Acting · Valley City, North Dakota, USA · Born January 22, 1909
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."
MovieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Whales of August
1987
as Tisha Doughty
MovieA Letter to Three Wives
1985
as Ma Finney
MovieThe Little Dragons
1980
as Angel
TVFlying High
1978
MovieThe Manitou
1978
as Mrs. Karmann
TVCaptains and the Kings
1976
as Mrs. Finch
MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
TVMedical Story
1975
as Mrs. Metulski
MovieCrazy Mama
1975
as Sheba
MovieGolden Needles
1974
as Finzie
MovieThe Killing Kind
1974
as Thelma Lambert
MovieThe Weekend Nun
1972
as Mother Bonaventure
MovieThe Great Man's Whiskers
1972
as Aunt Margaret Bancroft
MovieFol-de-Rol
1972
as Queen Gertrude
MovieA Death of Innocence
1971
as Annie La Cossit
MovieCongratulations, It's a Boy!
1971
as Ethel Gaines
The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971
TVAlias Smith and Jones
1971
MovieThe Greatest Mother of 'em All
1969
as Dolly Murdock
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Mrs. Devlin
MovieChubasco
1968
as Angela
MovieThe Outsider
1967
as Mrs. Kozzek
TVThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Aunt Magda
TVFamily Affair
1966
TVMy Mother the Car
1965
as Gladys Crabtree
TVThe Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Widow Fay
MovieSylvia
1965
as Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
MovieLady in a Cage
1964
as Sade
MovieThe Best Man
1964
as Sue Ellen Gamadge
TVThe Match Game
1962
as Herself
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Rosie Harrigan
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Helen Cox
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Della Spencer
TVThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Martha
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
TVThe Ann Sothern Show
1958
as Katy O'Connor
TVThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Susie MacNamara
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
TVMGM Parade
1955
MovieLady in the Dark
1954
as Liza
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Self - Guest Host
MovieThe Blue Gardenia
1953
as Crystal Carpenter
TVPrivate Secretary
1953
as Susie McNamara
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Christine Emerson
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Liz Quiz
MovieShadow on the Wall
1950
as Dell Faring
MovieNancy Goes to Rio
1950
as Frances Elliott
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieA Letter to Three Wives
1949
as Rita Phipps
MovieWords and Music
1948
as Joyce Harmon
MovieApril Showers
1948
as June Tyme
MovieThe Judge Steps Out
1947
as Peggy
MovieUndercover Maisie
1947
as Maisie Ravier
MovieUp Goes Maisie
1946
as Maisie Ravier
MovieMaisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Maisie Ravier
MovieTwenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
MovieCry 'Havoc'
1943
as Pat
MovieSwing Shift Maisie
1943
as Maisie Ravier
MovieThousands Cheer
1943
as Ann Sothern
MovieThree Hearts for Julia
1943
as Julia Seabrook
MovieYou, John Jones!
1943
as Mary Jones
MoviePanama Hattie
1942
as Hattie Maloney
MovieMaisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Maisie Ravier
MovieLady Be Good
1941
as Dixie Donegan Crane
MovieRingside Maisie
1941
as Maisie Ravier
MovieMaisie Was a Lady
1941
as Maisie Ravier
MovieA New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
MovieDulcy
1940
as Dulcy Ward
MovieGold Rush Maisie
1940
as Maisie Ravier
MovieBrother Orchid
1940
as Florence 'Flo' Addams
MovieHollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
MovieCongo Maisie
1940
as Maisie Ravier
MovieJoe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939
as Ethel Turp
MovieFast and Furious
1939
as Garda Sloane
MovieHotel for Women
1939
as Ellen Connelly
MovieMaisie
1939
as Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
MovieTrade Winds
1938
as Jean Livingstone
MovieShe's Got Everything
1937
as Carol Rogers
MovieThere Goes the Groom
1937
as Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell
MovieAli Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Herself
MovieDanger – Love at Work
1937
as Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton
MovieSuper-Sleuth
1937
as Mary Strand
MovieFifty Roads to Town
1937
as Millicent Kendall
MovieThere Goes My Girl
1937
as Connie Taylor
MovieDangerous Number
1937
as Eleanor
MovieSmartest Girl in Town
1936
as Frances Cooke
MovieWalking on Air
1936
as Kit Bennett
MovieMy American Wife
1936
as Mary Cantillon
MovieDon't Gamble with Love
1936
as Ann Edwards
MovieHell-Ship Morgan
1936
as Mary Taylor
MovieYou May Be Next!
1936
as Fay Stevens
MovieGrand Exit
1935
as Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
MovieThe Girl Friend
1935
as Linda Henry
MovieHooray for Love
1935
as Patricia Thatcher
MovieEight Bells
1935
as Marge Walker
MovieFolies Bergère de Paris
1935
as Mimi
MovieKid Millions
1934
as Joan Larrabee
MovieThe Party's Over
1934
as Ruth Walker
MovieBlind Date
1934
as Kitty Taylor
MovieThe Hell Cat
1934
as Geraldine Sloane
MovieMelody in Spring
1934
as Jane Blodgett
MovieLet's Fall in Love
1933
as Jean
MovieBroadway Thru a Keyhole
1933
as Singer
MovieWhoopee!
1930
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
MovieMadam Satan
1930
as Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
MovieThe March of Time
1930
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
MovieGood News
1930
as Student
MovieSong of the West
1930
as Bit Part
MovieThe Show of Shows
1929
as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
MovieBroadway Nights
1927
as Showgirl (uncredited)
