Actor
Ann Rutherford
November 2, 1917 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
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Charles Peck
3 titles together
A Christmas Carol, Of Human Hearts, Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
George Reeves
2 titles together
Gone with the Wind, Suspense
Rand Brooks
2 titles together
Gone with the Wind, Love Finds Andy Hardy
Reginald Owen
2 titles together
A Christmas Carol, The Bride Wore Red
Gene Lockhart
2 titles together
A Christmas Carol, Of Human Hearts
Terry Kilburn
2 titles together
A Christmas Carol, Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Full filmography · 74
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Grayson's Studio Secretary
1976
They Only Kill Their Masters
as Gloria
1972
Operation Haylift
as Clara Masters
1950
Adventures of Don Juan
as Donna Elena
19486.8
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Gertrude Griswold
19476.8
Inside Job
as Claire Norton
1946
Murder in the Music Hall
as Gracie
1946
The Madonna's Secret
as Linda 'Morgan' North
1946
Bedside Manner
as Lola Cross
1945
Two O'Clock Courage
as Patty Mitchell
19456.3
Take It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1944
Bermuda Mystery
as Constance Martin
1944