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