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Ann Gillis (I) (1927–2018)

Ann Gillis was born Alma Mabel Conner on February 12, 1927, in Little Rock, Arkansas. At age seven, she appeared in her first film, Men in White (1934), as an extra. During the next two years, she had uncredited appearances in six more films until she received her first major role in King of Hockey (1936). Warner Brothers Studios gave significant ... See full bio »

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Known For

2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey Poole's Mother
(1968)
Beau Geste
Beau Geste Isobel Rivers (as a child)
(1939)
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives Nora O'Leary
(1946)
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine Judy
(1944)
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Filmography

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 1968 2001: A Space Odyssey
Poole's Mother
 1963-1965 The Saint (TV Series)
Wilma / Beryl Carrington
- The Persistent Parasites (1965) ... Wilma
- The Romantic Matron (1963) ... Beryl Carrington
 1964 Espionage (TV Series)
Nurse
- Some Other Kind of World (1964) ... Nurse
 1963 Man of the World (TV Series)
Susan Forrester
- The Prince (1963) ... Susan Forrester
 1963 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series)
Miss Frank
- The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners (1963) ... Miss Frank
 1951 Studio One (TV Series)
- The Paris Feeling (1951)
 1951 Out There (TV Series)
- Seven Temporary Moons (1951)
 1947 Big Town After Dark
Susan Peabody LaRue (as Anne Gillis)
 1946 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Sue (as Anne Gillis)
 1946 The Time of Their Lives
Nora O'Leary (as Anne Gillis)
 1946 Janie Gets Married
Paula Rainey (as Anne Gillis)
 1946 Gay Blades
Helen Dowell (as Anne Gillis)
 1945 The Cheaters
Angela Pidgeon (as Anne Gillis)
 1944 A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
Judy (as Anne Gillis)
 1944 In Society
Gloria (as Anne Gillis)
 1944 Janie
Paula Rainey
 1944 Since You Went Away
Becky Anderson (uncredited)
 1943 Man from Music Mountain
Penny Winters
 1943 Stage Door Canteen
Ann Gillis
 1942 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge
Sylvia (as Anne Gillis)
 1942 Bambi
Adult Faline (voice, uncredited)
 1942 Tough As They Come
Frankie Taylor
 1942 Meet the Stewarts
Jane Goodwin
 1941 Glamour Boy
Brenda Lee
 1941 Mr. Dynamite
Joey aka Abigail
 1941 Nice Girl?
Nancy Dana
 1940 Little Men
Nan
 1940 My Love Came Back
Valerie Malette
 1940 All This, and Heaven Too
Emily Schuyler
 1940 Edison, the Man
Nancy Grey
 1939 The Under-Pup
Letty Lou
 1939 Beau Geste
Isobel Rivers (as a child)
 1938 Little Orphan Annie
Annie
 1938 Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Fleurette de Cava
 1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Becky Thatcher
 1937 The Californian
Rosalia as a Child (as Ann Gilles)
 1937 You Can't Buy Luck
Peggy (uncredited)
 1937 Off to the Races
Winnie Mae
 1936 King of Hockey
Peggy 'Princess' O'Rourke (as Ann Gilles)
 1936 Under Your Spell
Gwendolyn (uncredited)
 1936 The Man I Marry
Little Girl (uncredited)
 1936 The Garden of Allah
Convent Girl #2 (uncredited)
 1936 Postal Inspector
Little Alice (uncredited)
 1936 The Singing Cowboy
Lou Ann Stevens (as Ann Gilles)
 1936 The Great Ziegfeld
Mary Lou as a Child (uncredited)
 1934 Men in White
Flower Girl (uncredited)
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Ann Gilles | Anne Gillis

Spouse:

René Van Hulst  (his death) | See more »

Children:

Gordon Hamilton Fraser
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I always did exactly what I was told to do, whether it was my mother, a director or a teacher. Then I became an adult, at least officially, and I called a halt to a life I'd not chosen and didn't enjoy. See more »

Trivia:

By the time The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) was ready to start filming Cora Sue Collins who had been been cast as Becky Thatcher had grown too tall so she was recast as Amy Lawrence and her original part was given to Ann. See more »

Nickname:

Anne Gillis

Star Sign:

Aquarius
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