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