Ann Morriss

Ann Morriss
Morriss in an episode of The Public Defender (1955)
Born	(1919-08-05)August 5, 1919 Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Died	June 30, 1994(1994-06-30) (aged 74) Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Resting place	Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Apple Valley
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1938–1960
Spouse	Edwin L. Marin (m. 1940; died 1951)
Children	3

Ann Morriss (born Ruth Stromberg; 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. She would later survived him along with their three children when he died in 1951.^[6]

Death

Morriss died in 1994 and was buried at Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Apple Valley.^[7]

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)

References

^ "Ann Morris Becomes Bride". The Los Angeles Times. p. 05. Retrieved June 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ann Morriss Becomes Bride: Marin, Director, Weds Actress in Ceremony at Santa Barbara Los Angeles Times 9 Dec 1940: 3.
^ "Ann Morriss, Film Actress, Plans Wedding". Deseret News. November 5, 1940. p. 15. Retrieved April 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ann Morriss, Actress Will be Married". The Odessa American, Texas. November 5, 1940. p. 05. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ann Morriss, Actress, And Director To Wed". The Miami Herald. November 5, 1940. p. 18. Retrieved May 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ EDWIN L. MARIN New York Times 3 May 1951: 29.
^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 11241). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition