Acting
Ann Gillis
Born February 12, 1927 · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Died January 31, 2018 · aged 90
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 t…
Known For
2001: A Space Odyssey · 19682001: A Space Odyssey
★ 8.01968
MovieScience FictionMystery
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Bambi · 1942Bambi
★ 7.01942
MovieAnimationDrama
Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.
Beau Geste · 1939Beau Geste
★ 7.01939
MovieAdventureDrama
Brothers Beau, John and Digby Geste join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff. Beau and John are assigned to Fort Zinderneuf, where Markoff tries to break their spirit, aware of a dark family secret concerning a fabulous jewel one of them carries. As tensions rise, Arabs attack the fort and rivalries must be thrown aside in a desperate battle for life.
The Time of Their Lives · 1946The Time of Their Lives
★ 7.21946
MovieComedyFantasy
Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.
The Great Ziegfeld · 1936The Great Ziegfeld
★ 6.31936
MovieMusicDrama
At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows
All This, and Heaven Too · 1940All This, and Heaven Too
★ 7.21940
MovieDramaRomance
When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess as the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow.
Stage Door Canteen · 1943Stage Door Canteen
★ 6.31943
MovieComedyRomance
A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of theatre and film appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance.
Since You Went Away · 1944Since You Went Away
★ 6.61944
MovieDramaRomance
In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind his wife and two teen daughters.
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Bambi · 1942Bambi
★ 7.01942
MovieAnimationDrama
Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.
Adolescent Faline (voice) (uncredited)
Big Town After Dark · 1947Big Town After Dark
★ 5.51947
MovieCrimeDrama
A crusading newspaper reporter battles big-city gambling interests.
Susan Peabody LaRue
Gay Blades · 1946Gay Blades
★ 8.01946
MovieComedy
New York hockey player Andy Buell is approached by Hollywood talent scout Nancy Davis to play the hunk lead in "The Behemoth" but he would prefer she quit her job and become his wife.
Helen Dowell (as Anne Gillis)
Postal Inspector · 1936Postal Inspector
★ 7.01936
MovieThrillerAction
Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.
Little Alice (uncredited)
Under Your Spell · 1936Under Your Spell
★ 7.31936
MovieComedyMusic
A famous singer, bored with music and fans, goes to live in Mexico. His manager sends a woman to bring him back. They fall in love.
Gwendolyn (uncredited)















