Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern was born on Jan 22, 1909 in USA. Ann Sothern's big-screen debut came with Broadway Nights directed by Joseph Boyle in 1927. Ann Sothern is known for The Whales of August directed by Lindsay Anderson, Bette Davis stars as Libby Strong and Lillian Gish as Sarah Webber. Ann Sothern has got 4 awards and 9 nominations so far. The most recent award Ann Sothern achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new movie Ann Sothern plays is The Whales of August which will be released on Aug 19, 1987.
Ann Sothern's film career started as an extra in 1927. Originally a redhead, she began to bleach her hair blonde for comedy roles. After working at MGM and on Broadway, Ann was signed by Columbia Pictures for Un rêve à deux (1933). The next year she would work with Eddie Cantor in his hit Le gosse aux millions (1934). For the next two years, Ann would appear in a number of "B" pictures until she was dropped by Columbia in 1936. She then went to RKO, where the quality of her films did not improve. She appeared in a series of "B' pictures movies with Gene Raymond, but her career was going nowhere. In 1938 she left RKO and played the tart in La femme aux cigarettes blondes (1938), which got her a contract at MGM. She was given the lead in a "B" comedy about a brassy, energetic showgirl not salesgirl--originally intended for Jean Harlow--that wound up becoming a huge hit and spawned a series of sequels that ran until 1947: Maisie (1939). Ann also appeared in such well received features as L'étrange aventure (1940), Cry 'Havoc' (1943) and Chaînes conjugales (1949). After 1950 the roles dried up and Ann turned to television and another hit series, playing the meddlesome Susie in the 1953 series Private Secretary (1953). The series was canceled in 1957 and Ann came back in The Ann Sothern Show (1958), which ran from 1958 to 1961. In 1965, she would be the voice of the 1928 Porter in the camp classic Une mère pas comme les autres (1965). While the 1970s and 1980s were relatively quiet for Ann, she would be nominated for an Academy Award for her role as the neighbor of Lillian Gish and Bette Davis in Les baleines du mois d'août (1987).
Birthday
Jan 22, 1909Place of Birth
Valley City, North Dakota, USA
Known For
Awards
4 wins & 9 nominations
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soundtrack, actress
as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Byron)
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