Ann Sothern
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."
112 acting credits
Acting · 112
Love, American Style
1969
The Virginian
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Lucy Show
1962
What's My Line?
1950
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Family Affair
1966
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
MGM Parade
1955
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
Medical Story
1975
Flying High
1978
Letter to Loretta
1953
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Captains and the Kings
1976
The Match Game
1962
My Mother the Car
1965
Private Secretary
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Ann Sothern Show
1958
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971
Crazy Mama
1975
Lady in a Cage
1964
A Letter to Three Wives
1949
Cry 'Havoc'
1943
The Best Man
1964
The Manitou
1978
Golden Needles
1974
Sylvia
1965
Lady Be Good
1941
Madam Satan
1930
Shadow on the Wall
1950
The Blue Gardenia
1953
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
Fast and Furious
1939
The Weekend Nun
1972
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Words and Music
1948
Thousands Cheer
1943
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
Brother Orchid
1940
The Outsider
1967
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
The Whales of August
1987
Dulcy
1940
The Killing Kind
1974
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
Kid Millions
1934
Ringside Maisie
1941
Gold Rush Maisie
1940
She's Got Everything
1937
Panama Hattie
1942
April Showers
1948
Super-Sleuth
1937
The Hell Cat
1934
Whoopee!
1930
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
1971
The Judge Steps Out
1947
Good News
1930
Hotel for Women
1939
The Show of Shows
1929
Congo Maisie
1940
Chubasco
1968
Blind Date
1934
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
Danger – Love at Work
1937
Don't Gamble with Love
1936
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
Undercover Maisie
1947
Maisie
1939
Eight Bells
1935
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972
Trade Winds
1938
Up Goes Maisie
1946
Twenty Years After
1944
Walking on Air
1936
Broadway Nights
1927
Dangerous Number
1937
Fol-de-Rol
1972
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
The Party's Over
1934
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
You, John Jones!
1943
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969
Folies Bergère de Paris
1935
There Goes the Groom
1937
Lady in the Dark
1954
Nancy Goes to Rio
1950
The Little Dragons
1980
You May Be Next!
1936
Let's Fall in Love
1933
My American Wife
1936
The Girl Friend
1935
Song of the West
1930
Three Hearts for Julia
1943
Hell-Ship Morgan
1936
A Letter to Three Wives
1985
The March of Time
1930
Smartest Girl in Town
1936
A Death of Innocence
1971
There Goes My Girl
1937
Grand Exit
1935
Melody in Spring
1934
Hooray for Love
1935
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933