
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."
Movies

A Letter to Three Wives

The Best Man

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment, Part II

The Whales of August

The Manitou

Undercover Maisie

Lady in a Cage

The Blue Gardenia

Folies Bergère de Paris

Shadow on the Wall

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Crazy Mama

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Ringside Maisie

Maisie Goes to Reno

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

Thousands Cheer

She's Got Everything

Words and Music

The Great Man's Whiskers
TV Shows

The Virginian

The Lucy Show

The Steve Allen Show

The Ford Television Theatre

Alias Smith and Jones

Family Affair

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

MGM Parade

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

The Match Game

Flying High

Medical Story

The Legend of Jesse James

Letter to Loretta

My Mother the Car

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Ann Sothern Show

Private Secretary

Captains and the Kings

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
More Movies

The Show of Shows

Twenty Years After

Three Hearts for Julia

Danger – Love at Work

The Judge Steps Out

Cry 'Havoc'

Golden Needles

Lady Be Good

A Letter to Three Wives

Panama Hattie

Don't Gamble with Love

Maisie Was a Lady

Sylvia

Madam Satan

Nancy Goes to Rio

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

A Death of Innocence

Let's Fall in Love

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Brother Orchid

Fast and Furious

There Goes the Groom

Maisie Gets Her Man

Fifty Roads to Town

Super-Sleuth

Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President

The Weekend Nun

The Party's Over

Swing Shift Maisie

There Goes My Girl

Smartest Girl in Town

The Greatest Mother of 'em All

Lady in the Dark

The Outsider

You May Be Next!

Trade Winds

Dangerous Number

Kid Millions

Good News

April Showers

The Hell Cat

Fol-de-Rol

Blind Date

Eight Bells

Maisie

Song of the West

Chubasco

The Killing Kind

Walking on Air

Congo Maisie

The March of Time

Dulcy

Hooray for Love

Up Goes Maisie

Whoopee!

My American Wife

Gold Rush Maisie

You, John Jones!

The Little Dragons

Hell-Ship Morgan

Hotel for Women

The Girl Friend

Grand Exit

Melody in Spring




