Ann Rutherford

Personal Info

Birthday

November 2, 1917

Day of Death

2012-06-11

(94 years old)

Place of Birth

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Also Known As

Therese Ann Rutherford

Ann Rutherford

Biography

Ann Rutherford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The daughter of a former Metropolitan Opera singer, John Rutherford, and her actress mother, Lillian Mansfield, Ann was destined for show business.

Not long after her birth, her family moved to California, where she made her stage debut in 1925. Ann appeared in many plays and on radio for the next nine years before making her first screen appearance in Waterfront Lady (1935). Ann's talent was readily apparent, and she was signed to three films in 1935: Waterfront Lady (1935), Melody Trail (1935), and The Fighting Marines (1935).

Known For

Perry Mason

Robert Montgomery Presents

Climax!

Love, American Style

Suspense

Gone with the Wind

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

General Electric Theater

Filmography

2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
1988
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Self
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Grayson's Studio Secretary
1972
They Only Kill Their Masters
as Gloria
1950
Operation Haylift
as Clara Masters
1948
Adventures of Don Juan
as Donna Elena
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Gertrude Griswold
1946
Inside Job
as Claire Norton
Murder in the Music Hall
as Gracie
The Madonna's Secret
as Linda 'Morgan' North
1945
Her Favorite Patient
as Lola Cross
Two O'Clock Courage
as Patty Mitchell
1944
Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bermuda Mystery
as Constance Martin
1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Carol Lambert
Happy Land
as Lenore Prentiss
Show-Business at War
as Self
1942
Whistling in Dixie
as Carol Lambert
Andy Hardy's Double Life
as Polly Benedict
Orchestra Wives
as Connie Ward Abbot
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Polly Benedict
This Time for Keeps
as Katherine 'Kit' White
Flag of Mercy
as Clara's Student
1941
Badlands of Dakota
as Anne Grayson
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
as Polly Benedict
Whistling in the Dark
as Carol Lambert
Washington Melodrama
as Laurie Claymore
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Polly Benedict
1940
Keeping Company
as Mary Thomas
Wyoming
as Lucy Kincaid
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self
Pride and Prejudice
as Lydia Bennet
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as Polly Benedict
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self
The Ghost Comes Home
as Billie Adams
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
as Polly Benedict (uncredited)
1939
Judge Hardy and Son
as Polly Benedict
Gone with the Wind
as Carreen O'Hara
Dancing Co-Ed
as Eve Greeley
These Glamour Girls
as Mary Rose Wilston
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Polly Benedict
Angel of Mercy
as Sister of Dead Soldier (uncredited)
The Hardys Ride High
as Polly Benedict
Four Girls in White
as Patricia 'Pat' Page
1938
A Christmas Carol
as Spirit of Christmas Past
Dramatic School
as Yvonne
Out West with the Hardys
as Polly Benedict
Love Finds Andy Hardy
as Polly Benedict
Judge Hardy's Children
as Polly Benedict
Of Human Hearts
as Annie Hawks
1937
You're Only Young Once
as Polly Benedict
The Bride Wore Red
as Third Peasant Girl (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving
as Kitty Wooster
Public Cowboy No. 1
as Helen Morgan
Carnival in Paris
as Lisette
Espionage
as Train Passenger
1936
Annie Laurie
as Annie Laurie
Down to the Sea
as Helen Pappas
The Lonely Trail
as Virginia Terry
The Harvester
as Ruth Jameson
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
as Dolores Moreno
Doughnuts and Society
as Joan Dugan
The Lawless Nineties
as Janet Carter
The Oregon Trail
as Anne Ridgeley
1935
The Singing Vagabond
as Lettie Morgan
The Fighting Marines
as Frances Schiller
Melody Trail
as Millicent Thomas
Waterfront Lady
as Joan O'Brien
1934
Student Tour
as Student