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

A Letter to Three Wives

19497.2

The Best Man

19647.3

The Show of Shows

19296.6

That's Entertainment, Part II

19767.0

The Blue Gardenia

19536.5

Crazy Mama

19755.6

Words and Music

19485.8

Undercover Maisie

19478.0

The Whales of August

19877.0

Ringside Maisie

19415.6

Twenty Years After

19448.0

Folies Bergère de Paris

19356.0

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

19405.8

Three Hearts for Julia

19436.5

Lady in a Cage

19646.1

The Judge Steps Out

19476.8

Shadow on the Wall

19506.7

Brother Orchid

19406.6

Lady Be Good

19415.5

Super-Sleuth

19375.6

Cry 'Havoc'

19436.5

She's Got Everything

19375.8

My American Wife

19367.5

Golden Needles

19745.3

Ali Baba Goes to Town

19376.0

Let's Fall in Love

19338.0

Maisie Was a Lady

19417.0

Madam Satan

19305.9

Nancy Goes to Rio

19506.0

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

19716.5

Don't Gamble with Love

193610.0

Maisie Goes to Reno

19446.6

Sylvia

19656.3

Fast and Furious

19395.2

Kid Millions

19346.7

Blind Date

19348.0

Dangerous Number

19374.9

You, John Jones!

19436.3

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

19395.0

Swing Shift Maisie

19436.8

Trade Winds

19386.4

Panama Hattie

19425.7

Thousands Cheer

19436.4

The Greatest Mother of 'em All

1969

The Great Man's Whiskers

19728.0

Danger – Love at Work

19377.0

Eight Bells

19356.5

Gold Rush Maisie

19406.8

A Letter to Three Wives

19853.8

There Goes My Girl

19377.5

April Showers

19486.5

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

19406.8

Chubasco

19684.5

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

19336.3

Maisie Gets Her Man

19426.7

The Killing Kind

19745.9

Up Goes Maisie

19466.8

Good News

19306.3

The Hell Cat

19348.0

Fifty Roads to Town

193710.0

Congo Maisie

19404.4

Fol-de-Rol

1972

Hotel for Women

19397.5

The Girl Friend

19357.0

Hooray for Love

19355.8

Dulcy

19406.4

Walking on Air

19366.3

There Goes the Groom

19376.3

The Little Dragons

19805.4

Whoopee!

19306.5

You May Be Next!

19364.8

Hell-Ship Morgan

19366.0

Maisie

19394.8

The March of Time

19307.0

Lady in the Dark

19547.7

Smartest Girl in Town

19365.8

A Death of Innocence

19717.0

Broadway Nights

19278.0

The Outsider

19678.0

The Party's Over

19345.0

Melody in Spring

19348.0

The Weekend Nun

19727.0

Song of the West

19309.0

Grand Exit

19356.6