Ann Sheridan
- Date of birth:
- 1915
- Date of death:
- 1967
- Mini Bio:
- Ann Sheridan won the "Search for Beauty" contest which carried with it a Paramount screen test. Signed to a contract at 18, she was put into a number of small roles under her real name of Clara Lou Sheridan. As she got better, her name was changed to Ann. In 1936, after two dozen films, she went to Warner Brothers, which billed her as the "Oomph Girl," a name she despised. She was allowed to mature into a leading star who could be the girl next door or the tough-as-nails dame. She was in a lot of comedies and a number of forgettable movies, but the public liked her, and her career flourished. She also gave great performances such as the singer in Torrid Zone and the waitress in They Drive by Night. She continued to make films into the 1950s but retired before the end of the decade. She starred in the soap opera "Another World" and the western series "Pistols 'n' Petticoats".
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