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Ann Todd

Ann E. Todd was born Ann Todd Phillips on August 26, 1931, in Denver, Colorado. Both of her parents had extensive careers in music. Her father, Burrill Phillips, was an accomplished composer and pianist. Ann also had one brother, Stephen, who was born in 1937 and died in 1986. Ann was adopted and raised by her maternal grandparents, and her official adopted name was Ann Todd Mayfield. Her grandparents took her to the movies often and hoped that she would one day become a child star like Shirley Temple (incidentally, she would have a small role as Temple's little sister in "The Blue Bird 1940"). Ann's grandparents eventually prodded her into a career in film, and although she was not particularly interested in acting -- her childhood ambition was to be a pilot -- she excelled at it and became one of the most popular child stars of the 1930s and '40s. In the early 1940s, she added E to her professional name to avoid being mistaken for British actress Ann Todd. Nevertheless, the two were and are frequently confused. Despite her success, appearing in some 27 films between 1939 and 1951, Ann quit acting in the 1950s. She married her second husband Robert Basart on January 29, 1955, in Berkeley, California. In 1959, she was reunited with her parents, and following in her parents' footsteps, she pursued a career in music. Ann received a master's degree in music history from the University of California at Berkeley (UCB). She taught music history in San Francisco for 3 years and then served as the music librarian at UCB for 21 years. During this time, Ann also founded a publishing company, Fallen Leaf Press, and had two children, a daughter and a son. Her husband Robert died on February 7, 1993, in Berkeley. As of this writing (2008), Ann is retired and living in northern California.


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Born:
Aug 26, 1931 In Denver, Colorado
Movie/TV Credits:
67
First Appeared:
In the movie These Charming People 1931-07-23
Latest Project:
Movie I Am Alfred Hitchcock 2021-05-02
Known For
Poster of Dangerous Years
Poster of The Men in Her Life
Poster of Intermezzo: A Love Story
Poster of Zaza
Filmography
Movie I Am Alfred Hitchcock Self 2021-05-02
Movie The McGuffin Mrs. Forbes-Duthie 1986-01-12
Series Maelstrom 1985-02-05
Movie James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate Self - Interviewee (uncredited) 1984-01-01
Movie The Human Factor Castle's Mother 1979-12-18
Movie The Fiend Birdy Wemys 1972-04-30
Movie 90° in the Shade Mrs. Kurka 1965-10-01
Movie The Son of Captain Blood Arabella Blood 1962-07-27
Movie Taste of Fear Jane Appleby 1961-06-05
Movie Time Without Pity Honor Stanford 1957-03-21
Movie The Green Scarf Solange Vauthier 1954-08-25
Movie The Sound Barrier Susan Garthwaite 1952-10-10
Movie The Lion Hunters Jean Forbes 1951-03-25
Movie Madeleine Madeleine Hamilton Smith 1950-02-16
Series The Stu Erwin Show 1950-10-21
Movie The Passionate Friends Mary Justin 1949-01-26
Movie Cover Up Cathie Weatherby 1949-02-25
Movie Daybreak Frances "Frankie" Tribe 1948-05-18
Movie Three Daring Daughters Ilka Morgan 1948-02-12
Movie So Evil My Love Olivia Harwood 1948-08-02
Movie Homesteaders of Paradise Valley Melinda Hill (as Ann Todd) 1947-03-31
Movie Dangerous Years Doris Martin 1947-12-07
Movie The Paradine Case Gay Keane 1947-12-31
Movie My Reputation Gretchen Van Orman 1946-01-25
Movie Gaiety George Kathryn Davis 1946-07-15
Movie Margie Joyce Fontayne (Margie's daughter) (as Ann Todd) 1946-10-15
Movie Roughly Speaking Louise Randall as a child (as Ann Todd) 1945-01-31
Movie Pride of the Marines Loretta Merchant (as Ann Todd) 1945-08-24
Movie The Seventh Veil Francesca Cunningham 1945-10-18
Movie Perfect Strangers Elena 1945-10-15
Movie Dixie Dugan Imogene Dugan (as Ann Todd) 1943-03-12
Movie Kings Row Randy Monaghan - as a Girl 1942-02-02
Movie Over My Dead Body Tailor's Little Girl 1942-01-15
Movie On the Sunny Side Betty (as Ann Todd) 1942-02-13
Movie We Serve 1942-06-29
Movie Beyond the Blue Horizon Tama as a Child (uncredited) 1942-06-25
Movie Bad Men of Missouri Amy Younger 1941-07-26
Movie Blood and Sand Carmen (as a child) 1941-05-30
Movie Danny Boy Jane Kaye 1941-08-25
Movie How Green Was My Valley Ceinwen 1941-10-28
Movie Remember the Day Kate Hill (as Ann Todd) 1941-12-25
Movie Ships with Wings Kay Gordon 1941-11-10
Movie The Men in Her Life Rose 1941-10-30
Movie Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Marianne 1940-02-23
Movie The Blue Bird Little Sister 1940-01-15
Movie Little Orvie Patsy Balliser 1940-03-11
Movie Keeping Company First Stooge 1940-12-27
Movie All This, and Heaven Too Berthe 1940-07-05
Movie Brigham Young Mary Kent 1940-09-27
Movie Stronger Than Desire Susan Flagg 1939-06-30
Movie The Zero Hour Beth 1939-05-26
Movie Calling Dr. Kildare Jenny 1939-04-28
Movie Poison Pen Ann Rider 1939-07-03
Movie Tower of London Princess (uncredited) 1939-11-17
Movie Intermezzo: A Love Story Ann Marie 1939-10-06
Movie Destry Rides Again Claggett Girl 1939-11-30
Movie Bad Little Angel Libbit Creighton, Age 9 (uncredited) 1939-10-27
Movie South Riding Madge Carne 1938-08-01
Movie Zaza Toto 1938-12-29
Movie Action for Slander Ann Daviot 1937-07-21
Movie The Squeaker Carol Stedman 1937-11-11
Movie Things to Come Mary Gordon 1936-03-31
Movie The Return of Bulldog Drummond Phyllis Drummond 1934-04-19
Movie The Water Gipsies Jane Bell 1932-03-21
Movie These Charming People Pamela Crawford 1931-07-23
Movie The Ghost Train Peggy Murdock 1931-09-22
Movie Keepers of Youth Millicent 1931-12-31