Ann Sothern

She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - for Motion Pictures, at 1612 Vine St, and for Television, at 1634 Vine St. In the most recent installment, Seed of Chucky, she plays a dual role, not only providing a voice for one of the killer dolls, but also playing a parody of herself. She retired from acting, and died at her home in Ketchum, Idaho from heart failure. Tilly gained some additional popularity in recent years for providing voice-over work for the Child's Play series of movies. Her role as the neighbour of elderly sisters, played by Lillian Gish and Bette Davis, with romantic interest provided by Vincent Price, brought Sothern an Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nomination. Jennifer married Simpsons producer Sam Simon in 1984 but they divorced in 1991. Her final film role was in The Whales of August in 1987. Her breakthrough film role was in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) and she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Bullets Over Broadway (1994).

She resumed working sporadically on television until the mid 1980s, including a television remake of her earlier success A Letter To Three Wives. She began her acting career as a teenager, putting herself through the theater program at Stephens College in Missouri. In 1965 she was heard as the voice of the car in the series My Mother The Car. She attended Belmont High School along with her two sisters, one of whom, Meg Tilly, is also an actress. Both programs were very successful and earned Sothern four Emmy Award nominations, but a bout of hepatitis had left her with a bloated and overweight appearance, and she preferred not to be seen. Tilly was born Jennifer E Chan and was raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She was the lead in the series Private Secretary from 1953 until 1957, and The Ann Sothern Show from 1958 until 1959. Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958 in Harbor City, California) is an American actress who has starred in many major films as well as independent features.

By the fifties she was rarely seen in films and was appearing regularly in television. Jennifer Tilly at IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/Name?Tilly,+Jennifer). She appeared in A Letter to Three Wives in (1949) and the film earned her excellent reviews, but did not stimulate her career. Seed of Chucky (2004). After years of trying, Sothern had her first real success, and a string of "Maisie" film sequels and radio plays took her through to the late forties. Home on the Range (2004) (voice). In a role originally intended for Jean Harlow, Sothern was cast as "Maisie", a bold, brassy but somewhat scatter-brained showgirl who was also an amateur detective. The Haunted Mansion (2003).

After a string of films that failed to attract an audience, Sothern left RKO and was signed to MGM, making her first film for them in 1939. The Cat's Meow (2001). Born Harriette Arlene Lake in Valley City, North Dakota, Sothern began her film career as an extra in silent films in 1927. In 1934 she signed a contract with Columbia Pictures but after two years the studio released her from this contract, and she was signed by RKO Pictures in 1936. Monsters, Inc. (2001) (voice). Ann Sothern (January 22, 1909 - March 15, 2001) was a American film actress. The Crew (2000). Stuart Little (1999) (voice).

Bride of Chucky (1998) (voice). The Wrong Guy (1997). Edie & Pen (1997). Liar Liar (1997).

Bound (1996). The Getaway (1994). Bullets Over Broadway (1994). Made in America (1993).

Shadow of the Wolf (1992). Scorchers (1991). The Doors (1991). The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989).

Let It Ride (1989). High Spirits (1988). Johnny Be Good (1988). Moving Violations (1985).

Hill Street Blues (TV-Series 1981 - 1987) Tilly appeared (1984 - 1985). No Small Affair (1984).