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'''Harriett Arlene Lake''', known as '''Ann Sothern''' (January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001), was an [[United States|American]] actress for nearly sixty years. Her career encompasses the Golden Age of Hollywood and Television.  She also appeared on stage and over [[radio]].

'''Harriett Arlene Lake''', known as '''Ann Sothern''' (January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001), was an [[United States|American]] actress for nearly sixty years. Her career encompasses the Golden Age of Hollywood and Television.  She also appeared on stage and over [[radio]]. She is perhaps most remembered for her CBS situation comedy, ''The Ann Sothern Show,'' which aired from 1958 to 1961.

Born in Valley City in Barnes County in southeastern [[North Dakota]], but reared in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], Sothern learned to play the [[piano]] as a young girl under the instruction of her Danish-born mother, Annette Yde Lake, who strongly encouraged her to become an actress. She attended the [[University of Washington]] at [[Seattle]] but dropped out after a year. The [[Red Hair|red-haired]] Sothern bleached her hair blond and began taking bit parts in motion pictures, beginng with ''Broadway Lights'' in 1927. In 1934, she was cast in the hit film, ''Kid Millions'' with Eddie Cantor. She appeared in ten [[MGM]] Pictures between 1939 and 1947 as the [[Brooklyn]] showgirl, Maisie Ravier. The role was originally intended for Jean Harlow, who died.<ref name=imdb/>

Born in Valley City in Barnes County in southeastern [[North Dakota]], but reared in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]], Sothern learned to play the [[piano]] as a young girl under the instruction of her Danish-born mother, Annette Yde Lake, who strongly encouraged her to become an actress. She attended the [[University of Washington]] at [[Seattle]] but dropped out after a year. The [[Red Hair|red-haired]] Sothern bleached her hair blond and began taking bit parts in motion pictures, beginng with ''Broadway Lights'' in 1927. In 1934, she was cast in the hit film, ''Kid Millions'' with Eddie Cantor. She appeared in ten [[MGM]] Pictures between 1939 and 1947 as the [[Brooklyn]] showgirl, Maisie Ravier. The role was originally intended for Jean Harlow, who died.<ref name=imdb/>