Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

108

Gender

Female

Birthday

1915-02-21

Day of Death

1967-01-21 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Denton, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Clara Lou Sheridan

The "Oomph" Girl

Ann Sheridan

Biography

Ann Sheridan, or Clara Lou Sheridan, (February 21, 1915 - January 21, 1967) was an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films San Quentin (1937) with Humphrey Bogart, Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) with James Cagney and Bogart, They Drive by Night (1940) with George Raft and Bogart, City for Conquest (1940) with Cagney and Elia Kazan, The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) with Bette Davis, Kings Row (1942) with Ronald Reagan, Nora Prentiss (1947), and I Was a Male War Bride (1949) with Cary Grant.

Known For

Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

Kings Row

Kings Row

A Star Is Born World Premiere

Acting

City for Conquest

1940

City for Conquest

as

Peggy Nash

I Was a Male War Bride

1949

I Was a Male War Bride

as

Lt. Catherine Gates

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

The Man Who Came to Dinner

as

Lorraine Sheldon

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

as

Goldie West

Castle on the Hudson

1940

Castle on the Hudson

as

Kay Manners

Nora Prentiss

1947

Nora Prentiss

as

Nora Prentiss

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938

Angels with Dirty Faces

as

Laury Ferguson

Woman on the Run

1950

Woman on the Run

as

Eleanor Johnson

George Washington Slept Here

1942

George Washington Slept Here

as

Connie Fuller

The Glass Key

1935

The Glass Key

as

Nurse

Black Legion

1937

Black Legion

as

Betty Grogan

The Opposite Sex

1956

The Opposite Sex

as

Amanda Penrose

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as

Self

It All Came True

1940

It All Came True

as

Sarah Jane Ryan

They Drive by Night

1940

They Drive by Night

as

Cassie Hartley

Silver River

1948

Silver River

as

Georgia Moore

Dodge City

1939

Dodge City

as

Ruby Gilman

The Fighting Westerner

1935

The Fighting Westerner

as

Rita Ballard

San Quentin

1937

San Quentin

as

May

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

Kings Row

1942

Kings Row

as

Randy Monaghan

The Unfaithful

1947

The Unfaithful

as

Christine Hunter

Edge of Darkness

1943

Edge of Darkness

as

Karen Stensgard

The Patient in Room 18

1938

The Patient in Room 18

as

Sara Keate

Mystery House

1938

Mystery House

as

Nurse Sarah Keate

Torrid Zone

1940

Torrid Zone

as

Lee Donley

The Great O'Malley

1937

The Great O'Malley

as

Judy Nolan

The Doughgirls

1944

The Doughgirls

as

Edna Stokes Cadman

Wings for the Eagle

1942

Wings for the Eagle

as

Roma Maple

Juke Girl

1942

Juke Girl

as

Lola Mears

Letter of Introduction

1938

Letter of Introduction

as

Lydia Hoyt

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1967

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

as

Henrietta 'Hank' Hanks

Good Sam

1948

Good Sam

as

Lucille 'Lu' Clayton

Sing Me a Love Song

1936

Sing Me a Love Song

as

Lola Parker (uncredited)

Angels Wash Their Faces

1939

Angels Wash Their Faces

as

Joy Ryan

Honeymoon for Three

1941

Honeymoon for Three

as

Anne Rogers

Come Next Spring

1956

Come Next Spring

as

Bess Ballot

Legends of the West

1992

Legends of the West

as

Ruby Gilman in 'Dodge City'

Take Me to Town

1953

Take Me to Town

as

Vermillion O'Toole

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

as

Maxine Chadwick

The Footloose Heiress

1937

The Footloose Heiress

as

Kay Allyn

Behold My Wife!

1934

Behold My Wife!

as

Mary White

Limehouse Blues

1934

Limehouse Blues

as

Bit Part (uncredited)

The Red Blood of Courage

1935

The Red Blood of Courage

as

Elizabeth Henry

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

as

Self (archive footage)

Wine, Women and Horses

1937

Wine, Women and Horses

as

Valerie

Stella

1950

Stella

as

Stella Bevans

Navy Blues

1941

Navy Blues

as

Marge 'Margie' Jordan

Appointment in Honduras

1953

Appointment in Honduras

as

Sylvia Sheppard

You Belong to Me

1934

You Belong to Me

as

Wedding Party Guest

Naughty But Nice

1939

Naughty But Nice

as

Zelda Manion

Shine on Harvest Moon

1944

Shine on Harvest Moon

as

Nora Bayes

Alcatraz Island

1937

Alcatraz Island

as

Flo Allen

Indianapolis Speedway

1939

Indianapolis Speedway

as

Frankie Merrick

Car 99

1935

Car 99

as

Mary Adams

She Loved a Fireman

1937

She Loved a Fireman

as

Marjorie Shannon

Just Across the Street

1952

Just Across the Street

as

Henrietta Smith

Steel Town

1952

Steel Town

as

'Red' McNamara

One More Tomorrow

1946

One More Tomorrow

as

Christie Sage

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

2013

Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

as

Self (archive footage)

Out Where the Stars Begin

1938

Out Where the Stars Begin

as

Ann Sheridan

Murder at the Vanities

1934

Murder at the Vanities

as

Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)

Little Miss Thoroughbred

1938

Little Miss Thoroughbred

as

Madge Perry Morgan

Mississippi

1935

Mississippi

as

Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Bolero

1934

Bolero

as

(uncredited)

Ready for Love

1934

Ready for Love

as

Priscilla at Basket Social

Ladies Should Listen

1934

Ladies Should Listen

as

Adele

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

as

Town Girl

Search for Beauty

1934

Search for Beauty

as

Dallas Beauty Winner (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Breakdowns of 1941

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Broadway Musketeers

1938

Broadway Musketeers

as

Fay Reynolds

Winter Carnival

1939

Winter Carnival

as

Jill Baker

Blow-Ups of 1947

1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

as

Self

Come On, Marines!

1934

Come On, Marines!

as

Loretta

Enter Madame

1935

Enter Madame

as

Flora's Shipboard Friend (as Clara Lou Sheridan)

One Hour Late

1934

One Hour Late

as

Girl (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

Breakdowns of 1938

as

Maxine (archive footage) (uncredited)

1954

A Star Is Born World Premiere

as

Self

Blow-Ups of 1946

1946

Blow-Ups of 1946

as

Self

Breakdowns of 1940

1940

Breakdowns of 1940

as

Self

The Notorious Sophie Lang

1934

The Notorious Sophie Lang

as

Mannequin (uncredited)

Fighting Youth

1935

Fighting Youth

as

Carol Arlington

Woman and the Hunter

1957

Woman and the Hunter

as

Laura Dodds

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

as

Self

College Rhythm

1934

College Rhythm

as

Chorine / Gloves Salesgirl

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

1934

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

as

Sands of the Desert Model (uncredited)

Wagon Wheels

1934

Wagon Wheels

as

Young Lady (uncredited)

Rumba

1935

Rumba

as

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Okay for Sound

1946

Okay for Sound

as

Kiss and Make-Up

1934

Kiss and Make-Up

as

Beautician (as Clara Lou Sheridan)

Hollywood Extra Girl

1935

Hollywood Extra Girl

as

Genevieve

Cinderella Jones

1946

Cinderella Jones

as

Red Cross Nurse

Many Happy Returns

1934

Many Happy Returns

as

Chorine (uncredited)

Shoot the Works

1934

Shoot the Works

as

Hanratty's Secretary (uncredited)

The Lemon Drop Kid

1934

The Lemon Drop Kid

as

Minor Role (uncredited)

The Crusades

1935

The Crusades

as

Christian Slave Girl (uncredited)

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

1939

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

as

Ann Sheridan

Home on the Range

1935

Home on the Range

as

Singer (as Clara Lou Sheridan)

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

Breakdowns of 1942

as

Self

The Extraordinary Seaman

1969

The Extraordinary Seaman

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as

Self

Another World

Another World

as

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

as

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Linda Russell

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Ranch Owner

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Helen

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing