Ann Sothern

Birthday: 1909-01-22
Deathday: 2000-12-30
Birthplace: Valley City, North Dakota, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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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."

Career Statisics

	Season	Age	Movie	Role	Result	Points
	1988	79	The Whales of August (1987)	Supporting Actress	Nom	0
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Transaction History

Date	Location	Team	Receives	Team	Receives	Team	Receives

Credits

	Year	Title	Character
	1987-10-14	The Whales of August	Tisha Doughty
	1985-12-16	A Letter to Three Wives	Ma Finney
	1980-07-18	The Little Dragons	Angel
	1978-04-28	The Manitou	Mrs. Karmann
	1975-06-01	Crazy Mama	Sheba
	1974-07-17	Golden Needles	Fenzie
	1974-03-20	The Killing Kind	Thelma Lambert
	1972-12-21	The Weekend Nun	Mother Bonaventure
	1972-05-02	The Great Man's Whiskers	Aunt Margaret Bancroft
	1972-02-27	Fol-de-Rol	Queen Gertrude
	1971-11-26	A Death of Innocence	Annie La Cossit
	1971-09-21	Congratulations, It's a Boy!	Ethel Gaines
	1969-12-31	The Greatest Mother of 'em All	Dolly Murdock
	1968-04-14	Chubasco	Angela
	1967-11-21	The Outsider	Mrs. Kozzek
	1965-02-10	Sylvia	Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona
	1964-06-10	Lady in a Cage	Sade
	1964-04-05	The Best Man	Sue Ellen Gamadge
	1954-09-25	Lady in the Dark	Liza
	1953-03-20	The Blue Gardenia	Crystal Carpenter
	1950-05-19	Shadow on the Wall	Dell Faring
	1950-03-10	Nancy Goes to Rio	Frances Elliott
	1949-01-20	A Letter to Three Wives	Rita Phipps
	1948-12-31	Words and Music	Joyce Harmon
	1948-03-27	April Showers	June Tyme
	1947-12-15	The Judge Steps Out	Peggy
	1947-03-01	Undercover Maisie	Maisie Ravier
	1946-02-01	Up Goes Maisie	Maisie Ravier
	1944-08-15	Maisie Goes to Reno	Maisie Ravier
	1943-11-23	Cry 'Havoc'	Pat
	1943-10-01	Swing Shift Maisie	Maisie Ravier
	1943-09-13	Thousands Cheer	Ann Sothern
	1943-05-21	Three Hearts for Julia	Julia Seabrook
	1943-01-14	You, John Jones!	Mary Jones
	1942-09-30	Panama Hattie	Hattie Maloney
	1942-06-01	Maisie Gets Her Man	Maisie Ravier
	1941-09-18	Lady Be Good	Dixie Donegan Crane
	1941-08-01	Ringside Maisie	Maisie Ravier
	1941-01-10	Maisie Was a Lady	Maisie Ravier
	1940-10-04	Dulcy	Dulcy Ward
	1940-07-26	Gold Rush Maisie	Maisie Ravier
	1940-06-07	Brother Orchid	Florence 'Flo' Addams
	1940-01-19	Congo Maisie	Maisie Ravier
	1939-12-01	Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President	Ethel Turp
	1939-10-06	Fast and Furious	Garda Sloane
	1939-08-03	Hotel for Women	Ellen Connelly
	1939-06-22	Maisie	Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
	1938-12-28	Trade Winds	Jean Livingstone
	1937-12-31	She's Got Everything	Carol Rogers
	1937-10-29	There Goes the Groom	Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell
	1937-09-30	Danger – Love at Work	Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton
	1937-07-16	Super-Sleuth	Mary Strand
	1937-06-03	Fifty Roads to Town	Millicent Kendall
	1937-05-21	There Goes My Girl	Connie Taylor
	1937-01-22	Dangerous Number	Eleanor
	1936-11-27	Smartest Girl in Town	Frances Cooke
	1936-09-11	Walking on Air	Kit Bennett
	1936-08-06	My American Wife	Mary Cantillon
	1936-02-28	Don't Gamble with Love	Ann Edwards
	1936-02-08	Hell-Ship Morgan	Mary Taylor
	1936-02-05	You May Be Next!	Fay Stevens
	1935-10-25	Grand Exit	Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
	1935-09-27	The Girl Friend	Linda Henry
	1935-06-14	Hooray for Love	Patricia Thatcher
	1935-04-10	Eight Bells	Marge Walker
	1935-02-22	Folies Bergère	Mimi
	1934-11-10	Kid Millions	Joan Larrabee
	1934-08-30	The Party's Over	Ruth Walker
	1934-07-20	Blind Date	Kitty Taylor
	1934-06-16	The Hell Cat	Geraldine Sloane
	1934-04-07	Melody in Spring	Jane Blodgett
	1933-12-26	Let's Fall in Love	Jean
	1933-11-02	Broadway Thru a Keyhole	Singer
	1930-09-26	Whoopee!	Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
	1930-09-20	Madam Satan	Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited)
	1930-09-01	The March of Time	Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	1930-08-22	Good News	Student
	1930-03-15	Song of the West	Bit Part
	1929-11-21	Show of Shows	Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
	1927-05-15	Broadway Nights	Showgirl (uncredited)