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