Ann Sothern
Acting
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
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movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
movieThe Whales of August
1987
Tisha Doughty
movieA Letter to Three Wives
1985
Ma Finney
movieThe Manitou
1978
Mrs. Karmann
tvCaptains and the Kings
1976
Mrs. Finch
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
tvMedical Story
1975
Mrs. Metulski
movieCrazy Mama
1975
Sheba
movieGolden Needles
1974
Finzie
movieThe Killing Kind
1974
Thelma Lambert
movieThe Weekend Nun
1972
Mother Bonaventure
movieThe Great Man's Whiskers
1972
Aunt Margaret Bancroft
movieFol-de-Rol
1972
Queen Gertrude
movieA Death of Innocence
1971
Annie La Cossit
movieCongratulations, It's a Boy!
1971
Ethel Gaines
movieThe Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969
Dolly Murdock
tvLove, American Style
1969
Mrs. Devlin
movieChubasco
1968
Angela
movieThe Outsider
1967
Mrs. Kozzek
tvThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
Aunt Magda
tvMy Mother the Car
1965
Gladys Crabtree
tvThe Legend of Jesse James
1965
Widow Fay
movieSylvia
1965
Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
movieThe Best Man
1964
Sue Ellen Gamadge
tvThe Match Game
1962
Herself
tvThe Lucy Show
1962
Rosie Harrigan
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Helen Cox
tvThe Virginian
1962
Della Spencer
tvThe Ann Sothern Show
1958
Katy O'Connor
tvThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Susie MacNamara
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956
Self - Guest
tvLetter to Loretta
1953
Self - Guest Host
movieThe Blue Gardenia
1953
Crystal Carpenter
tvPrivate Secretary
1953
Susie McNamara
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
Christine Emerson
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Liz Quiz
movieShadow on the Wall
1950
Dell Faring
movieNancy Goes to Rio
1950
Frances Elliott
movieA Letter to Three Wives
1949
Rita Phipps
movieWords and Music
1948
Joyce Harmon
movieApril Showers
1948
June Tyme
movieUndercover Maisie
1947
Maisie Ravier
movieUp Goes Maisie
1946
Maisie Ravier
movieMaisie Goes to Reno
1944
Maisie Ravier
movieTwenty Years After
1944
(archive footage)
movieSwing Shift Maisie
1943
Maisie Ravier
movieThousands Cheer
1943
Ann Sothern
movieThree Hearts for Julia
1943
Julia Seabrook
movieYou, John Jones!
1943
Mary Jones
moviePanama Hattie
1942
Hattie Maloney
movieMaisie Gets Her Man
1942
Maisie Ravier
movieLady Be Good
1941
Dixie Donegan Crane
movieRingside Maisie
1941
Maisie Ravier
movieMaisie Was a Lady
1941
Maisie Ravier
movieDulcy
1940
Dulcy Ward
movieGold Rush Maisie
1940
Maisie Ravier
movieBrother Orchid
1940
Florence 'Flo' Addams
movieCongo Maisie
1940
Maisie Ravier
movieFast and Furious
1939
Garda Sloane
movieHotel for Women
1939
Ellen Connelly
movieMaisie
1939
Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
movieTrade Winds
1938
Jean Livingstone
movieShe's Got Everything
1937
Carol Rogers
movieThere Goes the Groom
1937
Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell
movieDanger – Love at Work
1937
Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton
movieSuper-Sleuth
1937
Mary Strand
movieFifty Roads to Town
1937
Millicent Kendall
movieThere Goes My Girl
1937
Connie Taylor
movieDangerous Number
1937
Eleanor
movieSmartest Girl in Town
1936
Frances Cooke
movieWalking on Air
1936
Kit Bennett
movieMy American Wife
1936
Mary Cantillon
movieDon't Gamble with Love
1936
Ann Edwards
movieHell-Ship Morgan
1936
Mary Taylor
movieYou May Be Next!
1936
Fay Stevens
movieGrand Exit
1935
Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
movieThe Girl Friend
1935
Linda Henry
movieHooray for Love
1935
Patricia Thatcher
movieEight Bells
1935
Marge Walker
movieKid Millions
1934
Joan Larrabee
movieThe Party's Over
1934
Ruth Walker
movieBlind Date
1934
Kitty Taylor
movieThe Hell Cat
1934
Geraldine Sloane
movieMelody in Spring
1934
Jane Blodgett
movieWhoopee!
1930
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
movieMadam Satan
1930
Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
movieThe March of Time
1930
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
movieGood News
1930
Student
movieSong of the West
1930
Bit Part
movieThe Show of Shows
1929
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
movieBroadway Nights
1927
Showgirl (uncredited)