From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAnn 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.
Crystal Carpenter
Film 1953
Florence 'Flo' Addams
Film 1940
Mrs. Karmann
Film 1978
Sade
Film 1964
Sue Ellen Gamadge
Film 1964
Ann Sothern
Film 1943
Dixie Donegan Crane
Film 1941
Rita Phipps
Film 1949
Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
Film 1939
Maisie Ravier
Film 1940
Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
Film 1935
Pat
Film 1943
Maisie Ravier
Film 1943
Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
Film 1965
Maisie Ravier
Film 1942
Hattie Maloney
Film 1942
Queen Gertrude
Film 1972
Maisie Ravier
Film 1941
Maisie Ravier
Film 1940
Maisie Ravier
Film 1941
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Film 1930
June Tyme
Film 1948
Dulcy Ward
Film 1940
Garda Sloane
Film 1939
Linda Henry
Film 1935
Fay Stevens
Film 1936
Jean Livingstone
Film 1938
Mary Cantillon
Film 1936
Mimi
Film 1935
Carol Rogers
Film 1937
Ellen Connelly
Film 1939
Maisie Ravier
Film 1947
Maisie Ravier
Film 1946
Maisie Ravier
Film 1944
Mary Jones
Film 1943
Frances Cooke
Film 1936
Angel
Film 1980
Mother Bonaventure
Film 1972
Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell
Film 1937
Bit Part
Film 1930
Geraldine Sloane
Film 1934
Kitty Taylor
Film 1934
Connie Taylor
Film 1937
Joan Larrabee
Film 1934
Julia Seabrook
Film 1943
Joyce Harmon
Film 1948
Student
Film 1930
Patricia Thatcher
Film 1935
Eleanor
Film 1937
Marge Walker
Film 1935
Singer
Film 1933
Ma Finney
Film 1985
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Film 1930
Ethel Turp
Film 1939
Mrs. Kozzek
Film 1967
Self
Film 1940
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
Film 1929
Ann Edwards
Film 1936
Fenzie
Film 1974
Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
Film 1930
Showgirl (uncredited)
Film 1927
Jane Blodgett
Film 1934
Self
Film 1940
Liza
Film 1954
(archive footage)
Film 1944
Ruth Walker
Film 1934
Annie La Cossit
Film 1971
Mary Taylor
Film 1936
Aunt Margaret Bancroft
Film 1972
Dolly Murdock
Film 1969
Herself
Film 1937
Tv 1966
Tv 1966
Susie MacNamara
Tv 1957
Rosie Harrigan
Tv 1962
Self
Tv 1962
Tv 1971
Tv 1958
Gladys Crabtree
Tv 1965
Tv 1971
Liz Quiz
Tv 1951
Susie McNamara
Tv 1953
Katy O'Connor
Tv 1958
Tv 1975
Self - Guest
Tv 1956
Widow Fay
Tv 1965
Tv 1978
Self - Guest Host
Tv 1953
Christine Emerson
Tv 1952
Della Spencer
Tv 1962
Self - Mystery Guest
Tv 1950
Herself
Tv 1962
Helen Cox
Tv 1962