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."
Known For
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 Finzie
(1974)
The Killing Kind
as Thelma Lambert
(1972)
The Great Man's Whiskers
as Aunt Margaret Bancroft
(1972)
The Weekend Nun
as Mother Bonaventure
(1972)
Fol-de-Rol
as Queen Gertrude
(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)
The Best Man
as Sue Ellen Gamadge
(1964)
Lady in a Cage
as Sade
(1954)
Lady in the Dark
as Liza
(1953)
The Blue Gardenia
as Crystal Carpenter
(1950)
Nancy Goes to Rio
as Frances Elliott
(1950)
Shadow on the Wall
as Dell Faring
(1949)
A Letter to Three Wives
as Rita Phipps
(1948)
Words and Music
as Joyce Harmon
(1948)
April Showers
as June Tyme
(1947)
Undercover Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Peggy
(1946)
Up Goes Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1944)
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Maisie Ravier
(1944)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1943)
Cry 'Havoc'
as Pat
(1943)
Swing Shift Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1943)
Thousands Cheer
as Ann Sothern
(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)
Maisie Was a Lady
as Maisie Ravier
(1941)
Lady Be Good
as Dixie Donegan Crane
(1941)
Ringside Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1940)
Brother Orchid
as Florence 'Flo' Addams
(1940)
Gold Rush Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1940)
Dulcy
as Dulcy Ward
(1940)
(1940)
(1940)
Congo Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1939)
Maisie
as Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
(1939)
Fast and Furious
as Garda Sloane
(1939)
Hotel for Women
as Ellen Connelly
(1939)
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Ethel Turp
(1938)
Trade Winds
as Jean Livingstone
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton
(1937)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Herself
(1937)
Fifty Roads to Town
as Millicent Kendall
(1937)
Dangerous Number
as Eleanor
(1937)
She's Got Everything
as Carol Rogers
(1937)
There Goes the Groom
as Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell
(1937)
Super-Sleuth
as Mary Strand
(1937)
There Goes My Girl
as Connie Taylor
(1936)
Walking on Air
as Kit Bennett
(1936)
Smartest Girl in Town
as Frances Cooke
(1936)
Don't Gamble with Love
as Ann Edwards
(1936)
You May Be Next!
as Fay Stevens
(1936)
My American Wife
as Mary Cantillon
(1936)
Hell-Ship Morgan
as Mary Taylor
(1935)
Folies Bergère
as Mimi
(1935)
Hooray for Love
as Patricia Thatcher
(1935)
Eight Bells
as Marge Walker
(1935)
The Girl Friend
as Linda Henry
(1935)
Grand Exit
as Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
(1934)
Kid Millions
as Joan Larrabee
(1934)
Blind Date
as Kitty Taylor
(1934)
The Hell Cat
as Geraldine Sloane
(1934)
Melody in Spring
as Jane Blodgett
(1934)
The Party's Over
as Ruth Walker
(1933)
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Singer
(1933)
Let's Fall in Love
as Jean
(1930)
Whoopee!
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
(1930)
Madam Satan
as Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
(1930)
Good News
as Student
(1930)
The March of Time
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
(1930)
Song of the West
as Bit Part
(1929)
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
(1927)
Broadway Nights
as Showgirl (uncredited)