- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 2, 1917
- Place of Birth
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Died
- June 11, 2012
Ann Rutherford
Ann Rutherford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The daughter of a former Metropolitan Opera singer, John Rutherford, and her actress mother, Lillian Mansfield, Ann was destined for show business. Not long after her birth, her family moved to California, where she made her stage debut in 1925. Ann appeared in many plays and on radio for the next nine years before making her first screen appearance in Waterfront Lady (1935). Ann's talent was readily apparent, and she was signed to three films in 1935: Waterfront Lady (1935), Melody Trail (1935), and The Fighting Marines (1935). By now, she was a leading lady in the fabled Westerns with two legends, John Wayne and Gene Autry. By the time Ann was 17, she inked a deal with MGM, where she would gain the status of superstar for her portrayal of Polly Benedict in the popular Andy Hardy series with Mickey Rooney. Ann's first rol…
Filmography
movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 · Self
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieWon Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 · Grayson's Studio Secretary
movieThey Only Kill Their Masters
1972 · Gloria
tvThe Bob Newhart Show
1972 · Aggie Harrison
tvLove, American Style
1969 · Mrs. Glassmire
tvThe Donna Reed Show
1958
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Evelyn Cartright Forbes, Judith Thurston, Ellen Chase, Mona Hodge
tvPanic!
1957
tvMGM Parade
1955 · Self
tvClimax!
1954 · Edith Enders, Mary Townsend, Bette Sullivan
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Joan
Danger
tvDanger
1950
movieOperation Haylift
1950 · Clara Masters
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Lacy Holden
tvSuspense
1949 · Sally Hastings
movieAdventures of Don Juan
1948 · Donna Elena
movieThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 · Gertrude Griswold
movieInside Job
1946 · Claire Norton
movieMurder in the Music Hall
1946 · Gracie
movieThe Madonna's Secret
1946 · Linda 'Morgan' North
movieBedside Manner
1945 · Lola Cross
movieTwo O'Clock Courage
1945 · Patty Mitchell
movieTake It or Leave It
1944 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBermuda Mystery
1944 · Constance Martin
movieWhistling in Brooklyn
1943 · Carol Lambert
movieHappy Land
1943 · Lenore Prentiss
movieShow-Business at War
1943 · Self
movieWhistling in Dixie
1942 · Carol Lambert
movieAndy Hardy's Double Life
1942 · Polly Benedict
movieOrchestra Wives
1942 · Connie Ward Abbot
movieThe Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942 · Polly Benedict
movieThis Time for Keeps
1942 · Katherine 'Kit' White
movieFlag of Mercy
1942 · Clara's Student
movieBadlands of Dakota
1941 · Anne Grayson
movieLife Begins for Andy Hardy
1941 · Polly Benedict
movieWhistling in the Dark
1941 · Carol Lambert
movieWashington Melodrama
1941 · Laurie Claymore
movieAndy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941 · Polly Benedict
movieKeeping Company
1940 · Mary Thomas
movieWyoming
1940 · Lucy Kincaid
movieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self
moviePride and Prejudice
1940 · Lydia Bennet
movieAndy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940 · Polly Benedict
movieHollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Self
movieThe Ghost Comes Home
1940 · Billie Adams
Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
movieAndy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things
1940 · Polly Benedict (uncredited)
movieJudge Hardy and Son
1939 · Polly Benedict
movieGone with the Wind
1939 · Carreen O'Hara
movieDancing Co-Ed
1939 · Eve Greeley
movieThese Glamour Girls
1939 · Mary Rose Wilston
movieAndy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939 · Polly Benedict
movieAngel of Mercy
1939 · Sister of Dead Soldier (uncredited)
movieThe Hardys Ride High
1939 · Polly Benedict
movieFour Girls in White
1939 · Patricia 'Pat' Page
movieA Christmas Carol
1938 · Spirit of Christmas Past
movieDramatic School
1938 · Yvonne
movieOut West with the Hardys
1938 · Polly Benedict
movieLove Finds Andy Hardy
1938 · Polly Benedict
movieJudge Hardy's Children
1938 · Polly Benedict
movieOf Human Hearts
1938 · Annie Hawks
movieYou're Only Young Once
1937 · Polly Benedict
movieThe Bride Wore Red
1937 · Third Peasant Girl (uncredited)
movieThe Devil Is Driving
1937 · Kitty Wooster
moviePublic Cowboy No. 1
1937 · Helen Morgan
Carnival in Paris
movieCarnival in Paris
1937 · Lisette
movieEspionage
1937 · Train Passenger
movieAnnie Laurie
1936 · Annie Laurie
Down to the Sea
movieDown to the Sea
1936 · Helen Pappas
movieThe Lonely Trail
1936 · Virginia Terry
The Harvester
movieThe Harvester
1936 · Ruth Jameson
movieComin' 'Round the Mountain
1936 · Dolores Moreno
movieDoughnuts and Society
1936 · Joan Dugan
movieThe Lawless Nineties
1936 · Janet Carter
movieThe Oregon Trail
1936 · Anne Ridgeley
movieThe Singing Vagabond
1935 · Lettie Morgan
movieThe Fighting Marines
1935 · Frances Schiller
movieMelody Trail
1935 · Millicent Thomas
movieWaterfront Lady
1935 · Joan O'Brien
movieStudent Tour
1934 · Student