Acting
Ann Sothern
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."
Movies with Ann Sothern
The Manitou
1978
Undercover Maisie
1947
Twenty Years After
1944
A Letter to Three Wives
1949
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Super-Sleuth
1937
Words and Music
1948
Lady in a Cage
1964
The Blue Gardenia
1953
The Best Man
1964
Crazy Mama
1975
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Golden Needles
1974
Ringside Maisie
1941
Brother Orchid
1940
Fast and Furious
1939
The Show of Shows
1929
The Whales of August
1987
Thousands Cheer
1943
Lady Be Good
1941
The Outsider
1967
Madam Satan
1930
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935
Panama Hattie
1942
Cry 'Havoc'
1943
The Killing Kind
1974
The Hell Cat
1934
She's Got Everything
1937
Trade Winds
1938
Up Goes Maisie
1946
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
The Weekend Nun
1972
Shadow on the Wall
1950
Three Hearts for Julia
1943
A Letter to Three Wives
1985
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
Let's Fall in Love
1933
Dulcy
1940
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
Congo Maisie
1940
Sylvia
1965
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
Blind Date
1934
Fol-de-Rol
1972
April Showers
1948
Good News
1930
The Judge Steps Out
1947
You, John Jones!
1943
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
My American Wife
1936
Don't Gamble with Love
1936
A Death of Innocence
1971
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
1971
Maisie
1939
The Little Dragons
1980
Eight Bells
1935
Smartest Girl in Town
1936
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
Danger – Love at Work
1937
Dangerous Number
1937
Kid Millions
1934
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
Chubasco
1968
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950
Walking on Air
1936
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
Hotel for Women
1939
You May Be Next!
1936
There Goes the Groom
1937
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969
The Girl Friend
1935
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
Hooray for Love
1935
Grand Exit
1935
Whoopee!
1930
There Goes My Girl
1937
Song of the West
1930
Lady in the Dark
1954
The March of Time
1930
The Party's Over
1934
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
Hell-Ship Morgan
1936
Broadway Nights
1927
Melody in Spring
1934
TV Shows with Ann Sothern
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Family Affair
1966
Love, American Style
1969
The Virginian
1962
The Lucy Show
1962
What's My Line?
1950
MGM Parade
1955
The Steve Allen Show
1956
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Private Secretary
1953
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
Flying High
1978
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
The Match Game
1962
My Mother the Car
1965
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Medical Story
1975
Letter to Loretta
1953
Captains and the Kings
1976
The Ann Sothern Show
1958
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951