Ann Sothern
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
112
Gender
Female
Birthday
1909-01-22
Day of death
2001-03-15 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Valley City, North Dakota, USA
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."
Known For
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Virginian
What's My Line?
The Merv Griffin Show
Love, American Style
The Steve Allen Show
The Lucy Show
Dulcy
The Ford Television Theatre
Alias Smith and Jones
Brother Orchid
Family Affair
Whoopee!
Super-Sleuth
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Ringside Maisie
April Showers
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Cry 'Havoc'
The Legend of Jesse James
Undercover Maisie
The Manitou
The Hell Cat
Up Goes Maisie
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Flying High
MGM Parade
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Hell-Ship Morgan
Maisie
That's Entertainment! III
Lady in a Cage
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
She's Got Everything
Trade Winds
You May Be Next!
Hotel for Women
Captains and the Kings
Letter to Loretta
You, John Jones!
Private Secretary
Twenty Years After
Medical Story
Swing Shift Maisie
The Ann Sothern Show
The Match Game
My Mother the Car
Words and Music
My American Wife
The Chicago Teddy Bears
Fol-de-Rol
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
A Letter to Three Wives
The Girl Friend
Golden Needles
Crazy Mama
The Whales of August
The Blue Gardenia
Melody in Spring
Sylvia
Danger – Love at Work
Kid Millions
Blind Date
Shadow on the Wall
Fifty Roads to Town
Grand Exit
Madam Satan
Fast and Furious
The Best Man
Maisie Goes to Reno
Panama Hattie
The Outsider
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Thousands Cheer
That's Entertainment, Part II
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Hooray for Love
The Judge Steps Out
The Show of Shows
A Letter to Three Wives
Nancy Goes to Rio
Eight Bells
The Great Man's Whiskers
Lady Be Good
Chubasco
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
The Little Dragons
The Weekend Nun
Maisie Was a Lady
Congo Maisie
Three Hearts for Julia
Good News
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Gold Rush Maisie
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Maisie Gets Her Man
The Killing Kind
Dangerous Number
There Goes the Groom
The March of Time
Walking on Air
The Party's Over
Folies Bergère
Let's Fall in Love
Don't Gamble with Love
There Goes My Girl
Smartest Girl in Town
A Death of Innocence
Broadway Nights
Lady in the Dark
Song of the West
