Ann Gillis

Ann Gillis

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1927-02-12
Deathday: 2018-01-31 (90 years old)

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Biography

Ann Gillis was born Alma Mabel Conner on February 12, 1927, in Little Rock, Arkansas. At age seven, she appeared in her first film, Men in White (1934), as an extra. During the next two years, she had uncredited appearances in six more films until she received her first major role in King of Hockey (1936). Warner Brothers Studios gave significant screen time to Gillis in this movie, in hopes that she would become another Shirley Temple. Although (like all child stars of the 1930s) she never achieved Temple's level of fame, for the next several years Gillis starred in many films, almost always playing a spoiled, bratty character. She had two rare sympathetic roles as Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) and as the title character in Little Orphan Annie (1938). One scene in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer called for her to go into screaming hysterics when her character was trapped in a cave of bats, and Gillis delivered in a powerful performance that is probably the most memorable scene of her film career. As Gillis grew older, however, her career slowed down, and she left Hollywood in 1947. When she left Hollywood she married Paul Ziebold and had 2 sons. She then divorced, relocated to New York City and married Richard Fraser, a Scottish-born actor (they had a son born in 1958). During the 1950s and '60s, Gillis made sporadic television appearances, and in 1959, she hosted a national telecast presentation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Gillis and her husband moved to England in 1961, and they were living in London when they heard of a casting call for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) that called for an American actress living in the city. Gillis auditioned and got the role; it remains her final film to date. Ann moved to Belgium in 1972 where she met and married Belgian René Van Hulst (deceased 1999). She lived in Belgium from 1972 to 2014 and became a Belgian citizen, devoting much of her time to painting and music, she was an accomplished pianist and harpist. She moved to England, UK in December 2014 and passed away peacefully on 31/1/2018.

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Filmography

all 39

Movies 36

TV Shows 3

self 1

Voice 1

Poole's Mother
2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Movie
6.19
Wilma / Beryl Carrington
The Saint

The Saint (1962)

TV
5
Man of the World

Man of the World (1962)

TV
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Susan Peabody LaRue
Big Town After Dark

Big Town After Dark (1947)

Movie
Sue
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (1946)

Movie
Nora O'Leary
The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives (1946)

Movie
Paula Rainey
Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married (1946)

Movie
Helen Dowell (as Anne Gillis)
Gay Blades

Gay Blades (1946)

Movie
Angela Pidgeon
The Cheaters

The Cheaters (1945)

Movie
Judy
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine

A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944)

Movie
Paula Rainey
Janie

Janie (1944)

Movie
Gloria Winthrop
In Society

In Society (1944)

Movie
Becky Anderson - Class President (uncredited)
Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away (1944)

Movie
6
Penny Winters
Man from Music Mountain

Man from Music Mountain (1943)

Movie
Ann Gillis
Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen (1943)

Movie
Sylvia
'Neath Brooklyn Bridge

'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)

Movie
3.5
Adolescent Faline (voice) (uncredited)
Bambi

Bambi (1942)

Movie
6.58
Frankie Taylor
Tough as They Come

Tough as They Come (1942)

Movie
Jane Goodwin
Meet the Stewarts

Meet the Stewarts (1942)

Movie
Brenda Lee
Glamour Boy

Glamour Boy (1941)

Movie
Joey aka Abigail
Mr. Dynamite

Mr. Dynamite (1941)

Movie
Nancy Dana
Nice Girl?

Nice Girl? (1941)

Movie
Nan
Little Men

Little Men (1940)

Movie
Valerie Malette
My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back (1940)

Movie
Emily Schuyler
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too (1940)

Movie
Nancy Grey
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man (1940)

Movie
4
Letty Lou
The Under-Pup

The Under-Pup (1939)

Movie
Isobel Rivers (as a Child)
Beau Geste

Beau Geste (1939)

Movie
Annie
Little Orphan Annie

Little Orphan Annie (1938)

Movie
Fleurette de Cava
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)

Movie
Becky Thatcher
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)

Movie
Rosalia as a Child
The Californian

The Californian (1937)

Movie
Peggy (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Luck

You Can't Buy Luck (1937)

Movie
Winnie Mae
Off to the Races

Off to the Races (1937)

Movie
Peggy O'Rourke
King of Hockey

King of Hockey (1936)

Movie
Gwendolyn (uncredited)
Under Your Spell

Under Your Spell (1936)

Movie
Lou Ann Stevens
The Singing Cowboy

The Singing Cowboy (1936)

Movie
Mary Lou as a Child (uncredited)
The Great Ziegfeld

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1927-02-12

Deathday
2018-01-31 (90 years old)

Birth Name
Alma Mabel Conner

Birth Place
Little Rock, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America, Belgium

Also Known As
Anne Gillis, Alma Mabel Conner


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