What is Ann Sothern doing now? Ethnicity, Parents, Age, Nationality

 

Ann Sothern was born on January 22, 1909, in Valley City, North Dakota. Her parents were Mabel Ethel (née Harlow) and Walter Edward Sothern, a bank manager. She had two older sisters, Helena and Sylvia. Sothern began her career as a singer in vaudeville before moving to Hollywood in the 1930s. She made her film debut in the 1932 comedy Short Cut to Heaven.

Sothern’s career took off in 1939 when she was cast as Maisie Ravier in the comedy film Maisie. The film was a huge success and led to a series of sequels. Sothern went on to star in a number of other films throughout the 1940s, including Lady Be Good (1941), Panama Hattie (1942), and A Letter from Bataan (1943).

In 1948, Sothern starred in the sitcom The Ann Sothern Show, which ran for eight seasons. The show was a huge success and made Sothern a household name. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series in 1949.

Sothern continued to work in film and television throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Some of her notable roles during this time include the films No Time for Sergeants (1958) and Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960). She also guest-starred on a number of popular television shows, such as The Love Boat and Fantasy Island.

Sothern retired from acting in the early 1970s. She made her final film appearance in the 1974 comedy The Whirlwinds of Jeanette MacDonald. She died of congestive heart failure on March 15, 2001, at the age of 92.

Sothern was married three times. Her first husband was bandleader Roger Pryor; they were married from 1929 to 1931. Her second husband was actor Robert Sterling; they were married from 1942 to 1949. Her third husband was businessman Gerald O’Loughlin; they were married from 1954 until his death in 1985. Sothern had two children: Tisha Sterling, from her marriage to Robert Sterling, and Patricia Ann O’Loughlin, from her marriage to Gerald O’Loughlin.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia