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Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

Actor · 1909 – 2001 · 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."

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  • Movie7.2

    A Letter to Three Wives

    1949 · 178 votes

  • Movie5.4

    The Manitou

    1978 · 70 votes

  • Movie7.3

    The Best Man

    1964 · 45 votes

  • Movie7.1
  • Movie6.5

    The Blue Gardenia

    1953 · 104 votes

  • Movie6.2

    Lady in a Cage

    1964 · 79 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Words and Music

    1948 · 21 votes

  • Movie7.0
  • Movie5.6

    Ringside Maisie

    1941 · 5 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Thousands Cheer

    1943 · 21 votes

  • Movie7.0

    The Whales of August

    1987 · 82 votes

  • Movie6.0
  • Movie5.3

    Golden Needles

    1974 · 13 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Crazy Mama

    1975 · 25 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Shadow on the Wall

    1950 · 19 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Madam Satan

    1930 · 28 votes

  • Movie5.8
  • Movie8.0
  • Movie8.0

    Twenty Years After

    1944 · 2 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Super-Sleuth

    1937 · 5 votes

  • Movie6.6

    The Show of Shows

    1929 · 5 votes

  • Movie6.8
  • Movie7.0

    Maisie Was a Lady

    1941 · 5 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Kid Millions

    1934 · 7 votes

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  • TV7.0

    What's My Line?

    1950 · 29 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Merv Griffin Show

    1962 · 12 votes

  • TV6.2

    Love, American Style

    1969 · 21 votes

  • TV7.9
  • TV6.5

    The Virginian

    1962 · 35 votes

  • TV7.1

    The Lucy Show

    1962 · 53 votes

  • TV6.2

    The Steve Allen Show

    1956 · 6 votes

  • TV7.8
  • TV7.0

    Alias Smith and Jones

    1971 · 33 votes

  • TV6.7

    Family Affair

    1966 · 43 votes

  • TV6.8
  • TV6.3
  • TV7.5

    MGM Parade

    1955 · 2 votes

  • TV6.9
  • TV5.8
  • TV8.1

    The Match Game

    1962 · 10 votes

  • TV6.3

    Flying High

    1978 · 3 votes

  • TV5.0

    Medical Story

    1975 · 3 votes

  • TV6.6

    Letter to Loretta

    1953 · 7 votes

  • TV4.8

    My Mother the Car

    1965 · 11 votes

  • TV6.0

    Private Secretary

    1953 · 2 votes

  • TV8.6
  • TV8.8

    Captains and the Kings

    1976 · 4 votes

  • TV7.5

    The Ann Sothern Show

    1958 · 2 votes