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Ann Gillis is a Actor American born on 12 february 1927 at Little Rock (USA)
Ann Gillis (born Alma Mabel Conner; February 12, 1927, in Little Rock, Arkansas), sometimes credited as Anne Gillis or Ann Gilles, is a retired American actress.
Ann Gillis started her career in the early 1930s, when she was seven years old. After some smaller roles she got her first big part in King of Hockey (1936). In the following years she played supporting roles and her film studio Warner Brothers wanted her to be a second Shirley Temple, but most of the time she only played spoiled brats. One of her best roles was Becky Thatcher in David O. Selznicks The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), she also provided the voice for the older Feline in Bambi (1942). She ended her film career in 1947.
Following her Hollywood career in 1947, she moved to New York City, married the Scots-born actor Richard Fraser, and turned to occasional television work. Gillis later came back into acting for a small part in 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968. She lived in Belgium from 1972 to 2014 marrying Belgian René Van Hulst (deceased 1999) devoting much of her time to painting and music and finally becoming a Belgian citizen. She moved to the UK in December 2014.
De 1952 à 1970 (divorce), elle est l'épouse de l'acteur britannique d'origine écossaise Richard Fraser (1913-1972).
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Birth name Alma Mabel Conner
Nationality USA
Birth 12 february 1927 at Little Rock (USA)
Death 31 january 2018 (at 90 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 12 february 1927 at Little Rock (USA)
Death 31 january 2018 (at 90 years)
Ann Gillis started her career in the early 1930s, when she was seven years old. After some smaller roles she got her first big part in King of Hockey (1936). In the following years she played supporting roles and her film studio Warner Brothers wanted her to be a second Shirley Temple, but most of the time she only played spoiled brats. One of her best roles was Becky Thatcher in David O. Selznicks The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), she also provided the voice for the older Feline in Bambi (1942). She ended her film career in 1947.
Following her Hollywood career in 1947, she moved to New York City, married the Scots-born actor Richard Fraser, and turned to occasional television work. Gillis later came back into acting for a small part in 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968. She lived in Belgium from 1972 to 2014 marrying Belgian René Van Hulst (deceased 1999) devoting much of her time to painting and music and finally becoming a Belgian citizen. She moved to the UK in December 2014.
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Vie privéeDe 1952 à 1970 (divorce), elle est l'épouse de l'acteur britannique d'origine écossaise Richard Fraser (1913-1972).
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
, 2h36Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Social science fiction, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Films about computing, Films about music and musicians, Philosophie, La préhistoire, Dans l'espace, Sur la Lune, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about classical music and musicians, Dystopian films, Space opera, Sur la Lune, Robot films
Actors Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain, Leonard Rossiter, Margaret Tyzack
Roles Poole's Mother
Rating82%
In an African desert millions of years ago, a tribe of man-apes is driven from their water hole by a rival tribe. They wake to find a featureless black monolith has appeared before them. One man-ape realizes how to use a bone as a tool and weapon; the tribe kills the leader of their rivals and reclaims the water hole.
Big Town After Dark (1947)
, 1h9Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis, Ann Gillis, Vince Barnett, Joe Sawyer
Roles Susan Peabody LaRue
Rating55%
The Time of Their Lives (1946)
, 1h22Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Ghost films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Reynolds, Gale Sondergaard, Binnie Barnes, Ann Gillis
Roles Nora O'Leary
Rating75%
The time is 1780, and Horatio Prim (Lou Costello) is a master tinker. He travels to the estate of Tom Danbury (Jess Barker) with a letter of commendation from General George Washington. He plans to present this letter to Danbury, hoping it will persuade the wealthy man to let Horatio marry Nora O'Leary (Anne Gillis), Danbury's housemaid. Unfortunately, Horatio has a romantic rival in Cuthbert Greenway (Bud Abbott), Danbury's butler, who is very fond of Nora and intends to prevent Horatio from presenting his letter, which Nora has taken for safekeeping.
Janie Gets Married (1946)
, 1h29Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Robert Benchley, Dorothy Malone
Roles Paula Rainey
Rating60%
Dick Lawrence revient de guerre dans sa bonne ville d'Hortonville. Il y retrouve sa mère Thelma, son beau-père John et surtout sa charmante petite amie Janie Conway, à laquelle il ne tarde pas à se fiancer puis à se marier. La jeune femme, qui trouve son époux encore trop peu adapté à la vie civile, va tout faire le réformer... en toute discrétion.
The Cheaters (1945)
, 1h27Directed by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Christmas films
Actors Joseph Schildkraut, Billie Burke, Eugene Pallette, Ona Munson, Raymond Walburn, Ann Gillis
Roles Angela Pidgeon
Rating67%
Since You Went Away (1944)
, 2h57Directed by Edward F. Cline, John Cromwell, Tay Garnett, David Selznick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten, Monty Woolley, Lionel Barrymore
Roles Becky Anderson - Class President (uncredited)
Rating74%
Anne Hilton (Claudette Colbert) is an upper-middle-class housewife living in a Midwestern town near a military base with her two teenage daughters, Jane (Jennifer Jones) and Bridget "Brig" (Shirley Temple). Anne's beloved husband Tim Hilton - seen only in photographs - is the father of Jane and Brig, has volunteered for U.S. Army service in World War II. As the film begins in January 1943, Anne has just returned from seeing her husband off to Camp Claiborne, and she and her daughters must adjust to the absence of Tim and make other sacrifices for the war effort, including food rationing; planting a victory garden; giving up the services of their loyal maid Fidelia (Hattie McDaniel) who nevertheless offers to continue working part time for the Hiltons while foregoing wages; and taking in a boarder, the curmudgeonly retired Colonel Smollett (Monty Woolley). When the Hiltons travel by train in a failed attempt to see Tim one last time before he ships out, they encounter or travel with many other people whose lives have been affected by the war, and they end up not getting to see Tim because their train is delayed to allow a defense supply train to go through first. In contrast, the Hiltons' socialite neighbor Emily Hawkins (Agnes Moorehead) complains about the inconveniences caused by the war and engages in unsupportive behaviors such as hoarding food and criticizing the Hiltons' efforts.
In Society (1944)
, 1h14Directed by Erle C. Kenton, Jean Yarbrough
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Musical, Crime
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marion Hutton, Kirby Grant, Arthur Treacher, Thomas Gomez
Roles Gloria Winthrop
Rating65%
Eddie Harrington (Bud Abbott) and Albert Mansfield (Lou Costello) are plumbers who receive a call about a leak in the private bathroom of Mr. Van Cleve (Thurston Hall), a wealthy businessman. The leak is keeping him awake, but the costume ball that his wife (Nella Walker) is throwing downstairs is not.
Janie (1944)
, 1h42Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Joyce Reynolds, Edward Arnold, Robert Hutton, Ann Harding, Alan Hale, Robert Benchley
Roles Paula Rainey
Rating59%
Janie is a free spirited teenage girl living in a small town. World War II brings the establishment of an army camp nearby. Janie and her bobby soxer friends have their hearts set afire by the prospect of so many young soldiers so close.
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944)
, 1h10Directed by Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Elyse Knox, Ann Gillis, Sally Eilers, Richard Lane, Ramsay Ames, Henny Youngman
Roles Judy (as Anne Gillis)
Rating73%
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
, 2h12Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Musical films, Political films
Actors Cheryl Walker, Lon McCallister, Tallulah Bankhead, Kenny Baker, Margaret Early, Ralph Bellamy
Roles Ann Gillis
Rating62%
The storyline of the film follows several women who volunteer for the Canteen and who must adhere to strict rules of conduct, the most important of which is that while their job is to provide friendly companionship to and be dance partners for the (often nervous) men who are soon to be sent into combat, no romantic fraternization is allowed. One volunteer who confesses to only becoming involved in the Canteen in order to be discovered by one of the Hollywood stars in attendance, ultimately finds herself falling in love with one of the soldiers.
Man from Music Mountain (1943)
, 1h11Directed by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Western
Actors Roy Rogers, Bob Nolan, Paul Kelly, Ruth Terry, Ann Gillis, Roy Barcroft
Roles Penny Winters
Rating61%
Bambi (1942)
, 1h8Directed by Paul Satterfield, Dave Hand, James Algar, Graham Heid, Samuel Armstrong, Bill Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Donnie Dunagan, Hardie Albright, Paula Winslowe, Jonathan Sutherland I, Peter Behn, Sam Edwards
Roles Adolescent Faline (voice) (uncredited)
Rating72%
A doe gives birth to a fawn named Bambi, who will one day take over the position of Great Prince of the Forest, a title currently held by Bambi's father, who guards the woodland creatures from the dangers of hunters. The fawn is quickly befriended by an eager, energetic rabbit named Thumper, who helps to teach him to walk and speak. Bambi grows up very attached to his mother, with whom he spends most of his time. He soon makes other friends, including a young skunk named Flower and a female fawn named Faline. Curious and inquisitive, Bambi frequently asks about the world around him and is cautioned about the dangers of life as a forest creature by his loving mother.
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
, 1h1Directed by Wallace Fox
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Romance
Actors Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Ernie Morrison, Stanley Clements
Roles Sylvia
Rating59%
This time around, the East Side Kids, a gang of well-meaning young rough-necks in New York, get pulled into a murder mystery. They manage to rescue a young girl by the name of Sylvia from her violent stepfather Morley's abuse. Soon after this the stepfather is killed by a gangster called McGaffey for interfering with his racketeering operation by stealing his money.
Nice Girl? (1941)
, 1h31Directed by Joe Pasternak, William A. Seiter, Gladys Lehman, Richard Connell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Walter Brennan, Robert Stack, Robert Benchley, Helen Broderick
Roles Nancy Dana
Rating65%
The musical starts with the busybody postman who reads everybody's mail, Hector (Walter Brennan), delivering mail to the Dana household and particularly to Cora (Helen Broderick), the maid who he is in love with. Professor Oliver Dana (Robert Benchley) is the head of the household. The oldest sister is Sylvia (Anne Gwynne), an actress, and the youngest is Nancy (Ann Gillis), who is a bit of a flirt and has all the boys fighting over her. The middle sister Jane (Deanna Durbin), the "nice girl", makes her entry singing the song "Perhaps" to the rabbits she takes care of. Her father is trying to write a book about diet and is testing it on rabbits. Don Webb (Robert Stack) is her boyfriend, an avid car buff.
Glamour Boy (1941)
, 1h19Directed by Ralph Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jackie Cooper, Susanna Foster, Walter Abel, Darryl Hickman, Ann Gillis, William Demarest
Roles Brenda Lee
Rating68%