Ann Sothern
Birthday
1909/01/22
Day of death
2001/03/15 (92 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Valley City, North Dakota, USA
Also know as
Harriet Byron, Harriette Lake, Joan Larrabee, Foxy McNamara, Ann Southern, Harriette Arlene Lake
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 Mais...Read more
Acting
(1953) The Blue Gardenia
as Crystal Carpenter
(1950) Shadow on the Wall
as Dell Faring
(1940) Brother Orchid
as Florence 'Flo' Addams
(1978) The Manitou
as Mrs. Karmann
(1964) Lady in a Cage
as Sade
(1964) The Best Man
as Sue Ellen Gamadge
(1943) Thousands Cheer
as Ann Sothern
(1941) Lady Be Good
as Dixie Donegan Crane
(1949) A Letter to Three Wives
as Rita Phipps
(1974) The Killing Kind
as Thelma Lambert
(1987) The Whales of August
as Tisha Doughty
(1939) Maisie
as Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
(1940) Congo Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1935) Grand Exit
as Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
(1943) Cry 'Havoc'
as Pat
(1943) Swing Shift Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1965) Sylvia
as Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
(1942) Maisie Gets Her Man
as Maisie Ravier
(1975) Crazy Mama
as Sheba
(1942) Panama Hattie
as Hattie Maloney
(1972) Fol-de-Rol
as Queen Gertrude
(1940) Gold Rush Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1941) Maisie Was a Lady
as Maisie Ravier
(1941) Ringside Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1930) The March of Time
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
(1950) Nancy Goes to Rio
as Frances Elliott
(1937) Danger – Love at Work
as Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton
(1948) April Showers
as June Tyme
(1940) Dulcy
as Dulcy Ward
(1937) Super-Sleuth
as Mary Strand
(1939) Fast and Furious
as Garda Sloane
(1935) The Girl Friend
as Linda Henry
(1936) You May Be Next!
as Fay Stevens
(1938) Trade Winds
as Jean Livingstone
(1936) My American Wife
as Mary Cantillon
(1935) Folies Bergère
as Mimi
(1937) She's Got Everything
as Carol Rogers
(1939) Hotel for Women
as Ellen Connelly
(1947) Undercover Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1944) Maisie Goes to Reno
as Maisie Ravier
(1946) Up Goes Maisie
as Maisie Ravier
(1943) You, John Jones!
as Mary Jones
(1971) Congratulations, It's a Boy!
as Ethel Gaines
(1936) Smartest Girl in Town
as Frances Cooke
(1972) The Weekend Nun
as Mother Bonaventure
(1980) The Little Dragons
as Angel
(1937) There Goes the Groom
as Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell
(1933) Let's Fall in Love
as Jean
(1968) Chubasco
as Angela
(1930) Song of the West
as Bit Part
(1934) The Hell Cat
as Geraldine Sloane
(1934) Blind Date
as Kitty Taylor
(1937) There Goes My Girl
as Connie Taylor
(1936) Walking on Air
as Kit Bennett
(1934) Kid Millions
as Joan Larrabee
(1943) Three Hearts for Julia
as Julia Seabrook
(1948) Words and Music
as Joyce Harmon
(1930) Good News
as Student
(1935) Hooray for Love
as Patricia Thatcher
(1937) Dangerous Number
as Eleanor
(1947) The Judge Steps Out
as Peggy
(1935) Eight Bells
as Marge Walker
(1933) Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Singer
(1985) A Letter to Three Wives
as Ma Finney
(1930) Whoopee!
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
(1939) Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
as Ethel Turp
(1967) The Outsider
as Mrs. Kozzek
(1940) A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self
(1929) Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1936) Don't Gamble with Love
as Ann Edwards
(1974) Golden Needles
as Fenzie
(1930) Madam Satan
as Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
(1927) Broadway Nights
as Showgirl (uncredited)
(1934) Melody in Spring
as Jane Blodgett
(1940) Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
(1954) Lady in the Dark
as Liza
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1944) Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1934) The Party's Over
as Ruth Walker
(1937) Fifty Roads to Town
as Millicent Kendall
(1971) A Death of Innocence
as Annie La Cossit
(1936) Hell-Ship Morgan
as Mary Taylor
(1972) The Great Man's Whiskers
as Aunt Margaret Bancroft
(1969) The Greatest Mother of 'em All
as Dolly Murdock
(1937) Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Herself
(1966) Family Affair
as ---
(1966) The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as ---
(1957) The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Susie MacNamara
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Rosie Harrigan
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1971) Alias Smith and Jones
as ---
(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as ---
(1965) My Mother the Car
as Gladys Crabtree
(1971) The Chicago Teddy Bears
as ---
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Liz Quiz
(1953) Private Secretary
as Susie McNamara
(1958) The Ann Sothern Show
as Katy O'Connor
(1975) Medical Story
as ---
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
(1965) The Legend of Jesse James
as Widow Fay
(1978) Flying High
as ---
(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Martha
(1953) Letter to Loretta
as Self - Guest Host
(1952) The Ford Television Theatre
as Christine Emerson
(1962) The Virginian
as Della Spencer
(1976) Captains and the Kings
as Mrs. Finch
(1969) Love, American Style
as Mrs. Devlin
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1962) The Match Game
as Herself
(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Helen Cox