Ann Rutherford actress
- All known tv series 14
- Total known movies 70
Ann Rutherford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The daughter of a former Metropolitan Opera singer, John Rutherford, and her actress mother, Lillian Mansfield, Ann was destined for show business. Not long after her birth, her family moved to California, where she made her stage debut in 1925.Ann appeared in many plays and on radio for the next nine years before making her first screen appearance in Waterfront Lady (1935). Anns talent was readily apparent, and she was signed to three films in 1935 Waterfront Lady (1935), Melody Trail (1935), and The Fighting Marines (1935). By now, she was a leading lady in the fabled Westerns with two legends, John Wayne and Gene Autry.By the time Ann was 17, she inked a deal with MGM, where she would gain the status of superstar for her portrayal of Polly Benedict in the popular Andy Hardy series with Mickey Rooney. Anns first role as Polly was in 1938, in Youre Only Young Once (1937). Three more Hardy films were produced that same year Out West with the Hardys (1938), Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), and Judge Hardys Children (1938). Ann found time to play in other productions, too. One that is still loved today is the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol (1938), in which she played the sweet role of the Spirit of Christmas Past.In 1939, Ann played the role of Annie Hawks in Of Human Hearts (1938) in addition to three more Andy Hardy films. But that year also saw Ann land a role in the most popular film in film history. She played Careen OHara, Scarletts little sister, in Gone with the Wind (1939). Plenty of fans of the Andy Hardy series went to see it just for Ann. The film was unquestionably a super hit. Ann then resumed making other movies.While working for MGM, Ann, along with the other stars, was under the watchful eye of movie mogul Louis B. Mayer. The bottom line was profit, and Mayer kept performers salaries minimized as much as possible. Most tried to get raises and failed. Even Mickey Rooney was decidedly underpaid during his glory years at MGM. But not Ann Rutherford. When she asked for a raise, she took out her bankbook and, showing him the amount it contained, told Mayer she had promised her mother a new house. Ann got her raise.In 1942 at the age of 22, Ann appeared in her last Andy Hardy film, Andy Hardys Double Life (1942). She then left MGM and freelanced her talent. Ann was still in demand. In 1943, she appeared in Happy Land (1943), but it was a little later in her career when she appeared in two big hits. In 1947, she played Gertrude Griswold in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and Donna Elena in Adventures of Don Juan in 1948.After that, Ann appeared in several TV programs and didnt return to the silver screen until 1972, in They Only Kill Their Masters (1972). Her last role came in 1976 in the dismal Won Ton Ton The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976), whereupon she retired. Ann was approached to play the older Rose in 1998s mega hit Titanic (1997) but turned it down. She happily enjoyed her retirement being constantly deluged with fan mail and granting several interviews and appearances.Ann Rutherford died at her Beverly Hills home on June 11, 2012 with her close friend Anne Jeffreys by her side. She was 94 years old.
Carreen O'Hara
Movie 1939
Claire Norton
Movie 1946
Spirit of Christmas Past
Movie 1938
Donna Elena
Movie 1948
Gertrude Griswold
Movie 1947
Linda 'Morgan' North
Movie 1946
Lola Cross
Movie 1945
Polly Benedict
Movie 1942
Connie Ward Abbot
Movie 1942
Patty Mitchell
Movie 1945
Polly Benedict
Movie 1941
Polly Benedict
Movie 1941
Polly Benedict
Movie 1940
Lydia Bennet
Movie 1940
Polly Benedict
Movie 1939
Polly Benedict
Movie 1938
Clara's Student
Movie 1942
Polly Benedict
Movie 1942
Carol Lambert
Movie 1941
Carol Lambert
Movie 1942
Carol Lambert
Movie 1943
Anne Grayson
Movie 1941
Katherine 'Kit' White
Movie 1942
Polly Benedict
Movie 1938
Polly Benedict
Movie 1939
Janet Carter
Movie 1936
Gracie
Movie 1946
Patricia 'Pat' Page
Movie 1939
Annie Hawks
Movie 1938
Billie Adams
Movie 1940
Polly Benedict
Movie 1937
Virginia Terry
Movie 1936
Lettie Morgan
Movie 1935
Joan O'Brien
Movie 1935
Helen Morgan
Movie 1937
Frances Schiller
Movie 1935
Clara Masters
Movie 1950
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie 1983
Yvonne
Movie 1938
Mary Rose Wilston
Movie 1939
Helen Pappas
Movie 1936
Millicent Thomas
Movie 1935
Dolores Moreno
Movie 1936
Ruth Jameson
Movie 1936
Polly Benedict
Movie 1938
Lenore Prentiss
Movie 1943
Laurie Claymore
Movie 1941
Kitty Wooster
Movie 1937
Joan Dugan
Movie 1936
Mary Thomas
Movie 1940
Lucy Kincaid
Movie 1940
Polly Benedict
Movie 1939
Eve Greeley
Movie 1939
Anne Ridgeley
Movie 1936
Polly Benedict (uncredited)
Movie 1940
Constance Martin
Movie 1944
Sister of Dead Soldier (uncredited)
Movie 1939
Annie Laurie
Movie 1936
Lisette
Movie 1937
Student
Movie 1934
Self
Movie 1943
Self
Movie 1940
Self
Movie 1940
Grayson's Studio Secretary
Movie 1976
Self
Movie 1988
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie 1944
Self (archive footage)
Movie 2009
Third Peasant Girl (uncredited)
Movie 1937
Tv 1972
Evelyn Cartright Forbes
Tv 1957
Edith Enders
Tv 1954
Tv 1958
Sally Hastings
Tv 1949
Lacy Holden
Tv 1950
Tv 1957
Judith Thurston
Tv 1957
Ellen Chase
Tv 1957
Mona Hodge
Tv 1957
Mrs. Glassmire
Tv 1969
Mary Townsend
Tv 1954
Bette Sullivan
Tv 1954
