Ann Sothern
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
111
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 Virginian
Love, American Style
The Merv Griffin Show
The Lucy Show
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
What's My Line?
The Steve Allen Show
Family Affair
The Ford Television Theatre
Alias Smith and Jones
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The Match Game
The Whales of August
The Show of Shows
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Great Man's Whiskers
The Legend of Jesse James
Lady in the Dark
The Ann Sothern Show
My Mother the Car
There Goes My Girl
Flying High
The Blue Gardenia
Melody in Spring
The Chicago Teddy Bears
Letter to Loretta
Good News
Hotel for Women
Dulcy
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Captains and the Kings
Sylvia
Fast and Furious
Swing Shift Maisie
Let's Fall in Love
Up Goes Maisie
Private Secretary
Grand Exit
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
Broadway Nights
The Weekend Nun
Shadow on the Wall
Brother Orchid
The Little Dragons
Gold Rush Maisie
Words and Music
Medical Story
Maisie Was a Lady
Chubasco
Danger – Love at Work
The Party's Over
Fol-de-Rol
Madam Satan
The Outsider
Hell-Ship Morgan
Golden Needles
April Showers
Hooray for Love
Maisie
A Death of Innocence
Blind Date
Song of the West
Lady in a Cage
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Maisie Goes to Reno
There Goes the Groom
Eight Bells
Smartest Girl in Town
The Judge Steps Out
Kid Millions
The Killing Kind
Folies Bergère
Cry 'Havoc'
Thousands Cheer
Crazy Mama
Don't Gamble with Love
Ali Baba Goes to Town
The Best Man
A Letter to Three Wives
You May Be Next!
Whoopee!
She's Got Everything
Fifty Roads to Town
Twenty Years After
The Hell Cat
That's Entertainment, Part II
Trade Winds
Super-Sleuth
A Letter to Three Wives
The Manitou
Three Hearts for Julia
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Maisie Gets Her Man
That's Entertainment! III
Undercover Maisie
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Congo Maisie
Ringside Maisie
Panama Hattie
Lady Be Good
My American Wife
Dangerous Number
Walking on Air
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Nancy Goes to Rio
You, John Jones!
The Girl Friend
The March of Time
