Cast & creator
Ann Sheridan
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, What's My Line?, The Colgate Comedy Hour
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.
Also known as: Clara Lou Sheridan, The "Oomph" Girl
101
film credits
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television credits
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1934–2013 · acting roles
6.3
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (110)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
What's My Line?
Self
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Another World
1964Lux Video Theatre
Linda Russell
1950Lux Video Theatre
Helen
1950
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Henrietta Hanks
1966
Armchair Theatre
Mary L.
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Ranch Owner
1951
They Drive by Night
Cassie Hartley
1940
Angels with Dirty Faces
Laury Ferguson
1938
Edge of Darkness
Karen Stensgard
1943
Dodge City
Ruby Gilman
1939
Woman on the Run
Eleanor Johnson
1950
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Lorraine Sheldon
1941
City for Conquest
Peggy Nash
1940
Good Sam
Lucille 'Lu' Clayton
1948
George Washington Slept Here
Connie Fuller
1942
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
Self
1936
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
2013
They Made Me a Criminal
Goldie West
1939
I Was a Male War Bride
Lt. Catherine Gates
1949
Legends of the West
Ruby Gilman in 'Dodge City' (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
1982
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Self
1943
Murder at the Vanities
Lou - Earl Carroll Girl (uncredited)
1934
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Self (archive footage)
1973
Naughty but Nice
Zelda Manion
1939
The Great O'Malley
Judy Nolan
1937
The Unfaithful
Christine Hunter
1947
You Belong to Me
Wedding Party Guest
1934
Angels Wash Their Faces
Joy Ryan
1939
The Opposite Sex
Amanda Penrose
1956
Rumba
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
1935
Just Across the Street
Henrietta Smith
1952
Castle on the Hudson
Kay Manners
1940
Breakdowns of 1938
Maxine (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
1942
San Quentin
May
1937
Juke Girl
Lola Mears
1942
Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss
1947
It All Came True
Sarah Jane Ryan
1940
Black Legion
Betty Grogan
1937
Woman and the Hunter
Laura Dodds
1957
She Loved a Fireman
Marjorie Shannon
1937
Wine, Women and Horses
Valerie
1937
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Shine on Harvest Moon
Nora Bayes
1944
Sing Me a Love Song
Lola Parker (uncredited)
1936
Blow-Ups of 1946
Self
1946
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Town Girl
1934Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Ann Sheridan
1939
The Doughgirls
Edna Stokes Cadman
1944
Silver River
Georgia Moore
1948
Alcatraz Island
Flo Allen
1937
The Patient in Room 18
Sara Keate
1938
The Crusades
Christian Slave Girl (uncredited)
1935
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Sands of the Desert Model (uncredited)
1934
Home on the Range
Singer (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
1935
Letter of Introduction
Lydia Hoyt
1938
Torrid Zone
Lee Donley
1940
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Maxine Chadwick
1938
Blow-Ups of 1947
Self
1947
Wings for the Eagle
Roma Maple
1942
Navy Blues
Marge 'Margie' Jordan
1941
The Notorious Sophie Lang
Mannequin (uncredited)
1934
Take Me to Town
Vermillion O'Toole
1953
Kiss and Make-Up
Beautician (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
1934
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954
Out Where the Stars Begin
Ann Sheridan
1938
The Lemon Drop Kid
Minor Role (uncredited)
1934
Wagon Wheels
Young Lady (uncredited)
1934
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Henrietta 'Hank' Hanks
1967
Kings Row
Randy Monaghan
1942
Broadway Musketeers
Fay Reynolds
1938
Appointment in Honduras
Sylvia Sheppard
1953
Come Next Spring
Bess Ballot
1956
The Red Blood of Courage
Elizabeth Henry
1935
One Hour Late
Girl (uncredited)
1934
Indianapolis Speedway
Frankie Merrick
1939
The Extraordinary Seaman
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1969
Mystery House
Nurse Sarah Keate
1938
Okay for Sound
1946
Cinderella Jones
Red Cross Nurse
1946
Mississippi
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
1935
Honeymoon for Three
Anne Rogers
1941
Shoot the Works
Hanratty's Secretary (uncredited)
1934
Enter Madame
Flora's Shipboard Friend (as Clara Lou Sheridan)
1935
Behold My Wife!
Mary White
1934
Breakdowns of 1940
Self
1940
Without Incident
Kathy
1957
One More Tomorrow
Christie Sage
1946
Steel Town
'Red' McNamara
1952
The Fighting Westerner
Rita Ballard
1935
Hollywood Extra Girl
Genevieve
1935
Ready for Love
Priscilla at Basket Social
1934
The Glass Key
Nurse
1935
Stella
Stella Bevans
1950
Bolero
(uncredited)
1934
Winter Carnival
Jill Baker
1939
College Rhythm
Chorine / Gloves Salesgirl
1934
Ladies Should Listen
Adele
1934
Many Happy Returns
Chorine (uncredited)
1934
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Madge Perry Morgan
1938
Car 99
Mary Adams
1935
Come On, Marines!
Loretta
1934
Search for Beauty
Dallas Beauty Winner (uncredited)
1934
The Footloose Heiress
Kay Allyn
1937
Limehouse Blues
Bit Part (uncredited)
1934
Fighting Youth
Carol Arlington
1935