Ann Todd (American actress)
Ann E. Todd | |
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| Born | Ann Todd Mayfield August 26, 1931 |
| Occupation | Child actress |
| Years active | 1939-1953 |
| Spouse | Robert Basart (1951-1993) (his death) (2 children) |
| Parent(s) | Burrill Phillips Alberta Phillips |
Ann E. Todd (born August 26, 1931) is an American former child actress.
Early years
The daughter of Mrs. A. U. Mayfield,[1] Todd was born Ann Todd Mayfield on August 26, 1931 in Denver. She is a distant relative of Mary Todd Lincoln.[2]
In 1942, Todd was hospitalized in critical condition when blood poisoning developed after she cut her foot playing a game in her backyard.[3]
Career
In 1939, Todd made her acting debut in Zaza directed by George Cukor. In a career spanning over 14 years, she appeared in almost 40 movies alongside notable stars such as Claudette Colbert, Ingrid Bergman, Shirley Temple, James Stewart, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck and Marlene Dietrich.
Due to the similarities between her name and the then already established British actress Ann Todd, she added the initial 'E' to her name.[4]
Todd was a regular in The Stu Erwin Show between 1950-1953 before quitting show business for good. She became a teacher and librarian in her later life before retiring in California.[5]
Selected filmography
- Stronger Than Desire (1939)
- Zaza (1939) as Toto
- Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) as Jenny
- The Zero Hour (1939) as Beth
- Intermezzo (1939) as Ann Marie
- Bad Little Angel (1939) as Libbit Creighton, age 9
- Tower of London (1939) as Princess
- Destry Rides Again (1939) as Claggett girl
- The Blue Bird (1940) as Child
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) as Marianne
- Granny Get Your Gun (1940) as Charlotte
- All This, and Heaven Too (1940) as Berthe
- Brigham Young (1940) as Mary Kent
- Keeping Company (1940) as First stooge
- Blood and Sand (1941) as Carmen, as a child
- How Green Was My Valley (1941) as Ceinwen
- The Men in Her Life (1941) as Rose
- Remember the Day (1941) as Kate Hill
- Kings Row (1942) Randy Monaghan, as girl
- On the Sunny Side (1942) as Betty
- Dixie Dugan (1943) as Imogene Dugan
- Roughly Speaking (1945) as Louise Randall, as a child
- Pride of the Marines (1945) as Loretta Merchant
- My Reputation (1946) as Gretchen Van Orman
- The Jolson Story (1946) as Ann Murray, as a child
- Margie (1946) as Joyce Fontayne
- Dangerous Years (1947) as Doris Martin
- Three Daring Daughters (1948) as Ilka Morgan
- Cover Up (1949) as Cathie Weatherby
References
- ^ Harrison, Paul (June 11, 1940). "Harrison in Hollywood". Cumberland Evening Times. p. 9. Retrieved October 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kiley, Bill (January 8, 1940). "Air Notes and Anecdotes". Greenfield Daily Reporter. p. 2. Retrieved October 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Child Film Star Is Critically Ill". Albuquerque Journal. May 28, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ann E. Todd". Allmovie. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Little Orvie". TCM. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
External links
- Ann E. Todd at IMDb
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