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Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

Acting1915Denton, Texas, USA

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.

Acting History

2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
as Self (archive footage)
1992
Legends of the West
as Ruby Gilman in 'Dodge City' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1973
1969
The Extraordinary Seaman
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
as Henrietta 'Hank' Hanks
1957
Woman and the Hunter
as Laura Dodds
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Helen1 eps
1956
Come Next Spring
as Bess Ballot
The Opposite Sex
as Amanda Penrose
1953
Take Me to Town
as Vermillion O'Toole
Appointment in Honduras
as Sylvia Sheppard
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Ranch Owner1 eps
1952
Steel Town
as 'Red' McNamara
Just Across the Street
as Henrietta Smith
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TVas Self2 eps
What's My Line?
TVas Self1 eps
1950
Woman on the Run
as Eleanor Johnson
Stella
as Stella Bevans
1949
I Was a Male War Bride
as Lt. Catherine Gates
1948
Silver River
as Georgia Moore
Good Sam
as Lucille 'Lu' Clayton
1947
The Unfaithful
as Christine Hunter
Nora Prentiss
as Nora Prentiss
1946
1944
The Doughgirls
as Edna Stokes Cadman
1943
1942
Kings Row
as Randy Monaghan
Wings for the Eagle
as Roma Maple
Juke Girl
as Lola Mears
1941
Honeymoon for Three
as Anne Rogers
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Lorraine Sheldon
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Navy Blues
as Marge 'Margie' Jordan
1940
Castle on the Hudson
as Kay Manners
It All Came True
as Sarah Jane Ryan
They Drive by Night
as Cassie Hartley
Torrid Zone
as Lee Donley
City for Conquest
as Peggy Nash
1939
Winter Carnival
as Jill Baker
Dodge City
as Ruby Gilman
Naughty But Nice
as Zelda Manion
Indianapolis Speedway
as Frankie Merrick
1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Madge Perry Morgan
Mystery House
as Nurse Sarah Keate
Breakdowns of 1938
as Maxine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Angels with Dirty Faces
as Laury Ferguson
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Maxine Chadwick
Broadway Musketeers
as Fay Reynolds
1937
Black Legion
as Betty Grogan
The Great O'Malley
as Judy Nolan
Alcatraz Island
as Flo Allen
She Loved a Fireman
as Marjorie Shannon
1936
1935
Mississippi
as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Enter Madame
as Flora's Shipboard Friend (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
The Red Blood of Courage
as Elizabeth Henry
Rumba
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Fighting Youth
as Carol Arlington
Home on the Range
as Singer (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
The Fighting Westerner
as Rita Ballard
The Crusades
as Christian Slave Girl (uncredited)
Car 99
as Mary Adams
1934
Wagon Wheels
as Young Lady (uncredited)
The Lemon Drop Kid
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Behold My Wife!
as Mary White
Ready for Love
as Priscilla at Basket Social
Search for Beauty
as Dallas Beauty Winner (uncredited)
Many Happy Returns
as Chorine (uncredited)
Kiss and Make-Up
as Beautician (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Sands of the Desert Model (uncredited)
College Rhythm
as Chorine / Gloves Salesgirl
One Hour Late
as Girl (uncredited)
Shoot the Works
as Hanratty's Secretary (uncredited)
Limehouse Blues
as Bit Part (uncredited)
You Belong to Me
as Wedding Party Guest
Murder at the Vanities
as Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Bolero
as (uncredited)
The Notorious Sophie Lang
as Mannequin (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
2/21/1915
Day of Death
1/21/1967
Place of Birth
Denton, Texas, USA