
Ann Sothern
Born January 22, 1909 · Valley City, North Dakota, USA
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."
Notable Appearances
Movies

The Manitou

That's Entertainment! III

The Show of Shows

The Best Man

A Letter to Three Wives

The Blue Gardenia

That's Entertainment, Part II

Crazy Mama

Words and Music

Maisie Goes to Reno

Ringside Maisie

Cry 'Havoc'

Undercover Maisie

Twenty Years After

Folies Bergère de Paris

My American Wife

The Whales of August

She's Got Everything

Lady in a Cage

Brother Orchid

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
TV Shows

What's My Line?

The Merv Griffin Show

The Steve Allen Show

Family Affair

The Ford Television Theatre

Alias Smith and Jones

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

MGM Parade

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

Private Secretary

The Legend of Jesse James

The Match Game

Medical Story

My Mother the Car

Flying High

Captains and the Kings

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Ann Sothern Show

Letter to Loretta

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
More Movies

Madam Satan

Swing Shift Maisie

Super-Sleuth

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Shadow on the Wall

Panama Hattie

Thousands Cheer

Golden Needles

Sylvia

Fast and Furious

Don't Gamble with Love

The Judge Steps Out

Lady Be Good

Trade Winds

Fol-de-Rol

Three Hearts for Julia

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Fifty Roads to Town

There Goes the Groom

Blind Date

Gold Rush Maisie

Maisie Was a Lady

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

Kid Millions

Danger – Love at Work

The Killing Kind

The March of Time

Chubasco

Congo Maisie

The Greatest Mother of 'em All

Dangerous Number

You, John Jones!

Eight Bells

Let's Fall in Love

The Girl Friend

The Weekend Nun

Whoopee!

The Great Man's Whiskers

Up Goes Maisie

You May Be Next!

Maisie Gets Her Man

Hell-Ship Morgan

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

The Little Dragons

The Outsider

Walking on Air

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Hotel for Women

A Letter to Three Wives

Nancy Goes to Rio

April Showers

Dulcy

A Death of Innocence

Good News

Smartest Girl in Town

Maisie

Broadway Nights

There Goes My Girl

The Hell Cat

Hooray for Love

The Party's Over

Lady in the Dark

Melody in Spring

Song of the West




