Ann Codee


Actor

About

Birth Place
Belgium
Born
March 05, 1890
Died
May 18, 1961

Biography

Ann Codee was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Codee's earliest roles were in film, including "Expensive Husbands" (1937), the Victor Mature action movie "Captain Caution" (1940) and the James Stewart comedy "Come Live With Me" (1941). She also appeared in "Charlie Chan in Rio" (1941) with Sidney Toler, "Tonight We Raid Calais" (1943) and the Bette Davis dramatic ad...

Family & Companions

Frank Orth
Companion

Biography

Ann Codee was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Codee's earliest roles were in film, including "Expensive Husbands" (1937), the Victor Mature action movie "Captain Caution" (1940) and the James Stewart comedy "Come Live With Me" (1941). She also appeared in "Charlie Chan in Rio" (1941) with Sidney Toler, "Tonight We Raid Calais" (1943) and the Bette Davis dramatic adaptation "Old Acquaintance" (1943). Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like the adaptation "Tonight and Every Night" (1945) with Rita Hayworth, the Merle Oberon romance "This Love of Ours" (1945) and "Kitty" (1946) with Paulette Goddard. She also appeared in the mystery "So Dark the Night" (1946) with Steven Geray. Film continued to be her passion as she played roles in the comedy adaptation "On the Riviera" (1951) with Danny Kaye, "Detective Story" (1951) with Kirk Douglas and "Dangerous When Wet" (1953). She also appeared in the adaptation "Kiss Me Kate" (1953) with Kathryn Grayson and the drama "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (1954) with Elizabeth Taylor. Codee more recently acted in the Frank Sinatra adaptation "Can-Can" (1960). Codee passed away in May 1961 at the age of 71.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Can-Can (1960)
Severe woman
The Young Lions (1958)
French woman
Kings Go Forth (1958)
Mme. Brieux
So This Is Paris (1955)
Grand'mere Marie
Interrupted Melody (1955)
Mme. Gilly
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Mme. Sevanne
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
Nurse
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Dr. DuPrey
Dangerous When Wet (1953)
Mrs. Lanet
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Suzanne
What Price Glory (1952)
Nun
The Iron Mistress (1952)
Landlady
Go for Broke! (1951)
Pianist
Detective Story (1951)
Frenchwoman
Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951)
Mme. Lecler
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
Mme. Milan
Mr. Imperium (1951)
Anna Pelan
On the Riviera (1951)
Madeleine Pariton
The Lady Pays Off (1951)
Marie
An American in Paris (1951)
Therese
A Lady Without Passport (1950)
Maria
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
French school teacher
The Secret Fury (1950)
Tessa
Under My Skin (1950)
Henriette
That Midnight Kiss (1949)
Mme. Bouget
Tycoon (1947)
Senora Tobar
Lured (1947)
The Unfinished Dance (1947)
Mme. Borodin
Rose of Santa Rosa (1947)
Aunt Isabel
The Other Love (1947)
The florist
Till the Clouds Roll By (1947)
Miss Laroche
It's Great to Be Young (1946)
Mrs. Johnson
So Dark the Night (1946)
Mama Michaud
Holiday in Mexico (1946)
Margaret
Kitty (1946)
Madame Aurelie
Hangover Square (1945)
Yvette
The Clock (1945)
Woman on bus
The Mummy's Curse (1945)
Tante Berthe
This Love of Ours (1945)
Anna
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
Countess Tradiska
Johnny Angel (1945)
Charwoman
Tonight and Every Night (1945)
Annette
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
Saleswoman
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
French modiste
Bathing Beauty (1944)
Mme. Zarka
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
Wardrobe woman
The Youngest Profession (1943)
Sandra's maid
Paris After Dark (1943)
Madame Benoit
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
Madame Grandet
Old Acquaintance (1943)
Mademoiselle
Woman of the Year (1942)
Madame Sylvia
Army Surgeon (1942)
Flower woman
Reunion in France (1942)
Rosalie
Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
Come Live with Me (1941)
Yvonne
Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
Margo
Arise, My Love (1940)
Mme. Bresson
Drums of the Desert (1940)
Mrs. Fouchet
Captain Caution (1940)
Landlady
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
Frechwoman
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Saleswoman
Jezebel (1938)
Madame Poulard
Expensive Husbands (1937)
Maria
Thin Ice (1937)
Brilliant Marriage (1936)
Yvette Duval
Under the Pampas Moon (1935)
Mrs. Le Marr
Hi, Gaucho! (1935)
Doña Vicenta [del Campo]

Cast (Short)

A Bird in the Hand (1929)

Life Events

Companions

Frank Orth
Companion

Bibliography