Ann Tyrrell
| Ann Tyrrell | |
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Tyrrell with guest star Joe E. Brown on The Ann Sothern Show (1960)
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| Born |
February 6, 1909 Whatcom County, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 1983 (aged 74) Pasadena, California |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Ann Tyrell |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1949–1964 |
Ann Tyrrell (February 6, 1909 – July 20, 1983) was an American stage, film and television actress. Tyrrell is best known for her roles in both of the Ann Sothern CBS sitcoms Private Secretary (1953–1957) and The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961).
A native of Whatcom County in northwestern Washington State, Tyrrell won her first film role in 1949 at the age of forty as Miss Swanson in Bride for Sale. The following year she appeared as a clerk in the motion picture version of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie (1950). In 1951, she was cast as a telephone operator in Ronald Reagan's Bedtime for Bonzo. She and Reagan shared birthdays, but she was two years his senior.
In 1953, she appeared unbilled as Mary Tudor sister of Queen Elizabeth I in the M-G-M historical drama Queen Bess and in 1955, she appeared in the film Seven Angry Men with Raymond Massey and Jeffrey Hunter. Between film appearances, Tyrrell guest starred in episodes of Adventures of Superman, The Adventures of Kit Carson, and The People's Choice.
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