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Ann Sothern (1909–2001)

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Ann Sothern's film career started as an extra in 1927. Originally a redhead, for the comedy roles she began to get she bleached her hair blond. After working at MGM and on Broadway, Ann was signed by Columbia Pictures for Let's Fall in Love. The next year she would work with Eddie Cantor in his hit Kid Millions... See full bio »

Born:

Harriette Arlene Lake
in Valley City, North Dakota, USA

Died:

(age 92) in Ketchum, Idaho, USA
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1987 The Whales of August
Tisha Doughty
 
1985 A Letter to Three Wives (TV movie)
Ma Finney
 
1979 The Little Dragons
Angel
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
– High Rollers (1978)
 
1978 The Manitou
Mrs. Karmann
 
1976 Captains and the Kings (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Finch
– Chapter I (1976) … Mrs. Finch
 
1975 Medical Story (TV series)
Mrs. Metulski
– The Moonlight Heater (1975) … Mrs. Metulski
 
1975 Crazy Mama
Sheba
 
1974 Golden Needles
Fenzie
 
1973 The Killing Kind
Thelma Lambert
 
1972 The Weekend Nun (TV movie)
Mother Bonaventure
 
1972 The Great Man's Whiskers (TV movie)
Aunt Margaret Bancroft
 
1972 Fol-de-Rol (TV movie)
Queen Gertrude
 
1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Blackjack Jenny
– Everything Else You Can Steal (1971) … Blackjack Jenny
 
1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears (TV series)
– The Rivalry (1971)
 
1971 A Death of Innocence (TV movie)
Annie La Cossit
 
1971 Congratulations, It's a Boy! (TV movie)
Ethel Gaines
 
1971 The Virginian (TV series)
Della Spencer
– The Legacy of Spencer Flats (1971) … Della Spencer
 
1969 Love, American Style (TV series)
Mrs. Devlin (segment "Love and the Bachelor")
– Love and the Bachelor/Love and the Other Love/Love and the Positive Man (1969) … Mrs. Devlin (segment "Love and the Bachelor")
 
1964-1969 Insight (TV series)
Fran Henderson / the Fading Actress
– Is the 11:59 Late This Year? (1969) … the Fading Actress
– Boss Toad (1964) … Fran Henderson
 
1969 The Greatest Mother of Them All (short)
Dolly Murdock
 
1968 Family Affair (TV series)
Florence Cahill
– A Man's Place (1968) … Florence Cahill
 
1967 The Outsider (TV movie)
Mrs. Kozzek
 
1967 Chubasco
Angela
 
1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Aunt Magda
– The Carpathian Killer Affair (1967) … Aunt Magda
 
1965-1966 My Mother the Car (TV series)
Gladys Crabtree
– Desperate Minutes (1966) … Gladys Crabtree (voice)
– When You Wish Upon a Car (1966) … Gladys Crabtree (voice)
– The Blabbermouth (1966) … Gladys Crabtree (voice)
– Absorba the Greek (1966) … Gladys Crabtree (voice)
– It Might as Well Be Spring as Not (1966) … Gladys Crabtree (voice)
See all 30 episodes »
 
1965 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Widow Fay
– The Widow Fay (1965) … Widow Fay
 
1965 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Rosie Harrigan, the Countess Framboise
– Lucy and the Undercover Agent (1965) … Rosie Harrigan, the Countess Framboise
– Lucy Helps the Countess (1965) … Rosie Harrigan, the Countess Framboise
– Lucy and the Countess Have a Horse Guest (1965) … Rosie Harrigan, the Countess Framboise
– Lucy and the Old Mansion (1965) … Rosie Harrigan, the Countess Framboise
– Lucy and the Countess Lose Weight (1965) … Rosie Harrigan, the Countess Framboise
See all 7 episodes »
 
1965 Sylvia
Mrs. Argona/Grace Argona
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Helen Cox
– Water's Edge (1964) … Helen Cox
 
1964 Lady in a Cage
Sade
 
1964 The Best Man
Sue Ellen Gamadge
 
1958-1961 The Ann Sothern Show (TV series)
Katy O'Connor
– The Invitation (1961) … Katy O'Connor
– The Beginning (1961) … Katy O'Connor
– The Wedding (1961) … Katy O'Connor
– Vamp 'Til Ready (1961) … Katy O'Connor
– Pandora (1961) … Katy O'Connor
See all 93 episodes »
 
1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Martha
– Night Out (1959) … Martha
 
1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Comedian-Mr & Mrs IQ
– From Hollywood: The Photoplay Movie Awards (1958) … Comedian-Mr & Mrs IQ
 
1957 The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV series)
Susie MacNamara
– Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana (1957) … Susie MacNamara
 
1953-1957 Private Secretary (TV series)
Susie McNamara / Susan Camille MacNamara / Susan Camille McNamara
– Two and Two Make Five (1957) … Susan Camille MacNamara
– The Efficiency Expert (1957) … Susan Camille MacNamara
– Thy Name Is Sands (1957) … Susie McNamara
– Not Quite Paradise (1957) … Susan Camille MacNamara
– That's No Lady, That's an Agent (1957) … Susie McNamara
See all 104 episodes »
 
1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Christine Emerson
– With No Regrets (1957) … Christine Emerson
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Guest Hostess
– Man in the Ring (1955) … Guest Hostess
 
1955 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Flora Sibley
– State of Confusion (1955) … Flora Sibley
 
1954 Lady in the Dark (TV movie)
Liza Elliot
 
1953 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Daisy June
– Flugelmeyer's Secret Formula (1953) … Daisy June
 
1953 The Blue Gardenia
Crystal Carpenter
 
1952 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
– Let George Do It (1952)
 
1952 All Star Revue (TV series)
Guest Comedic Actress
– Episode #2.24 (1952) … Guest Comedic Actress
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Lady with a Will (1952)
 
1950 Shadow on the Wall
Dell Faring
 
1950 Nancy Goes to Rio
Frances Elliott
 
1949 The Judge Steps Out
Peggy
 
1949 A Letter to Three Wives
Rita Phipps
 
1948 Words and Music
Joyce Harmon
 
1948 April Showers
June Tyme
 
1947 Undercover Maisie
Maisie Ravier
 
1946 Up Goes Maisie
Maisie Ravier
 
1944 Maisie Goes to Reno
Maisie Ravier
 
1943 Cry 'Havoc'
Pat
 
1943 Thousands Cheer
Ann Sothern
 
1943 Swing Shift Maisie
Maisie Ravier
 
1943 Three Hearts for Julia
Julia Seabrook
 
1943 You, John Jones! (short)
Mary Jones
 
1942 Panama Hattie
Hattie Maloney
 
1942 Maisie Gets Her Man
Maisie Ravier
 
1941 Lady Be Good
Dixie Donegan Crane
 
1941 Ringside Maisie
Maisie Ravier
 
1941 Maisie Was a Lady
Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
 
1940 Dulcy
Dulcy Ward
 
1940 Gold Rush Maisie
Maisie Ravier
 
1940 Brother Orchid
Flo Addams
 
1940 Congo Maisie
Maisie Ravier
 
1939 Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Ethel Turp
 
1939 Fast and Furious
Garda Sloane
 
1939 Hotel for Women
Eileen Connelly
 
1939 Maisie
Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
 
1938 Trade Winds
Jean Livingstone
 
1937 She's Got Everything
Carol Rogers
 
1937 There Goes the Groom
Betty Russell
 
1937 Ali Baba Goes to Town
Ann Sothern - at Fictional Premiere (uncredited)
 
1937 Danger: Love at Work
Toni Pemberton
 
1937 Super-Sleuth
Mary Strand
 
1937 Fifty Roads to Town
Millicent Kendall
 
1937 There Goes My Girl
Reporter Connie Taylor
 
1937 Dangerous Number
Eleanor
 
1936 Smartest Girl in Town
Frances Cooke
 
1936 Walking on Air
Kit Bennett
 
1936 My American Wife
Mary Cantillon
 
1936 Don't Gamble with Love
Ann Edwards
 
1936 Hell-Ship Morgan
Mary Taylor
 
1936 You May Be Next
Fay Stevens
 
1935 Grand Exit
Adrienne Martin/Adeline Maxwell
 
1935 The Girl Friend
Linda Henry
 
1935 Hooray for Love
Patricia Thatcher
 
1935 Eight Bells
Marge Walker
 
1935 Folies Bergère de Paris
Mimi
 
1934 Kid Millions
Joan Larrabee
 
1934 The Party's Over
Ruth Walker
 
1934 Blind Date
Kitty Taylor
 
1934 The Hell Cat
Geraldine Sloane
 
1934 Melody in Spring
Jane Blodgett
 
1933 Let's Fall in Love
Jean Kendall
 
1933 Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Chorine (uncredited)
 
1933 Footlight Parade
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
 
1930 Whoopee!
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
 
1930 Doughboys
Chorine (uncredited)
 
1930 Good News
Student (uncredited)
 
1930 Song of the West
Bit Part (as Harriet Lake)
 
1930 The March of Time
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
 
1929 The Show of Shows
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Byron)
 
1927 Broadway Nights
Fan Dancer (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1958-1961 The Ann Sothern Show (TV series) (composer: theme music - 93 episodes)
– The Invitation (1961) (composer: theme music)
– The Beginning (1961) (composer: theme music)
– The Wedding (1961) (composer: theme music)
– Vamp 'Til Ready (1961) (composer: theme music)
– Pandora (1961) (composer: theme music)
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Show ShowSoundtrack (18 titles)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (performer: "Oh, Lady Be Good" 1924 - uncredited)
 
1965 My Mother the Car (TV series)
– What Makes Auntie Freeze (1965) (performer: "Baby, It's Cold Outside", "Heat Wave")
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
– Episode #1.9 (1955) (performer: "The Last Time I Saw Paris" - uncredited)
 
1954 Lady in the Dark (TV movie) (performer: "One Life to Live", "This is New", "The Saga of Jenny", "My Ship")
 
1948 Words and Music (performer: "Where's That Rainbow?")
 
1944 Maisie Goes to Reno (performer: "Panhandle Pete" 1944)
 
1943 Cry 'Havoc' ("Blues in the Night" 1941 - uncredited)
 
1942 Panama Hattie (performer: "I've Still Got My Health" 1940, "Let's Be Buddies" 1940)
 
1942 Maisie Gets Her Man (performer: "Mademoiselle from Armentieres" - uncredited, "Cookin' With Gas" 1941)
 
1941 Lady Be Good (performer: "You'll Never Know" 1941, "Your Words and My Music" 1941, "Oh ! Lady Be Good" 1924, "The Last Time I Saw Paris" 1940 - uncredited)
 
1937 She's Got Everything (performer: "It's Sleepy Time in Hawaii" 1937)
 
1937 Danger: Love at Work (performer: "Danger - Love at Work" - uncredited)
 
1936 Walking on Air (performer: "Let's Make a Wish)
 
1935 Hooray for Love (performer: "I'm in Love All Over Again" 1935 - uncredited, "Palsy Walsy" 1935 - uncredited / "You're an Angel" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1935 Folies Bergère de Paris (performer: "Rhythm of the Rain" 1935, "Singing a Happy Song" 1935)
 
1934 Kid Millions (performer: "Your Head on My Shoulder" 1934 - uncredited, "Mandy" 1918 - uncredited)
 
1933 Let's Fall in Love (performer: "Let's Fall in Love" 1933 - uncredited, "Love Is Love Anywhere" 1933 - uncredited)
 
1929 The Show of Shows (performer: "My Sister" 1929 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (28 titles)
1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill (1994) … Herself
 
1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Herself
 
1978 Over Easy (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 August 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1971 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 31 July 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1970 The Movie Game (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 March 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1967 Everybody's Talking (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 July 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1962-1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.47 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #1.20 (1962) … Herself
 
1953-1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 17 January 1965 (1965) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 19 May 1957 (1957) … Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 30 August 1953 (1953) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1964 That Regis Philbin Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Co-host / Herself - Guest star for the week
– Episode #1.5 (1964) … Herself
– Episode #1.4 (1964) … Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1964) … Herself
– Episode #1.2 (1964) … Herself - Co-host
– Episode #1.1 (1964) … Herself - Guest star for the week
 
1964 The Celebrity Game (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 August 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1964 Get the Message (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 April 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1963 The Match Game (TV series)
Team Captain
– Episode #1.34 (1963) … Team Captain
– Episode #1.33 (1963) … Team Captain
– Episode #1.32 (1963) … Team Captain
– Episode #1.31 (1963) … Team Captain
– Ann Sothern & Milt Kamen (1963) … Team Captain
 
1962-1963 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 February 1963 (1963) … Herself
– Episode dated 26 March 1962 (1962) … Herself
 
1963 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.18 (1963) … Herself
 
1963 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Herself - Panelist
– Ann Sothern vs. Sam Levenson (1963) … Herself - Panelist
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Herself
– The Desilu Revue (1959) … Herself
 
1959 The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1958 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #6.11 (1958) … Herself
 
1957-1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer / Herself - Various Female Singers
– Episode #3.38 (1958) … Herself - Singer
– Episode #3.13 (1957) … Herself - Various Female Singers
– Episode #2.31 (1957) … Herself - Singer
 
1957 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
– Episode dated 12 October 1957 (1957)
 
1953 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Herself - Contestant
– Episode dated 8 September 1953 (1953) … Herself - Contestant
 
1953 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Herself
– 60 Piece Orchestra Skit (1953) … Herself
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1938 Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 5 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1937 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 9 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (documentary short)
Herself - Observer
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (12 titles)
2012 Out of My Dreams: Oscar Hammerstein II (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2007 A Life in Words and Music (video short)
Herself
 
2004 The Masters Behind the Musicals (video documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Great Performances (TV series)
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2001 The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Film Clip (uncredited)
 
1987 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Lady Be Good'
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1940 Hollywood: Style Center of the World (documentary short)
Herself
 
1940 The Miracle of Sound (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1930) Stage: Appeared in "Smiles" on Broadway. Musical comedy. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Harriet Byron | Harriette Lake | Harriet Lake | Joan Larrabee | Foxy McNamara | Ann Southern

Height:

5' 1½" (1.56 m)
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Personal Quote:

[about her long-time friend Lucille Ball and her second series, The Ann Sothern Show] Lucy used to complain that she got all the parts I turned down. Now I produce the show, and she owns the studio. I guess that settles that. See more »

Trivia:

Ex-daughter-in-law of Arthur Pryor. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius