Cast

Ann Sothern

1909 – 2001

Active years (films on this site)

1949–1987

Genres

DramaComedyRomance

Schools and movements

British CinemaClassical HollywoodNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Joseph L. Mankiewicz1 filmFranklin J. Schaffner1 filmLindsay Anderson1 film

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 and honours

International

• Golden Globes 1959

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

3 films on this site

1. A Letter to Three Wives 1949 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. The Best Man 1964 · Franklin J. Schaffner · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
3. The Whales of August 1987 · Lindsay Anderson · IMDb 7.1 · Cast