Ann Rutherford
Actor
Born November 2, 1917 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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.
Filmography
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Grayson's Studio Secretary
They Only Kill Their Masters
Gloria
The Bob Newhart Show
Aggie Harrison
Love, American Style
Mrs. Glassmire
The Donna Reed Show
Perry Mason
Evelyn Cartright Forbes
Panic!
MGM Parade
Self
Climax!
Edith Enders
General Electric Theater
Joan
Operation Haylift
Clara Masters
Robert Montgomery Presents
Lacy Holden
Suspense
Sally Hastings
Adventures of Don Juan
Donna Elena
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Gertrude Griswold
Inside Job
Claire Norton
Murder in the Music Hall
Gracie
The Madonna's Secret
Linda 'Morgan' North
Bedside Manner
Lola Cross
Two O'Clock Courage
Patty Mitchell
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Bermuda Mystery
Constance Martin
Whistling in Brooklyn
Carol Lambert
Happy Land
Lenore Prentiss
Show-Business at War
Self
Whistling in Dixie
Carol Lambert
Andy Hardy's Double Life
Polly Benedict
Orchestra Wives
Connie Ward Abbot
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Polly Benedict
This Time for Keeps
Katherine 'Kit' White
Flag of Mercy
Clara's Student
Badlands of Dakota
Anne Grayson
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Polly Benedict
Whistling in the Dark
Carol Lambert
Washington Melodrama
Laurie Claymore
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Polly Benedict
Keeping Company
Mary Thomas
Wyoming
Lucy Kincaid
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
Pride and Prejudice
Lydia Bennet
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Polly Benedict
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
The Ghost Comes Home
Billie Adams
Judge Hardy and Son
Polly Benedict
Gone with the Wind
Carreen O'Hara
Dancing Co-Ed
Eve Greeley
These Glamour Girls
Mary Rose Wilston
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Polly Benedict
Angel of Mercy
Sister of Dead Soldier (uncredited)
The Hardys Ride High
Polly Benedict
Four Girls in White
Patricia 'Pat' Page
A Christmas Carol
Spirit of Christmas Past
Dramatic School
Yvonne
Out West with the Hardys
Polly Benedict
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Polly Benedict
Judge Hardy's Children
Polly Benedict
Of Human Hearts
Annie Hawks
You're Only Young Once
Polly Benedict
The Bride Wore Red
Third Peasant Girl (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving
Kitty Wooster
Public Cowboy No. 1
Helen Morgan
Espionage
Train Passenger
Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie
The Lonely Trail
Virginia Terry
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
Dolores Moreno
Doughnuts and Society
Joan Dugan
The Lawless Nineties
Janet Carter
The Oregon Trail
Anne Ridgeley
The Singing Vagabond
Lettie Morgan
The Fighting Marines
Frances Schiller
Melody Trail
Millicent Thomas
Waterfront Lady
Joan O'Brien
Student Tour
Student