Ann Sothern

Acting · 1.0 popularity

Age

117

Movies

Born: January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001
From: Valley City, North Dakota, USA

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."

Works

86 films

The Manitou

19785.4

That's Entertainment! III

19947.0

The Show of Shows

19296.6

The Best Man

19647.3

A Letter to Three Wives

19497.2

The Blue Gardenia

19536.5

That's Entertainment, Part II

19767.0

Crazy Mama

19755.6

Words and Music

19485.8

Maisie Goes to Reno

19446.6

Ringside Maisie

19415.6

Cry 'Havoc'

19436.5

Undercover Maisie

19478.0

Twenty Years After

19448.0

Folies Bergère de Paris

19356.0

My American Wife

19367.5

The Whales of August

19877.0

She's Got Everything

19375.8

Lady in a Cage

19646.1

Brother Orchid

19406.6

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

19405.8

Madam Satan

19305.9

Swing Shift Maisie

19436.8

Super-Sleuth

19375.6

Ali Baba Goes to Town

19376.0

Shadow on the Wall

19506.7

Panama Hattie

19425.7

Thousands Cheer

19436.4

Golden Needles

19745.3

Sylvia

19656.3

Fast and Furious

19395.2

Don't Gamble with Love

193610.0

The Judge Steps Out

19476.8

Lady Be Good

19415.5

Trade Winds

19386.4

Fol-de-Rol

1972

Three Hearts for Julia

19436.5

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

19406.8

Fifty Roads to Town

193710.0

There Goes the Groom

19376.3

Blind Date

19348.0

Gold Rush Maisie

19406.8

Maisie Was a Lady

19417.0

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

19716.5

Kid Millions

19346.7

Danger – Love at Work

19377.0

The Killing Kind

19745.9

The March of Time

19307.0

Chubasco

19684.5

Congo Maisie

19404.4

The Greatest Mother of 'em All

1969

Dangerous Number

19374.9

You, John Jones!

19436.3

Eight Bells

19356.5

Let's Fall in Love

19338.0

The Girl Friend

19357.0

The Weekend Nun

19727.0

Whoopee!

19306.5

The Great Man's Whiskers

19728.0

Up Goes Maisie

19466.8

You May Be Next!

19364.8

Maisie Gets Her Man

19426.7

Hell-Ship Morgan

19366.0

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

19395.0

The Little Dragons

19805.4

The Outsider

19678.0

Walking on Air

19366.3

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

19336.3

Hotel for Women

19397.5

A Letter to Three Wives

19853.8

Nancy Goes to Rio

19506.0

April Showers

19486.5

Dulcy

19406.4

A Death of Innocence

19717.0

Good News

19306.3

Smartest Girl in Town

19365.8

Maisie

19394.8

Broadway Nights

19278.0

There Goes My Girl

19377.5

The Hell Cat

19348.0

Hooray for Love

19355.8

The Party's Over

19345.0

Lady in the Dark

19547.7

Melody in Spring

19348.0

Song of the West

19309.0

Grand Exit

19356.6