Ann Sothern
83 movies · 21 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 22, 1909
- Died
- Mar 15, 2001 (age 92)
- Place of birth
- Valley City, North Dakota, USA
- Also known as
- Harriet Byron · Harriette Lake · Joan Larrabee · Foxy McNamara
Biography
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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).
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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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Known for
Ann Sothern: movies and TV shows
Acting (104)
- 1994 That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987 The Whales of August
as Tisha Doughty
- 1985 A Letter to Three Wives
as Ma Finney
- 1980 The Little Dragons
as Angel
- 1978
- 1978 The Manitou
as Mrs. Karmann
- 1976
- 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
- 1975
- 1975 Crazy Mama
as Sheba
- 1974 Golden Needles
as Finzie
- 1974 The Killing Kind
as Thelma Lambert
- 1972 The Weekend Nun
as Mother Bonaventure
- 1972 The Great Man's Whiskers
as Aunt Margaret Bancroft
- 1972 Fol-de-Rol
as Queen Gertrude
- 1971 A Death of Innocence
as Annie La Cossit
- 1971 Congratulations, It's a Boy!
as Ethel Gaines
- 1971
- 1971
- 1969 The Greatest Mother of 'em All
as Dolly Murdock
- 1969
- 1968 Chubasco
as Angela
- 1967 The Outsider
as Mrs. Kozzek
- 1966
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Sylvia
as Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
- 1964 Lady in a Cage
as Sade
- 1964 The Best Man
as Sue Ellen Gamadge
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957
- 1955
- 1954 Lady in the Dark
as Liza
- 1953 The Blue Gardenia
as Crystal Carpenter
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 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 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 Lady Be Good
as Dixie Donegan Crane
- 1941 Ringside Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
- 1941 Maisie Was a Lady
as Maisie Ravier
- 1940 Dulcy
as Dulcy Ward
- 1940 Gold Rush Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
- 1940 Brother Orchid
as Florence 'Flo' Addams
- 1940 Congo Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
- 1939 Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Ethel Turp
- 1939 Fast and Furious
as Garda Sloane
- 1939 Hotel for Women
as Ellen Connelly
- 1939 Maisie
as Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
- 1938 Trade Winds
as Jean Livingstone
- 1937 She's Got Everything
as Carol Rogers
- 1937 There Goes the Groom
as Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell
- 1937 Danger – Love at Work
as Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton
- 1937 Super-Sleuth
as Mary Strand
- 1937 Fifty Roads to Town
as Millicent Kendall
- 1937 There Goes My Girl
as Connie Taylor
- 1937 Dangerous Number
as Eleanor
- 1936 Smartest Girl in Town
as Frances Cooke
- 1936 Walking on Air
as Kit Bennett
- 1936 My American Wife
as Mary Cantillon
- 1936 Don't Gamble with Love
as Ann Edwards
- 1936 Hell-Ship Morgan
as Mary Taylor
- 1936 You May Be Next!
as Fay Stevens
- 1935 Grand Exit
as Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
- 1935 The Girl Friend
as Linda Henry
- 1935 Hooray for Love
as Patricia Thatcher
- 1935 Eight Bells
as Marge Walker
- 1935 Folies Bergère de Paris
as Mimi
- 1934 Kid Millions
as Joan Larrabee
- 1934 The Party's Over
as Ruth Walker
- 1934 Blind Date
as Kitty Taylor
- 1934 The Hell Cat
as Geraldine Sloane
- 1934 Melody in Spring
as Jane Blodgett
- 1933 Let's Fall in Love
as Jean
- 1933 Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Singer
- 1930 Whoopee!
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
- 1930 Madam Satan
as Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
- 1930 The March of Time
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
- 1930 Good News
as Student
- 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)
Talk shows and appearances (8)
- 1962 The Match Game
1 episode
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show
3 episodes
- 1953 Letter to Loretta
1 episode
- 1950 What's My Line?
3 episodes
- 1940
- 1940
- 1937