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Ann Harding(1902-1981)

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Ann Harding
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Ann, born Dorothy Gatley, spent most of her childhood as an "army brat" constantly moving around before the family finally settled in New York. Ann first appeared on the stage while she spent a year attending Bryn Mawr College. She became a clerk and freelance script reader with a film company before she made her stage debut in Greenwich Village. From there she went to Broadway, and when pictures needed actors who could walk and talk, she went to Hollywood. She was signed by Pathe and made her debut, with Fredric March in Paris Bound (1929). She became a leading lady, and the roles that she played were always the same, but her co-stars changed. She was the gentle, refined heroine as in The Animal Kingdom (1932), wherein she played Daisy, the rejected fiancée of Leslie Howard. By 1933, her popularity started to decline as she appeared in a parade of tearjerkers as someone always ready to sacrifice herself for the good of others. She quit films in 1937 when she married conductor Werner Janssen, but she could not stay away. She came back five years later in Les yeux dans les ténèbres (1942). Her roles after that were mature character roles for the next five years. Another break, another three films, and then in 1956 she appeared once again with Fredric March, the man with whom she started her career in L'homme au complet gris (1956). She continued to appear sporadically on TV in the 1960s and died at age 79 in 1981.
BornAugust 7, 1902
DiedSeptember 1, 1981(79)
BornAugust 7, 1902
DiedSeptember 1, 1981(79)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 14 wins & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Myrna Loy, Ann Harding, and Robert Montgomery in Mais une femme troubla la fête (1933)
Mais une femme troubla la fête
6.8
  • Clare Woodruf
  • 1933
John Boles and Ann Harding in Le calvaire de Flora Winters (1934)
Le calvaire de Flora Winters
6.6
  • Vergie Winters
  • 1934
Mary Astor, Robert Ames, and Ann Harding in Holiday (1930)
Holiday
6.3
  • Linda Seton
  • 1930
Robert Young, Ann Harding, and Sari Maritza in The Right to Romance (1933)
The Right to Romance
6.0
  • Dr. Margaret Simmons
  • 1933

Credits

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Actress



  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Edith Sommers
    • 1965
  • Le Jeune Docteur Kildare (1961)
    Le Jeune Docteur Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mae Priest
    • 1964
  • Angela Lansbury and Tuesday Weld in The Eleventh Hour (1962)
    The Eleventh Hour
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Green
    • 1963
  • L'homme à la Rolls (1963)
    L'homme à la Rolls
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Annabelle Rogers
    • 1963
  • Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
    Armstrong Circle Theatre
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 1963
  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in Les accusés (1961)
    Les accusés
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Helen Bernard
    • 1963
  • Alfred Hitchcock présente (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock présente
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Sarah Hale
    • 1961
  • Westinghouse Presents: Come Again to Carthage
    TV Movie
    • 1961
  • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
    Play of the Week
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Califer
    • Cora Swanson
    • 1960–1961
  • Our American Heritage (1959)
    Our American Heritage
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Amelia Holmes
    • 1960
  • John Forsythe, Larry Blyden, and Barbara Rush in Sunday Showcase (1959)
    Sunday Showcase
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
    • 1960
  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
    The DuPont Show with June Allyson
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Naomi
    • 1959
  • Matinee Theater (1955)
    Matinee Theater
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mathilda Morrell
    • Minnie Sweeney
    • 1955–1958
  • Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
    Kraft Television Theatre
    7.9
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Abigail Clay
    • Mrs. Apley
    • 1955–1957

Soundtrack



  • Les heures tendres (1950)
    Les heures tendres
    6.8
    • performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Don DeFore, Victor Moore, Charles Ruggles, and Gale Storm in C'est arrivé dans la 5e avenue (1947)
    C'est arrivé dans la 5e avenue
    7.6
    • performer: "That's What Christmas Means to Me"
    • 1947
  • Herbert Marshall and Ann Harding in Madame consent (1936)
    Madame consent
    6.2
    • performer: "My Blue Heaven" (1927), "I Love You So Much (It's a Wonder You Don't Feel It)" (1930), "I Surrender Dear" (1931), "Paradise" (1931), "Isn't This a Night for Love" (1933), "The Continental (You Kiss While You're Dancing)" (1934), "The Object of My Affection" (1934) (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Myrna Loy, Ann Harding, and Robert Montgomery in Mais une femme troubla la fête (1933)
    Mais une femme troubla la fête
    6.8
    • performer: "I Love But Thee (Jeg elsker Dig!)" (1864) (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Richard Dix and Ann Harding in Les conquérants (1932)
    Les conquérants
    6.3
    • performer: "Long, Long Ago" (1883) (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Laurence Olivier and Ann Harding in Westward Passage (1932)
    Westward Passage
    5.4
    • performer: "What'll I Do?" (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Ann Harding in Prestige (1931)
    Prestige
    5.6
    • performer: "Etude in E Op.10 No.3" (1832) (uncredited)
    • 1931

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.57 m
  • Born
    • August 7, 1902
    • San Antonio, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • September 1, 1981
    • Sherman Oaks, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Werner JanssenJanuary 17, 1937 - February 7, 1963 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Parents
      George G. Gatley
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions: .
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 11 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    She joined the NAACP in 1934, having been disgusted by what she considered racism in her movie Prestige (1931). In 1935, she attended a benefit in support of the group's anti-lynching bill.
  • Quotes
    I believe that the actress who wears her profession on her sleeve, as it were, outside of her work, is, as a rule, merely dramatizing herself. When she acts off-stage as well as on, she is wasting her talent. It is like using nectar to quench a casual thirst.
  • Trademarks
      Waist-length blonde hair

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  • When did Ann Harding die?
    September 1, 1981
  • How did Ann Harding die?
    Undisclosed
  • How old was Ann Harding when she died?
    79 years old
  • Where did Ann Harding die?
    Sherman Oaks, California, USA
  • When was Ann Harding born?
    August 7, 1902

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