Ann Sothern
Age: 92 | From: Valley City, North Dakota USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1909-01-22 00:18:11
Death: 2001-03-15 00:18:11
Aliases: Harriet Byron , Harriette Lake , Joan Larrabee , Foxy McNamara , Ann Southern
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Valley City, North Dakota USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 41
TV Involvements: 8
Most Famous Work
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."
Most Famous Work
What's My Line?
(1950) Self - Mystery Guest
The Virginian
(1962) Della Spencer
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
(1962) Helen Cox
The Legend of Jesse James
(1965) Widow Fay
Letter to Loretta
(1953) Self - Guest Host
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
(1959) Martha
The Ford Television Theatre
(1952) Christine Emerson
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976) (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | (archive footage) | |
| 1987 | Tisha Doughty | |
| 1985 | Ma Finney | |
| 1980 | Angel | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| Mrs. Karmann | ||
| 1976 | Mrs. Finch | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1975 | N/A | |
| Sheba | ||
| 1974 | Fenzie | |
| Thelma Lambert | ||
| 1972 | Mother Bonaventure | |
| Aunt Margaret Bancroft | ||
| Queen Gertrude | ||
| 1971 | Annie La Cossit | |
| Ethel Gaines | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1969 | Dolly Murdock | |
| Mrs. Devlin | ||
| 1967 | Mrs. Kozzek | |
| Angela | ||
| 1966 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1965 | Gladys Crabtree | |
| Widow Fay | ||
| Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona | ||
| 1964 | Sade | |
| Sue Ellen Gamadge | ||
| 1962 | Herself | |
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Helen Cox | ||
| Della Spencer | ||
| 1959 | Martha | |
| 1958 | Katy O'Connor | |
| N/A | ||
| 1957 | Susie MacNamara | |
| 1956 | Self - Guest | |
| 1954 | Liza | |
| 1953 | Self - Guest Host | |
| Crystal Carpenter | ||
| Susie McNamara | ||
| 1952 | Christine Emerson | |
| 1951 | Liz Quiz | |
| 1950 | Dell Faring | |
| Frances Elliott | ||
| Self - Mystery Guest | ||
| 1949 | Rita Phipps | |
| 1948 | Joyce Harmon | |
| June Tyme | ||
| 1947 | Peggy | |
| Maisie Ravier | ||
| 1946 | Maisie Ravier | |
| 1944 | Maisie Ravier | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1943 | Pat | |
| Maisie Ravier | ||
| Julia Seabrook | ||
| Mary Jones | ||
| Ann Sothern | ||
| 1942 | Hattie Maloney | |
| Maisie Ravier | ||
| 1941 | Dixie Donegan Crane | |
| Maisie Ravier | ||
| Maisie Ravier | ||
| 1940 | Self | |
| Dulcy Ward | ||
| Maisie Ravier | ||
| Florence 'Flo' Addams | ||
| Self | ||
| Maisie Ravier | ||
| 1939 | Ethel Turp | |
| Garda Sloane | ||
| Ellen Connelly | ||
| Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor | ||
| 1938 | Jean Livingstone | |
| 1937 | Carol Rogers | |
| Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell | ||
| Herself | ||
| Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton | ||
| Mary Strand | ||
| Millicent Kendall | ||
| Connie Taylor | ||
| Eleanor | ||
| 1936 | Frances Cooke | |
| Kit Bennett | ||
| Mary Cantillon | ||
| Ann Edwards | ||
| Mary Taylor | ||
| Fay Stevens | ||
| 1935 | Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell | |
| Linda Henry | ||
| Patricia Thatcher | ||
| Marge Walker | ||
| Mimi | ||
| 1934 | Joan Larrabee | |
| Ruth Walker | ||
| Kitty Taylor | ||
| Geraldine Sloane | ||
| Jane Blodgett | ||
| 1933 | Jean | |
| Singer | ||
| 1930 | Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) | |
| Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited) | ||
| Chorus Girl (uncredited) | ||
| Student | ||
| Bit Part | ||
| 1929 | Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake) | |
| 1927 | Showgirl (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
