Ann Sothern

Personal Info

Birthday

January 22, 1909

Day of Death

2001-03-15

(92 years old)

Place of Birth

Valley City, North Dakota, USA

Also Known As

Harriet Byron

Harriette Lake

Joan Larrabee

Foxy McNamara

Ann Southern

Harriette Arlene Lake

Ann Sothern

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.