Ann Sothern
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1909-01-22
Day of Death
2001-03-15 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Valley City, North Dakota, USA
Ann Sothern
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."
Acting
(1994)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1987)
The Whales of August
as Tisha Doughty
(1985)
A Letter to Three Wives
as Ma Finney
(1980)
The Little Dragons
as Angel
(1978)
The Manitou
as Mrs. Karmann
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1975)
Crazy Mama
as Sheba
(1974)
Golden Needles
as Fenzie
(1974)
The Killing Kind
as Thelma Lambert
(1972)
The Weekend Nun
as Mother Bonaventure
(1972)
Fol-de-Rol
as Queen Gertrude
(1972)
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Aunt Margaret Bancroft
(1971)
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
as Ethel Gaines
(1971)
A Death of Innocence
as Annie La Cossit
(1969)
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
as Dolly Murdock
(1968)
Chubasco
as Angela
(1967)
The Outsider
as Mrs. Kozzek
(1965)
Sylvia
as Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
(1964)
Lady in a Cage
as Sade
(1964)
The Best Man
as Sue Ellen Gamadge
(1954)
Lady in the Dark
as Liza
(1953)
The Blue Gardenia
as Crystal Carpenter
(1950)
Shadow on the Wall
as Dell Faring
(1950)
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Frances Elliott
(1949)
A Letter to Three Wives
as Rita Phipps
(1948)
Words and Music
as Joyce Harmon
(1948)
April Showers
as June Tyme
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Peggy
(1947)
Undercover Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1946)
Up Goes Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1944)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1944)
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Maisie Ravier
(1943)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1943)
Thousands Cheer
as Ann Sothern
(1943)
Cry 'Havoc'
as Pat
(1943)
Three Hearts for Julia
as Julia Seabrook
(1943)
You, John Jones!
as Mary Jones
(1942)
Panama Hattie
as Hattie Maloney
(1942)
Maisie Gets Her Man
as Maisie Ravier
(1941)
Lady Be Good
as Dixie Donegan Crane
(1941)
Maisie Was a Lady
as Maisie Ravier
(1941)
Ringside Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1940)
Brother Orchid
as Florence 'Flo' Addams
(1940)
(1940)
(1940)
Dulcy
as Dulcy Ward
(1940)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1940)
Congo Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1939)
Maisie
as Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
(1939)
Fast and Furious
as Garda Sloane
(1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Ethel Turp
(1939)
Hotel for Women
as Ellen Connelly
(1938)
Trade Winds
as Jean Livingstone
(1937)
Super-Sleuth
as Mary Strand
(1937)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Herself
(1937)
Dangerous Number
as Eleanor
(1937)
There Goes My Girl
as Connie Taylor
(1937)
There Goes the Groom
as Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell
(1937)
Fifty Roads to Town
as Millicent Kendall
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton
(1937)
She's Got Everything
as Carol Rogers
(1936)
Walking on Air
as Kit Bennett
(1936)
Hell-Ship Morgan
as Mary Taylor
(1936)
You May Be Next!
as Fay Stevens
(1936)
Don't Gamble with Love
as Ann Edwards
(1936)
Smartest Girl in Town
as Frances Cooke
(1936)
My American Wife
as Mary Cantillon
(1935)
Folies Bergère
as Mimi
(1935)
Hooray for Love
as Patricia Thatcher
(1935)
Grand Exit
as Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
(1935)
The Girl Friend
as Linda Henry
(1935)
Eight Bells
as Marge Walker
(1934)
Blind Date
as Kitty Taylor
(1934)
The Hell Cat
as Geraldine Sloane
(1934)
Kid Millions
as Joan Larrabee
(1934)
The Party's Over
as Ruth Walker
(1934)
Melody in Spring
as Jane Blodgett
(1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Singer
(1933)
Let's Fall in Love
as Jean
(1930)
Madam Satan
as Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
(1930)
Good News
as Student
(1930)
Whoopee!
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
(1930)
Song of the West
as Bit Part
(1930)
The March of Time
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
(1929)
Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
(1927)
Broadway Nights
as Showgirl (uncredited)