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