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