Ann Sheridan Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Golden Apple Award for Most Cooperative Actress in 1943
• Attended North Texas State Teacher's College and the University of North Texas
• Was entered into Paramount's "Search for Beauty" contest in 1933 by her older sister Kitty, for which she won a bit part in the 1934 film of the same name
• Quote: "They nicknamed me 'The Oomph Girl,' and I loathe that nickname! Just being known by a nickname indicates that you're not thought of as a true actress․․․If you call an actress by her looks or a reaction, then that's all she'll ever be thought of as․"
• Quote: "(On her position in film history): "There's no position, really․ It'll be just one of those things that's written off, for heaven's sake․ It won't mean anything․""
• Towards the end of her career she began appearing in television, most notably as Kathryn Corning in "Another World" and as Henrietta Hanks in "Pistols 'n' Petticoats․"
• Best known for her role as Laury Ferguson in "Angels with Dirty Faces" and as Randy Monaghan in "Kings Row․"
• Took on the name Ann Sheridan in 1935 because her full name, Clara Lou Sheridan, wouldn't fit on the marquee for a play she was in at the time called "The Milky Way․"