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.
National Board of Review Awards
Best Actress
Known For
Kings Row
(1942)
Randy Monaghan
Dodge City
(1939)
Ruby Gilman
Angels with Dirty Faces
(1938)
Laury Ferguson
I Was a Male War Bride
(1949)
Lt. Catherine Gates
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(1943)
Self
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Lorraine Sheldon
It All Came True
(1940)
Sarah Jane Ryan
Good Sam
(1948)
Lucille 'Lu' Clayton
Alcatraz Island
(1937)
Flo Allen
Woman on the Run
(1950)
Eleanor Johnson
The Unfaithful
(1947)
Christine Hunter
Full Filmography
Acting
Kiss and Make-Up
(1934)
Beautician (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
Murder at the Vanities
(1934)
Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
Search for Beauty
(1934)
Dallas Beauty Winner (uncredited)
Ready for Love
(1934)
Priscilla at Basket Social
College Rhythm
(1934)
Chorine / Gloves Salesgirl
Bolero
(1934)
(uncredited)
Limehouse Blues
(1934)
Bit Part (uncredited)
One Hour Late
(1934)
Girl (uncredited)
Many Happy Returns
(1934)
Chorine (uncredited)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
(1934)
Sands of the Desert Model (uncredited)
Behold My Wife!
(1934)
Mary White
Wagon Wheels
(1934)
Young Lady (uncredited)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
(1934)
Town Girl
Come On, Marines!
(1934)
Loretta
You Belong to Me
(1934)
Wedding Party Guest
Ladies Should Listen
(1934)
Adele
The Notorious Sophie Lang
(1934)
Mannequin
Shoot the Works
(1934)
Hanratty's Secretary (uncredited)
The Lemon Drop Kid
(1934)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Rumba
(1935)
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
The Fighting Westerner
(1935)
Rita Ballard
The Crusades
(1935)
Christian Slave Girl (uncredited)
Fighting Youth
(1935)
Carol Arlington
Hollywood Extra Girl
(1935)
Genevieve
Mississippi
(1935)
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
The Glass Key
(1935)
Nurse
Home on the Range
(1935)
Singer (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
Car 99
(1935)
Mary Adams
Enter Madame
(1935)
Flora's Shipboard Friend (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
The Red Blood of Courage
(1935)
Elizabeth Henry
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
(1936)
Self
Sing Me a Love Song
(1936)
Lola Parker (uncredited)
San Quentin
(1937)
May
Black Legion
(1937)
Betty Grogan
Wine, Women and Horses
(1937)
Valerie
She Loved a Fireman
(1937)
Marjorie Shannon
Alcatraz Island
(1937)
Flo Allen
The Great O'Malley
(1937)
Judy Nolan
The Footloose Heiress
(1937)
Kay Allyn
Cowboy from Brooklyn
(1938)
Maxine Chadwick
Letter of Introduction
(1938)
Lydia Hoyt
Breakdowns of 1938
(1938)
Maxine (archive footage) (uncredited)
Little Miss Thoroughbred
(1938)
Madge Perry Morgan
Mystery House
(1938)
Nurse Sarah Keate
The Patient in Room 18
(1938)
Sara Keate
Broadway Musketeers
(1938)
Fay Reynolds
Angels with Dirty Faces
(1938)
Laury Ferguson
Out Where the Stars Begin
(1938)
Ann Sheridan
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
(1939)
Ann Sheridan
Angels Wash Their Faces
(1939)
Joy Ryan
Dodge City
(1939)
Ruby Gilman
They Made Me a Criminal
(1939)
Goldie West
Naughty But Nice
(1939)
Zelda Manion
Winter Carnival
(1939)
Jill Baker
Indianapolis Speedway
(1939)
Frankie Merrick
Breakdowns of 1940
(1940)
Self
They Drive by Night
(1940)
Cassie Hartley
It All Came True
(1940)
Sarah Jane Ryan
Castle on the Hudson
(1940)
Kay Manners
City for Conquest
(1940)
Peggy Nash
Torrid Zone
(1940)
Lee Donley
Honeymoon for Three
(1941)
Anne Rogers
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Lorraine Sheldon
Navy Blues
(1941)
Marge 'Margie' Jordan
Breakdowns of 1941
(1941)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Juke Girl
(1942)
Lola Mears
Wings for the Eagle
(1942)
Roma Maple
Breakdowns of 1942
(1942)
Self
Kings Row
(1942)
Randy Monaghan
George Washington Slept Here
(1942)
Connie Fuller
Edge of Darkness
(1943)
Karen Stensgard
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(1943)
Self
Shine on Harvest Moon
(1944)
Nora Bayes
The Doughgirls
(1944)
Edna Stokes Cadman
One More Tomorrow
(1946)
Christie Sage
Cinderella Jones
(1946)
Red Cross Nurse
Blow-Ups of 1946
(1946)
Self
Okay for Sound
(1946)
Blow-Ups of 1947
(1947)
Self
The Unfaithful
(1947)
Christine Hunter
Nora Prentiss
(1947)
Nora Prentiss
Let's Sing a Song About the Moonlight
(1948)
Nora Bayes in Film Clip from 'Shine On, Harvest Moon' (uncredited/archive footage)
Good Sam
(1948)
Lucille 'Lu' Clayton
Silver River
(1948)
Georgia Moore
I Was a Male War Bride
(1949)
Lt. Catherine Gates
Stella
(1950)
Stella Bevans
Woman on the Run
(1950)
Eleanor Johnson
Steel Town
(1952)
'Red' McNamara
Just Across the Street
(1952)
Henrietta Smith
Appointment in Honduras
(1953)
Sylvia Sheppard
Take Me to Town
(1953)
Vermillion O'Toole
A Star Is Born World Premiere
(1954)
Self
Come Next Spring
(1956)
Bess Ballot
The Opposite Sex
(1956)
Amanda Penrose
Woman and the Hunter
(1957)
Laura Dodds
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
(1967)
Henrietta 'Hank' Hanks
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
(1973)
Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
(1982)
(archive footage)
Legends of the West
(1992)
Ruby Gilman in 'Dodge City'
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
(2013)
Self (archive footage)