Ann Sheridan(1915-1967)
- Actress
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Ann Sheridan won the "Search for Beauty" contest which carried with it
a Paramount screen test. Signed to a contract at 18, she was put into a
number of small roles under her real name of Clara Lou Sheridan. As she
got better, her name was changed to Ann. In 1936, after two dozen
films, she went to Warner Brothers, which billed her as the "Oomph
Girl," a name she despised -- although she certainly looked the part.
She was allowed to mature into a leading star who could be the girl
next door or the tough-as-nails dame. She was in a lot of comedies and
a number of forgettable movies, but the public liked her, and her
career flourished. She also gave great performances such as the singer
in Torrid Zone (1940) and the waitress in Une femme dangereuse (1940). In 1948, she was dropped by
Warner Bros., but came back in Howard Hawks' comedy Allez coucher ailleurs ! (1949) with Cary Grant.
She continued to make films into the 1950s but retired before the end
of the decade. She starred in the soap opera Un autre monde (1964) and the western
series Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966). Unfortunately, just as her career was reviving with
this series, she died of cancer.
