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