Ann Morriss Explained

Ann Morriss
Birth Date:	August 5, 1919
Birth Place:	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Death Place:	Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1938 - 1960
Children:	3

Ann Morriss (born August 5, 1919  - June 30, 1994) was an American actress and the wife of director Edwin L. Marin.^[1]

Personal life

Morris married to film director Edwin L. Marin in December 1940, during which she was under contract to MGM.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} They had three children: Denis Anthony, Reese Andrew and Randi Alexandra with whom she would survive husband Edwin when he passed in 1951.^[6]

Death

Morriss died June 30, 1994 survived by her three children and 10 grandchildren.

Filmography

Film

• The Chaser (1938) as Dorothy Mason
• Spring Madness (1938) as Frances
• Honolulu (1939) as Gale Brewster
• Within the Law (1939) as Saleswoman
• Society Lawyer (1939) as Judy Barton
• The Hardys Ride High (1939) as Rosamund
• The Women (1939) as Excersice Instructress
• Think First (Crime Does Not Pay short) (1939) as Susy Martin
• Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) as Pearl Delonge
• The Ghost Comes Home (1940) as Myra
• Jack Pot (Crime Does Not Pay short) (1940) as Rocky's Moll
• And One Was Beautiful (1940) as Gertrude Hunter
• Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) as Beth Hampshire
• Hullabalo (1940) as Wilma Norton
• I'll Wait for You (1941) as Miss Evans
• Blossoms in the Dust (1941) as Mrs. Loring
• Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941) as Miss Dean, Fur Salesgirl
• Pushover (1954) as Ellen Burnett
• The Private War of Major Benson (1955) as Miss Dunne
• The Proud and Profane (1956) as Pat
• The Opposite Sex (1956) as Sydney's Receptionist
• The Great American Pastime (1956) as Mrs. George Carruthers
• Slander (1957) as Miss Turner
• Designing Woman (1957) as Marie Dozier
• Guns Don't Argue (1957) as Mildred Jaunce, The Lady in Red
• The High Cost of Loving (1958) as Martha
• But Not For Me (1959) as Minor Role
• One Foot in Hell (1960) as Nellie (final film role)

Television

• Gang Busters (1952) as Midred Jaunce
• The Public Defender (1954–1955) (3 episodes) as Lucy Dalton/Stella Lancaster/Marcy Craig
• Passport to Danger (1956)
• The Brothers (1956)
• I Led 3 Lives (1956) as Comrade Lili
• Code 3 (1957) as Miss Connel
• Studio 57 (1958) as Cathy
• Whirlybirds (1958) as Mary Burdette
• The Thin Man (1958) as Lucy
• Highway Patrol (1958) as Blanche Cornin
• Colt .45 (1959) as Anne Ryan
• The Ann Sothern Show (1959) as Edna
• The Donna Reed Show (1959–1960) as Eleanor Moody/Fran
• Lock-Up (1960) as Isabel Metcalfe (final television role)

Notes and References

1. News: Ann Morriss Becomes Bride. The Los Angeles Times. 05. Newspapers.com. June 10, 2015.
2. Ann Morriss Becomes Bride: Marin, Director, Weds Actress in Ceremony at Santa Barbara Los Angeles Times 9 Dec 1940: 3.
3. News: Ann Morriss, Film Actress, Plans Wedding. Deseret News. November 5, 1940. 15. Newspapers.com. April 6, 2024.
4. News: Ann Morriss, Actress Will be Married. The Odessa American, Texas. November 5, 1940. 05. Newspapers.com. May 12, 2024.
5. News: Ann Morriss, Actress, And Director To Wed. The Miami Herald. November 5, 1940. 18. Newspapers.com. May 12, 2024.
6. EDWIN L. MARIN New York Times 3 May 1951: 29.