Biography
Ann Sothern 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 proved to be popular and spawned a successful film series and a network radio series.
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Awards · 1959
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1988 · nominated
Filmography38 titles
Undercover Maisie
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Best Man
A Letter to Three Wives
The Lucy Show
That's Entertainment! III
The Whales of August
That's Entertainment, Part II
What's My Line?
Maisie Was a Lady
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Up Goes Maisie
Family Affair
Shadow on the Wall
Maisie Gets Her Man
Kid Millions
Letter to Loretta
Maisie Goes to Reno
Brother Orchid
Whoopee!
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
The Virginian
The Blue Gardenia
Trade Winds
Sylvia
Lady in a Cage
Private Secretary
The Killing Kind
Madam Satan
Words and Music
Hooray for Love
Panama Hattie
Crazy Mama
Lady Be Good
The Little Dragons
The Manitou
Golden Needles
Chubasco