ACTOR
Ann Sheridan
Known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · What's My Line? · The Colgate Comedy Hour
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…
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- Born
- Feb 21, 1915
- Died
- Jan 21, 1967
- Birthplace
- Denton, Texas, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1962
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
What's My Line?Self · 1950
★ 7.0
★ 7.0
TV
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 1950
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
Another World1547 eps · 1964
★ 5.5
★ 5.5
MOVIE
Wagon WheelsYoung Lady (uncredited) · 1934
★ 5.1
★ 5.1
TV
LV
Lux Video TheatreLinda Russell · 1950
★ 6.7
★ 6.7
TV
Armchair TheatreMary L. · 1956
★ 6.0
★ 6.0
TV
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsRanch Owner · 1951
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
Filmography
Movies
Behold My Wife!Mary White
1934
Bolero(uncredited)
1934
College RhythmChorine / Gloves Salesgirl
1934
Come On, Marines!Loretta
1934
Kiss and Make-UpBeautician (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
1934
Ladies Should ListenAdele
1934
Limehouse BluesBit Part (uncredited)
1934
Many Happy ReturnsChorine (uncredited)
1934
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage PatchTown Girl
1934
Murder at the VanitiesLou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
1934
One Hour LateGirl (uncredited)
1934
Ready for LovePriscilla at Basket Social
1934
Search for BeautyDallas Beauty Winner (uncredited)
1934
Shoot the WorksHanratty's Secretary (uncredited)
1934
Star Night at the Cocoanut GroveSands of the Desert Model (uncredited)
1934
The Lemon Drop KidMinor Role (uncredited)
1934
The Notorious Sophie LangMannequin (uncredited)
1934
Wagon WheelsYoung Lady (uncredited)
1934
You Belong to MeWedding Party Guest
1934
Car 99Mary Adams
1935
Enter MadameFlora's Shipboard Friend (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
1935
Fighting YouthCarol Arlington
1935
Hollywood Extra GirlGenevieve
1935
Home on the RangeSinger (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
1935
MississippiSchoolgirl (uncredited)
1935
RumbaChorus Girl (uncredited)
1935
The CrusadesChristian Slave Girl (uncredited)
1935
The Fighting WesternerRita Ballard
1935
The Glass KeyNurse
1935
The Red Blood of CourageElizabeth Henry
1935
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)Self
1936
Sing Me a Love SongLola Parker (uncredited)
1936
Alcatraz IslandFlo Allen
1937
Black LegionBetty Grogan
1937
San QuentinMay
1937
She Loved a FiremanMarjorie Shannon
1937
The Footloose HeiressKay Allyn
1937
The Great O'MalleyJudy Nolan
1937
Wine, Women and HorsesValerie
1937
Angels with Dirty FacesLaury Ferguson
1938
Breakdowns of 1938Maxine (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
Broadway MusketeersFay Reynolds
1938
Cowboy from BrooklynMaxine Chadwick
1938
Letter of IntroductionLydia Hoyt
1938
Little Miss ThoroughbredMadge Perry Morgan
1938
Mystery HouseNurse Sarah Keate
1938
Out Where the Stars BeginAnn Sheridan
1938
The Patient in Room 18Sara Keate
1938
Angels Wash Their FacesJoy Ryan
1939
Dodge CityRuby Gilman
1939
Indianapolis SpeedwayFrankie Merrick
1939
Naughty but NiceZelda Manion
1939Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8Ann Sheridan
1939
They Made Me a CriminalGoldie West
1939
Winter CarnivalJill Baker
1939
Breakdowns of 1940Self
1940
Castle on the HudsonKay Manners
1940
City for ConquestPeggy Nash
1940
It All Came TrueSarah Jane Ryan
1940
They Drive by NightCassie Hartley
1940
Torrid ZoneLee Donley
1940
Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Honeymoon for ThreeAnne Rogers
1941
Navy BluesMarge 'Margie' Jordan
1941
The Man Who Came to DinnerLorraine Sheldon
1941
Breakdowns of 1942Self
1942
George Washington Slept HereConnie Fuller
1942
Juke GirlLola Mears
1942
Kings RowRandy Monaghan
1942
Wings for the EagleRoma Maple
1942
Edge of DarknessKaren Stensgard
1943
Thank Your Lucky StarsSelf
1943
Shine on Harvest MoonNora Bayes
1944
The DoughgirlsEdna Stokes Cadman
1944
Blow-Ups of 1946Self
1946
Cinderella JonesRed Cross Nurse
1946
Okay for Sound
1946
One More TomorrowChristie Sage
1946
Blow-Ups of 1947Self
1947
Nora PrentissNora Prentiss
1947
The UnfaithfulChristine Hunter
1947
Good SamLucille 'Lu' Clayton
1948
Silver RiverGeorgia Moore
1948
I Was a Male War BrideLt. Catherine Gates
1949
StellaStella Bevans
1950
Woman on the RunEleanor Johnson
1950
Just Across the StreetHenrietta Smith
1952
Steel Town'Red' McNamara
1952
Appointment in HondurasSylvia Sheppard
1953
Take Me to TownVermillion O'Toole
1953
A Star Is Born World PremiereSelf
1954
Come Next SpringBess Ballot
1956
The Opposite SexAmanda Penrose
1956
Without IncidentKathy
1957
Woman and the HunterLaura Dodds
1957
Pistols 'n' PetticoatsHenrietta 'Hank' Hanks
1967
The Extraordinary SeamanSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1969
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard HawksSelf (archive footage)
1973
Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)
1982
Legends of the WestRuby Gilman in 'Dodge City' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredSelf (archive footage)
2013Television
Lux Video TheatreLinda Russell · 1 eps
1950Lux Video TheatreHelen · 1 eps
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourSelf · 2 eps
1950
What's My Line?Self · 1 eps
1950
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsRanch Owner · 1 eps
1951
Armchair TheatreMary L. · 1 eps
1956
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
Another World1547 eps
1964
Pistols 'n' PetticoatsHenrietta Hanks · 26 eps
1966Photos
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