Personal Info
Birth date
1915-02-21 (110 Years)
Day of death
1967-01-21
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Denton, Texas, USA
Also known as
Clara Lou Sheridan
The "Oomph" Girl
Ann Sheridan
Biography
Ann Sheridan, or Clara Lou Sheridan, (February 21, 1915 - January 21, 1967) was an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films San Quentin (1937) with Humphrey Bogart, Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) with James Cagney and Bogart, They Drive by Night (1940) with George Raft and Bogart, City for Conquest (1940) with Cagney and Elia Kazan, The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) with Bette Davis, Kings Row (1942) with Ronald Reagan, Nora Prentiss (1947), and I Was a Male War Bride (1949) with Cary Grant.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.What's My Line?
6.9
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Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.8
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The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.Lux Video Theatre
6.333
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Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.25
Overview:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.Another World
5.6
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Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. Set in the fictional town of Bay City, the show in its early years opens with announcer Bill Wolff intoning its epigram, “We do not live in this world alone, but in a thousand other worlds,” which Phillips said represented the difference between “the world of events we live in, and the world of feelings and dreams that we strive for.” Another World focused less on the conventional drama of domestic life as seen in other soap operas, and more on exotic melodrama between families of different classes and philosophies.Letter of Introduction
5.667
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An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establish his relationship with her while also trying to hide the fact that she is his daughter from the press.The Fighting Westerner
4.7
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A mining engineer teams up with a crusty deputy sheriff to solve the mystery killings at an old mine where the owner's family waits for him to die, and where a valuable radium strike may have been made.Dodge City
6.9
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In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.Woman on the Run
6.776
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Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.They Made Me a Criminal
6.1
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A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.I Was a Male War Bride
6.9
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After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.Angels with Dirty Faces
7.527
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Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.Kings Row
7.2
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Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.The Opposite Sex
5.2
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Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.The Man Who Came to Dinner
6.9
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An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.147
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An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.Black Legion
6.6
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When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.They Drive by Night
6.942
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Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.City for Conquest
6.833
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The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?Nora Prentiss
6.1
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Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient expires in his office, a third option seems to present itself.The Great O'Malley
6.7
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His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly affects an intractable Irish policeman (Pat O'Brien).Good Sam
6
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Sam Clayton has a good heart and likes to help out people in need. In fact, he likes to help them out so much that he often finds himself broke and unable to help his own family buy the things they need--like a house.Castle on the Hudson
6.8
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A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.Edge of Darkness
6.1
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The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston), would also prefer to stay neutral, but is torn. His brother-in-law, the wealthy owner of the local fish cannery, collaborates with the Nazis. The doctor's daughter, Karen (Ann Sheridan), is involved with the resistance and with its leader Gunnar Brogge (Errol Flynn). The doctor's son has just returned to town, having been sent down from the university, and is soon influenced by his Nazi-sympathizer uncle. Captain Koenig (Helmut Dantine), the young German commandant of the occupying garrison, whose fanatic determination to do everything by the book and spoutings about the invincibility of the Reich hides a growing fear of a local uprising.Torrid Zone
6.389
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A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.Silver River
5.907
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Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be used again, ruthlessly works his way up to becoming one of the most powerful silver magnates in the west. His empire begins to fall apart as the other mining combines rise against him and his stubbornness loses him the support of his wife and old friends.San Quentin
6.5
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Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlfriend May, is sentenced to the prison for robbery. When Jameson tries to separate lawbreakers from hardened criminals, badguy Hansen tries to stir up trouble by telling Joe about Jameson's interest in his sister.Acting
2013Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored as Self (archive footage)
1992Legends of the West as Ruby Gilman in 'Dodge City'
1982Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks as Self (archive footage)
1969The Extraordinary Seaman as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967Pistols 'n' Petticoats as Henrietta 'Hank' Hanks
1966Pistols 'n' Petticoats (26 Episodes) as Unknown
1964Another World (1547 Episodes) as Unknown
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 Episode) as Self
1957Woman and the Hunter as Laura Dodds
1956The Opposite Sex as Amanda Penrose
1956Come Next Spring as Bess Ballot
1954A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
1953Appointment in Honduras as Sylvia Sheppard
1953Take Me to Town as Vermillion O'Toole
1952Just Across the Street as Henrietta Smith
1952Steel Town as 'Red' McNamara
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 Episode) as Ranch Owner
1950Woman on the Run as Eleanor Johnson
1950Lux Video Theatre (1, 1 Episode) as Linda Russell, Helen
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour (2 Episodes) as Self
1950Stella as Stella Bevans
1950What's My Line? (1 Episode) as Self
1949I Was a Male War Bride as Lt. Catherine Gates
1948Good Sam as Lucille 'Lu' Clayton
1948Silver River as Georgia Moore
1947Blow-Ups of 1947 as Self
1947The Unfaithful as Christine Hunter
1947Nora Prentiss as Nora Prentiss
1946Blow-Ups of 1946 as Self
1946Okay for Sound as Unknown
1946One More Tomorrow as Christie Sage
1946Cinderella Jones as Red Cross Nurse
1944The Doughgirls as Edna Stokes Cadman
1944Shine on Harvest Moon as Nora Bayes
1943Thank Your Lucky Stars as Self
1943Edge of Darkness as Karen Stensgard
1942Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
1942George Washington Slept Here as Connie Fuller
1942Wings for the Eagle as Roma Maple
1942Juke Girl as Lola Mears
1942Kings Row as Randy Monaghan
1941The Man Who Came to Dinner as Lorraine Sheldon
1941Breakdowns of 1941 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941Navy Blues as Marge 'Margie' Jordan
1941Honeymoon for Three as Anne Rogers
1940Breakdowns of 1940 as Self
1940City for Conquest as Peggy Nash
1940They Drive by Night as Cassie Hartley
1940Torrid Zone as Lee Donley
1940It All Came True as Sarah Jane Ryan
1940Castle on the Hudson as Kay Manners
1939Angels Wash Their Faces as Joy Ryan
1939Indianapolis Speedway as Frankie Merrick
1939Winter Carnival as Jill Baker
1939Naughty But Nice as Zelda Manion
1939Dodge City as Ruby Gilman
1939Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 as Ann Sheridan
1939They Made Me a Criminal as Goldie West
1938Breakdowns of 1938 as Maxine (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938Angels with Dirty Faces as Laury Ferguson
1938Broadway Musketeers as Fay Reynolds
1938Letter of Introduction as Lydia Hoyt
1938Cowboy from Brooklyn as Maxine Chadwick
1938Little Miss Thoroughbred as Madge Perry Morgan
1938Out Where the Stars Begin as Ann Sheridan
1938Mystery House as Nurse Sarah Keate
1938The Patient in Room 18 as Sara Keate
1937She Loved a Fireman as Marjorie Shannon
1937Alcatraz Island as Flo Allen
1937The Footloose Heiress as Kay Allyn
1937Wine, Women and Horses as Valerie
1937San Quentin as May
1937The Great O'Malley as Judy Nolan
1937Black Legion as Betty Grogan
1936Sing Me a Love Song as Lola Parker (uncredited)
1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) as Self
1935Fighting Youth as Carol Arlington
1935Hollywood Extra Girl as Genevieve
1935The Crusades as Christian Slave Girl (uncredited)
1935The Glass Key as Nurse
1935The Red Blood of Courage as Elizabeth Henry
1935Mississippi as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
1935Car 99 as Mary Adams
1935The Fighting Westerner as Rita Ballard
1935Rumba as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1935Home on the Range as Singer (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
1935Enter Madame as Flora's Shipboard Friend (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
1934One Hour Late as Girl (uncredited)
1934Limehouse Blues as Bit Part (uncredited)
1934Behold My Wife! as Mary White
1934Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove as Sands of the Desert Model (uncredited)
1934Ready for Love as Priscilla at Basket Social
1934College Rhythm as Chorine / Gloves Salesgirl
1934Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch as Town Girl
1934The Lemon Drop Kid as Minor Role (uncredited)
1934Wagon Wheels as Young Lady (uncredited)
1934You Belong to Me as Wedding Party Guest
1934Ladies Should Listen as Adele
1934The Notorious Sophie Lang as Mannequin (uncredited)
1934Shoot the Works as Hanratty's Secretary (uncredited)
1934Kiss and Make-Up as Beautician (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
1934Many Happy Returns as Chorine (uncredited)
1934Murder at the Vanities as Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
1934Come On, Marines! as Loretta
1934Bolero as (uncredited)
1934Search for Beauty as Dallas Beauty Winner (uncredited)