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Ann Sothern

Actor
Died March 15, 2001 (92 years)
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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."
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Blue Gardenia
  • The Lucy Show
  • The Killing Kind
  • Crazy Mama
  • The Little Dragons
Known For
  • A Letter to Three Wives
  • The Blue Gardenia
  • The Whales of August
  • Brother Orchid
  • Shadow on the Wall
  • The Killing Kind
  • My Mother the Car
  • Maisie Was a Lady
  • Cry 'Havoc'
  • The Best Man
  • Lady Be Good
  • The Manitou
  • Lady in a Cage
  • Maisie Goes to Reno
  • Maisie Gets Her Man
  • Danger - Love at Work
  • Crazy Mama
  • Up Goes Maisie
  • The Ann Sothern Show
  • Private Secretary
  • Kid Millions

Filmography

1994
That's Entertainment! III · as (archive Footage)
1987
The Whales of August · as Tisha Doughty
1985
A Letter to Three Wives · as Ma Finney
1979
1978
Flying High (TV Series)
1978
The Manitou · as Mrs. Karmann
1976
Captains and the Kings (TV Series) · as Mrs. Finch
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage)
1975
Medical Story (TV Series)
1975
1974
Golden Needles · as Fenzie
1973
The Killing Kind · as Thelma Lambert
1972
The Weekend Nun · as Mother Bonaventure
1971
A Death of Innocence · as Annie La Cossit
1971
Congratulations, It's a Boy! · as Ethel Gaines
1971
1969
Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Mrs. Devlin
1968
Chubasco · as Angela
1967
The Outsider · as Mrs. Kozzek
1966
1966
Family Affair (TV Series)
1965
My Mother the Car (TV Series) · as Gladys Crabtree
1965
The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series) · as Widow Fay
1965
Sylvia · as Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
1964
Lady in a Cage · as Sade
1964
The Best Man · as Sue Ellen Gamadge
1962
The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Rosie Harrigan
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Helen Cox
1962
The Virginian (TV Series) · as Della Spencer
1960
Insight (TV Series) · as Fran Henderson
1959
The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Martha
1958
1958
The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) · as Katy O'connor
1957
The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Susie Macnamara
1953
The Blue Gardenia · as Crystal Carpenter
1953
Private Secretary (TV Series) · as Susie Mcnamara
1952
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Christine Emerson
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Liz Quiz
1951
The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Fraulein Helga-Flugelmeyer Skit
1950
Shadow on the Wall · as Dell Faring
1950
Nancy Goes to Rio · as Frances Elliott
1949
A Letter to Three Wives · as Rita Phipps
1948
1948
Words and Music · as Joyce Harmon
1948
The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Flora Sibley
1948
April Showers · as June Tyme
1947
Undercover Maisie · as Maisie Ravier
1946
Up Goes Maisie · as Maisie Ravier
1944
Maisie Goes to Reno · as Maisie Ravier
1943
Cry 'Havoc' · as Pat
1943
Three Hearts for Julia · as Julia Seabrook
1943
Swing Shift Maisie · as Maisie Ravier
1942
Panama Hattie · as Hattie Maloney
1942
Maisie Gets Her Man · as Maisie Ravier
1941
Lady Be Good · as Dixie Donegan Crane
1941
Ringside Maisie · as Maisie Ravier
1941
Maisie Was a Lady · as Maisie Ravier
1940
Dulcy · as Dulcy Ward
1940
Gold Rush Maisie · as Maisie Ravier
1940
Brother Orchid · as Florence 'flo' Addams
1940
Congo Maisie · as Maisie Ravier
1939
1939
Fast and Furious · as Garda Sloane
1939
Hotel for Women · as Ellen Connelly
1939
Maisie · as Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'connor
1938
Trade Winds · as Jean Livingstone
1937
She's Got Everything · as Carol Rogers
1937
There Goes the Groom · as Bettina Louise "betty" Russell
1937
Danger - Love at Work · as Antoinette "toni" Pemberton
1937
Super-Sleuth · as Mary Strand
1937
Fifty Roads to Town · as Millicent Kendall
1937
There Goes My Girl · as Connie Taylor
1937
Dangerous Number · as Eleanor
1936
Smartest Girl in Town · as Frances Cooke
1936
Walking on Air · as Kit Bennett
1936
My American Wife · as Mary Cantillon
1936
You May Be Next! · as Fay Stevens
1935
Grand Exit · as Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
1935
The Girl Friend · as Linda Henry
1935
Hooray for Love · as Patricia Thatcher
1935
Eight Bells · as Marge Walker
1935
1934
Kid Millions · as Joan Larrabee
1934
Blind Date · as Kitty Taylor
1933
1933
1930
Whoopee! · as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
1930
Madam Satan · as Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
1930
Doughboys · as Chorine
1930
Good News · as Student
1929
Show of Shows · as Performer In 'meet My Sister' & 'bicycle Built For Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
1927
Broadway Nights · as Showgirl (uncredited)

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