Ann Rutherford

On television, she portrayed Suzanne Pleshette's mother on the popular Bob Newhart Show during the 1970s. She continued to perform occasionally in retirement, and gave public readings. On radio, Ann Rutherford replaced Penny Singleton as Blondie. Tragedy was always her speciality. She retired from films in 1950, but returned to her old studio in 1972 to make They Only Kill Their Masters on the old Andy Hardy set. In 1803, she began performing at Covent Garden, and was its leading star until her retirement in 1812 (her last role being Lady Macbeth). She left MGM to freelance in the early 1940s, starring in such films as Orchestra Wives (1942) (with the Glen Miller Orchestra), Two O'Clock Courage (1945) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947). By the time she next appeared there in 1782, she was famous.

She also starred in a series of mystery/comedies with Red Skelton (Whistling in the Dark (1941), Whistling in Dixie (1942), and Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)). In 1773, Sarah married William Siddons, another member of the company, and made her debut at Drury Lane two years later, as Portia in The Merchant of Venice. From 1937 until 1942, she portrayed Polly Benedict in the very successful Andy Hardy series. Acting was only just becoming a respectable profession for a woman. She was loaned to Selznick International to appear as Careen O'Hara in Gone With The Wind (1939). Sarah's brothers, Charles Kemble, John Philip Kemble and Stephen Kemble were all actors. At MGM, she appeared in such films as A Christmas Carol (1938) and Pride and Prejudice (1940). She was born Sarah Kemble in Brecon, Wales, the eldest daughter of Roger Kemble, an actor-manager whose travelling company included most members of his family.

Afterward, she was placed under contract with MGM. Sarah Siddons (1755–1831) was a British actress, the best-known of the 18th century. Mascot merged with Republic Pictures, and Miss Rutherford soon established herself as a popular leading lady of Westerns with Gene Autry and John Wayne. She began her film career in starring roles in Waterfront Lady for Mascot Pictures in 1935. At an early age, she performed in various radio shows.

Miss Rutherford was born in Toronto, Canada. In the long-running, Academy Award-winning Andy Hardy film series, she played Polly twelve times, with the last appearance being in Andy Hardy's Double Life in 1942. It was in 1938 that her first notable role came as Andy Hardy's girlfriend, Polly Benedict, in Judge Hardy's Children. She appeared in seventeen films between 1935 and 1938.

Her first film role was in Melody Trail in 1935. She has had a long career starring and co-starring in films. Ann Rutherford (November 2, 1920 - ) is a Canadian/American actress in film, radio, and television.