Ann Rutherford

Person

Ann Rutherford

Born 2 November 1917 Died 11 June 2012, aged 94 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
16age in their first credit on record (1934)
42years on screen and counting
8credits in 1939, their busiest year
78dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood poster Age: 58

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976
as Grayson's Studio Secretary
They Only Kill Their Masters poster Age: 55

They Only Kill Their Masters

1972
as Gloria
Operation Haylift poster Age: 32

Operation Haylift

1950
as Clara Masters
Adventures of Don Juan poster Age: 31

Adventures of Don Juan

1948
as Donna Elena
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty poster Age: 29

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947
as Gertrude Griswold
Inside Job poster Age: 28

Inside Job

1946
as Claire Norton
Murder in the Music Hall poster Age: 28

Murder in the Music Hall

1946
as Gracie
The Madonna's Secret poster Age: 28

The Madonna's Secret

1946
as Linda 'Morgan' North
Bedside Manner poster Age: 27

Bedside Manner

1945
as Lola Cross
Two O'Clock Courage poster Age: 27

Two O'Clock Courage

1945
as Patty Mitchell
Bermuda Mystery poster Age: 26

Bermuda Mystery

1944
as Constance Martin
Whistling in Brooklyn poster Age: 26

Whistling in Brooklyn

1943
as Carol Lambert
Happy Land poster Age: 26

Happy Land

1943
as Lenore Prentiss
Whistling in Dixie poster Age: 25

Whistling in Dixie

1942
as Carol Lambert
Andy Hardy's Double Life poster Age: 25

Andy Hardy's Double Life

1942
as Polly Benedict
Orchestra Wives poster Age: 24

Orchestra Wives

1942
as Connie Ward Abbot
The Courtship of Andy Hardy poster Age: 24

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

1942
as Polly Benedict
This Time for Keeps poster Age: 24

This Time for Keeps

1942
as Katherine 'Kit' White
Flag of Mercy poster Age: 24

Flag of Mercy

1942
as Clara's Student
Badlands of Dakota poster Age: 23

Badlands of Dakota

1941
as Anne Grayson
Life Begins for Andy Hardy poster Age: 23

Life Begins for Andy Hardy

1941
as Polly Benedict
Whistling in the Dark poster Age: 23

Whistling in the Dark

1941
as Carol Lambert
Washington Melodrama poster Age: 23

Washington Melodrama

1941
as Laurie Claymore
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary poster Age: 23

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941
as Polly Benedict
Keeping Company poster Age: 23

Keeping Company

1940
as Mary Thomas
Wyoming poster Age: 22

Wyoming

1940
as Lucy Kincaid
Pride and Prejudice poster Age: 22

Pride and Prejudice

1940
as Lydia Bennet
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante poster Age: 22

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940
as Polly Benedict
The Ghost Comes Home poster Age: 22

The Ghost Comes Home

1940
as Billie Adams
No poster
Age: 22

Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics... and Other Things

1940
as Polly Benedict (uncredited)
Judge Hardy and Son poster Age: 22

Judge Hardy and Son

1939
as Polly Benedict
Gone with the Wind poster Age: 22

Gone with the Wind

1939
as Carreen O'Hara
Dancing Co-Ed poster Age: 21

Dancing Co-Ed

1939
as Eve Greeley
These Glamour Girls poster Age: 21

These Glamour Girls

1939
as Mary Rose Wilston
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever poster Age: 21

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939
as Polly Benedict
Angel of Mercy poster Age: 21

Angel of Mercy

1939
as Sister of Dead Soldier (uncredited)
The Hardys Ride High poster Age: 21

The Hardys Ride High

1939
as Polly Benedict
Four Girls in White poster Age: 21

Four Girls in White

1939
as Patricia 'Pat' Page
A Christmas Carol poster Age: 21

A Christmas Carol

1938
as Spirit of Christmas Past
Dramatic School poster Age: 21

Dramatic School

1938
as Yvonne
Out West with the Hardys poster Age: 21

Out West with the Hardys

1938
as Polly Benedict
Love Finds Andy Hardy poster Age: 20

Love Finds Andy Hardy

1938
as Polly Benedict
Judge Hardy's Children poster Age: 20

Judge Hardy's Children

1938
as Polly Benedict
Of Human Hearts poster Age: 20

Of Human Hearts

1938
as Annie Hawks
You're Only Young Once poster Age: 20

You're Only Young Once

1937
as Polly Benedict
The Bride Wore Red poster Age: 19

The Bride Wore Red

1937
as Third Peasant Girl (uncredited)
The Devil Is Driving poster Age: 19

The Devil Is Driving

1937
as Kitty Wooster
Public Cowboy No. 1 poster Age: 19

Public Cowboy No. 1

1937
as Helen Morgan
No poster
Age: 19

Carnival in Paris

1937
as Lisette
Espionage poster Age: 19

Espionage

1937
as Train Passenger
Annie Laurie poster Age: 18

Annie Laurie

1936
as Annie Laurie
No poster
Age: 18

Down to the Sea

1936
as Helen Pappas
The Lonely Trail poster Age: 18

The Lonely Trail

1936
as Virginia Terry
No poster
Age: 18

The Harvester

1936
as Ruth Jameson
Comin' 'Round the Mountain poster Age: 18

Comin' 'Round the Mountain

1936
as Dolores Moreno
Doughnuts and Society poster Age: 18

Doughnuts and Society

1936
as Joan Dugan
The Lawless Nineties poster Age: 18

The Lawless Nineties

1936
as Janet Carter
The Oregon Trail poster Age: 18

The Oregon Trail

1936
as Anne Ridgeley
The Singing Vagabond poster Age: 18

The Singing Vagabond

1935
as Lettie Morgan
The Fighting Marines poster Age: 18

The Fighting Marines

1935
as Frances Schiller
Melody Trail poster Age: 17

Melody Trail

1935
as Millicent Thomas
Waterfront Lady poster Age: 17

Waterfront Lady

1935
as Joan O'Brien
Student Tour poster Age: 16

Student Tour

1934
as Student
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TV credits

Newest first
The Bob Newhart Show poster Age: 54

The Bob Newhart Show

1972
as Aggie Harrison
Love, American Style poster Age: 51

Love, American Style

1969
as Mrs. Glassmire
The Donna Reed Show poster Age: 40

The Donna Reed Show

1958
Perry Mason poster Age: 39

Perry Mason

1957
as Evelyn Cartright Forbes
Perry Mason poster Age: 39

Perry Mason

1957
as Judith Thurston
Perry Mason poster Age: 39

Perry Mason

1957
as Ellen Chase
Perry Mason poster Age: 39

Perry Mason

1957
as Mona Hodge
Panic! poster Age: 39

Panic!

1957
Climax! poster Age: 36

Climax!

1954
as Edith Enders
Climax! poster Age: 36

Climax!

1954
as Mary Townsend
Climax! poster Age: 36

Climax!

1954
as Bette Sullivan
General Electric Theater poster Age: 35

General Electric Theater

1953
as Joan
No poster
Age: 32

Danger

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster Age: 32

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
as Lacy Holden
Suspense poster Age: 31

Suspense

1949
as Sally Hastings
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