopee!
1930
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
1971
as Ethel Gaines
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Peggy
Good News
1930
as Student
Hotel for Women
1939
as Ellen Connelly
The Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
Congo Maisie
1940
as Maisie Ravier
Chubasco
1968
as Angela
Blind Date
1934
as Kitty Taylor
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Maisie Ravier
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton
Don't Gamble with Love
1936
as Ann Edwards
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Maisie Ravier
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Maisie Ravier
Maisie
1939
as Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
Eight Bells
1935
as Marge Walker
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972
as Aunt Margaret Bancroft
Trade Winds
1938
as Jean Livingstone
Up Goes Maisie
1946
as Maisie Ravier
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
Walking on Air
1936
as Kit Bennett
Broadway Nights
1927
as Showgirl (uncredited)
Dangerous Number
1937
as Eleanor
Fol-de-Rol
1972
as Queen Gertrude
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Maisie Ravier
The Party's Over
1934
as Ruth Walker
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Millicent Kendall
You, John Jones!
1943
as Mary Jones
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969
as Dolly Murdock
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935
as Mimi
There Goes the Groom
1937
as Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell
Lady in the Dark
1954
as Liza
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950
as Frances Elliott
The Little Dragons
1980
as Angel
You May Be Next!
1936
as Fay Stevens
Let's Fall in Love
1933
as Jean
My American Wife
1936
as Mary Cantillon
The Girl Friend
1935
as Linda Henry
Song of the West
1930
as Bit Part
Three Hearts for Julia
1943
as Julia Seabrook
Hell-Ship Morgan
1936
as Mary Taylor
A Letter to Three Wives
1985
as Ma Finney
The March of Time
1930
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Smartest Girl in Town
1936
as Frances Cooke
A Death of Innocence
1971
as Annie La Cossit
There Goes My Girl
1937
as Connie Taylor
Grand Exit
1935
as Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
Melody in Spring
1934
as Jane Blodgett
Hooray for Love
1935
as Patricia Thatcher
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
as Singer
About 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 popu… With 112 credits spanning from 1927 to 1994, Ann Sothern has appeared in 86 films and 26 TV shows.
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- Lady in a Cage (1964) — as Sade
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- Cry 'Havoc' (1943) — as Pat
- The Best Man (1964) — as Sue Ellen Gamadge
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