Biography
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Virginia O`Brien
[Friend]
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Bonnie Lake
[Sister]
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Marion Lake
[Sister]
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Simon Lake
[Grandfather]
Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 Sometimes I`ll watch an old movie on television and, once in a while, one of mine -- such as April Showers (1948) -- will come on and I`ll watch it. And you know something? I`m always amazed at what a lousy actress I was. I guess in the old days we just got by on glamor. Good night . . . and stay happy.
(imdb.com)
Hollywood sold its stars on good looks and personality build-ups. We weren`t really actresses in the true sense. We were just big names--the products of a good publicity department. Today`s crop of actresses and actors have real talent. Good looks are no longer an essential part of the business.
(imdb.com)
Trivia
A singer in her early career, she sang with Artie Shaw among others. She was also a published songwriter and recorded two albums.
(imdb.com)
Had been so busy in the entertainment industry for so many years, once quipped that she had done everything in the business except rodeo.
(imdb.com)
Her younger sister was the prolific singer/songwriter Bonnie Lake who wrote several popular standards such as "Sandman", "I've Got Your Number" and "Gracias" - songs later recorded by such big band stars as Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman. In the 1940s, Bonnie founded the Bonnie Lake Music Publishing Company.
(imdb.com)
Left visibly overweight by a bout of hepatitis, she only wore black outfits in her 1950s sitcoms "Private Secretary" (1953) and "The Ann Sothern Show" (1958).
(imdb.com)
Portrayed Maisie Ravier on Mutual Radio's "The Adventures of Maisie" (1949- 1951).
(imdb.com)
In her role as Susie McNamara on "Private Secretary" (1953) (which ran 1953-1958), Sothern played the first working woman on an American TV sitcom.
(imdb.com)
Her paternal grandfather, Simon Lake, was the inventor of the modern submarine.
(imdb.com)
Her sister Marion was once a secretary to columnist Abigail Van Buren ("Dear Abby").
(imdb.com)
Mother of look-alike, sound-alike actress Tisha Sterling. The two appeared in The Whales of August (1987), with Tisha, in the prelude scene, portraying a younger-day Ann.
(imdb.com)
Ex-daughter-in-law of 'Arthur Pryor'.
(imdb.com)
Her mother was a concert singer who traveled; Ann followed suit studying singing and musical composition. In later years her mother became a diction and vocal coach and taught microphone technique for talking pictures.
(imdb.com)
In 1953, her film career waned and she decided to give TV a try. When a TV series based on her popular "Maisie" film character failed to materialize, she made her series debut with Suzie McNamara on "Private Secretary" (1953).
(imdb.com)
Ex-daughter-in-law of `Arthur Pryor`.
Her younger sister was the prolific singer/songwriter Bonnie Lake who wrote several popular standards such as "Sandman", "I`ve Got Your Number" and "Gracias" - songs later recorded by such big band stars as Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman. In the 1940s, Bonnie founded the Bonnie Lake Music Publishing Company.
Her mother was a concert singer who traveled; Ann followed suit studying singing and musical composition. In later years her mother became a diction and vocal coach and taught microphone technique for talking pictures.
In 1953, her film career waned and she decided to give TV a try. When a TV series based on her popular "Maisie" film character failed to materialize, she made her series debut with Suzie McNamara on "Private Secretary" (1953).
A singer in her early career, she sang with Artie Shaw among others. She was also a published songwriter and recorded two albums.
Her paternal grandfather, Simon Lake, was the inventor of the modern submarine.
Her sister Marion was once a secretary to columnist Abigail Van Buren ("Dear Abby").
Portrayed Maisie Ravier on Mutual Radio`s "The Adventures of Maisie" (1949- 1951).
Had been so busy in the entertainment industry for so many years, once quipped that she had done everything in the business except rodeo.
In her role as Susie McNamara on "Private Secretary" (1953) (which ran 1953-1958), Sothern played the first working woman on an American TV sitcom.
Left visibly overweight by a bout of hepatitis, she only wore black outfits in her 1950s sitcoms "Private Secretary" (1953) and "The Ann Sothern Show" (1958).
Mother of look-alike, sound-alike actress Tisha Sterling. The two appeared in The Whales of August (1987), with Tisha, in the prelude scene, portraying a younger-day Ann.
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