Ann Sothern: movies and TV shows
Ann Sothern has 112 credits in the archive: 86 films and 26 TV series, from 1927 to 1994. Highest rated: Captains and the Kings (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1927 – 1994 · busiest year: 1937 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 85 |
| 1987 | The Whales of August | Tisha Doughty | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 1985 | A Letter to Three Wives | Ma Finney | Film | 3.8 | 76 |
| 1980 | The Little Dragons | Angel | Film | 5.4 | 71 |
| 1978 | Flying High | TV | 6.3 | 69 | |
| 1978 | The Manitou | Mrs. Karmann | Film | 5.4 | 69 |
| 1976 | Captains and the Kings | Mrs. Finch | TV | 8.8 | 67 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1975 | Medical Story | Mrs. Metulski | TV | 5.0 | 66 |
| 1975 | Crazy Mama | Sheba | Film | 5.6 | 66 |
| 1974 | Golden Needles | Finzie | Film | 5.3 | 65 |
| 1974 | The Killing Kind | Thelma Lambert | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 1972 | The Great Man's Whiskers | Aunt Margaret Bancroft | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1972 | The Weekend Nun | Mother Bonaventure | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1972 | Fol-de-Rol | Queen Gertrude | Film | — | 63 |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | TV | 7.0 | 62 | |
| 1971 | The Chicago Teddy Bears | TV | 6.7 | 62 | |
| 1971 | A Death of Innocence | Annie La Cossit | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1971 | Congratulations, It's a Boy! | Ethel Gaines | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Mrs. Devlin | TV | 6.2 | 60 |
| 1969 | The Greatest Mother of 'em All | Dolly Murdock | Film | — | 60 |
| 1968 | Chubasco | Angela | Film | 4.5 | 59 |
| 1967 | The Outsider | Mrs. Kozzek | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1966 | Family Affair | TV | 6.7 | 57 | |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Aunt Magda | TV | 6.9 | 57 |
| 1965 | The Legend of Jesse James | Widow Fay | TV | 5.8 | 56 |
| 1965 | My Mother the Car | Gladys Crabtree | TV | 4.8 | 56 |
| 1965 | Sylvia | Mrs. Argona / Grace Argona | Film | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1964 | The Best Man | Sue Ellen Gamadge | Film | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1964 | Lady in a Cage | Sade | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Helen Cox | TV | 7.8 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Rosie Harrigan | TV | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Della Spencer | TV | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Match Game | Herself | TV | 8.3 | 53 |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Martha | TV | 6.8 | 50 |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | TV | 6.3 | 49 | |
| 1958 | The Ann Sothern Show | Katy O'Connor | TV | 7.5 | 49 |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour | Susie MacNamara | TV | 8.7 | 48 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | TV | 7.5 | 46 | |
| 1954 | Lady in the Dark | Liza | Film | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Self - Guest Host | TV | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1953 | Private Secretary | Susie McNamara | TV | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1953 | The Blue Gardenia | Crystal Carpenter | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Christine Emerson | TV | 7.8 | 43 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Liz Quiz | TV | 7.2 | 42 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1950 | Shadow on the Wall | Dell Faring | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 1950 | Nancy Goes to Rio | Frances Elliott | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1949 | A Letter to Three Wives | Rita Phipps | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1948 | Words and Music | Joyce Harmon | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1948 | April Showers | June Tyme | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1947 | Undercover Maisie | Maisie Ravier | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1947 | The Judge Steps Out | Peggy | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie | Maisie Ravier | Film | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1944 | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno | Maisie Ravier | Film | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1943 | Thousands Cheer | Ann Sothern | Film | 6.4 | 34 |
| 1943 | Swing Shift Maisie | Maisie Ravier | Film | 6.8 | 34 |
| 1943 | You, John Jones! | Mary Jones | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1943 | Three Hearts for Julia | Julia Seabrook | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1943 | Cry 'Havoc' | Pat | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1942 | Panama Hattie | Hattie Maloney | Film | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Man | Maisie Ravier | Film | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1941 | Ringside Maisie | Maisie Ravier | Film | 5.6 | 32 |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a Lady | Maisie Ravier | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1941 | Lady Be Good | Dixie Donegan Crane | Film | 5.5 | 32 |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid | Florence 'Flo' Addams | Film | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1940 | Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | Film | 5.8 | 31 |
| 1940 | A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1940 | Gold Rush Maisie | Maisie Ravier | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1940 | Congo Maisie | Maisie Ravier | Film | 4.4 | 31 |
| 1940 | Dulcy | Dulcy Ward | Film | 6.4 | 31 |
| 1939 | Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President | Ethel Turp | Film | 5.0 | 30 |
| 1939 | Maisie | Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor | Film | 4.8 | 30 |
| 1939 | Hotel for Women | Ellen Connelly | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1939 | Fast and Furious | Garda Sloane | Film | 5.2 | 30 |
| 1938 | Trade Winds | Jean Livingstone | Film | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1937 | Ali Baba Goes to Town | Herself | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1937 | Super-Sleuth | Mary Strand | Film | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1937 | Danger – Love at Work | Antoinette "Toni" Pemberton | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1937 | She's Got Everything | Carol Rogers | Film | 5.8 | 28 |
| 1937 | There Goes the Groom | Bettina Louise "Betty" Russell | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1937 | Dangerous Number | Eleanor | Film | 4.9 | 28 |
| 1937 | Fifty Roads to Town | Millicent Kendall | Film | 10.0 | 28 |
| 1937 | There Goes My Girl | Connie Taylor | Film | 7.5 | 28 |
| 1936 | My American Wife | Mary Cantillon | Film | 7.5 | 27 |
| 1936 | Don't Gamble with Love | Ann Edwards | Film | 10.0 | 27 |
| 1936 | Walking on Air | Kit Bennett | Film | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1936 | You May Be Next! | Fay Stevens | Film | 4.8 | 27 |
| 1936 | Hell-Ship Morgan | Mary Taylor | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1936 | Smartest Girl in Town | Frances Cooke | Film | 5.8 | 27 |
| 1935 | Folies Bergère de Paris | Mimi | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1935 | Eight Bells | Marge Walker | Film | 6.5 | 26 |
| 1935 | Hooray for Love | Patricia Thatcher | Film | 5.8 | 26 |
| 1935 | The Girl Friend | Linda Henry | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1935 | Grand Exit | Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell | Film | 6.6 | 26 |
| 1934 | Kid Millions | Joan Larrabee | Film | 6.7 | 25 |
| 1934 | The Hell Cat | Geraldine Sloane | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1934 | Blind Date | Kitty Taylor | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1934 | The Party's Over | Ruth Walker | Film | 5.0 | 25 |
| 1934 | Melody in Spring | Jane Blodgett | Film | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1933 | Broadway Thru a Keyhole | Singer | Film | 6.3 | 24 |
| 1933 | Let's Fall in Love | Jean | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1930 | Madam Satan | Zeppelin Reveler (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 21 |
| 1930 | Whoopee! | Goldwyn Girl (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 21 |
| 1930 | Good News | Student | Film | 6.3 | 21 |
| 1930 | Song of the West | Bit Part | Film | 9.0 | 21 |
| 1930 | The March of Time | Chorus Girl (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1929 | The Show of Shows | Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake) | Film | 6.6 | 20 |
| 1927 | Broadway Nights | Showgirl (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 18 |