# Ann Tyrrell

Ann Tyrrell (February 6, 1909 – July 20, 1983) was an American stage, film and television actress. Tyrrell is best known for her roles in both of the Ann Sothern CBS sitcoms Private Secretary (1953–1957) and The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961).

## Career

A native of Whatcom County in northwestern Washington state, Tyrrell won her first film role in 1949 at the age of forty as Miss Swanson in Bride for Sale. She and Ronald Reagan shared birthdays, but she was two years his senior.
In 1953, she appeared unbilled as Mary Tudor sister of Queen Elizabeth I in the M-G-M historical drama Queen Bess and in 1955, she appeared in the film Seven Angry Men with Raymond Massey and Jeffrey Hunter. Between film appearances, Tyrrell guest starred in episodes of Adventures of Superman, The Adventures of Kit Carson, and The People's Choice.

## Later years

After retiring from acting, Tyrrell worked as a dialectician and made recordings for the blind.
Tyrrell made her final public appearance in a phone interview on the ABC morning program Good Morning America in November, 1982. In that installment, host Joan Lunden interviewed on camera the cast of both Private Secretary and The Ann Sothern Show which included Sothern, Don Porter, and Jesse White. Tyrrell was not able to physically join them, but she was able to converse with Lunden and reminisce with her former co-stars via telephone from her home in California.

## Death

On July 20, 1983, Tyrrell died of a heart attack at a Pasadena, California hospital at the age of 74.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1949 | Bride for Sale | Miss Swanson | |
| 1950 | Mother Didn't Tell Me | Mrs. Jones | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Appointment with Danger | Gary Postmaster's Secretary | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Caged | Edna | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Once a Thief | Dr. Borden | |
| 1950 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Miss Staines | Uncredited |
| 1950 | No Way Out | Nurse | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Bunco Squad | Miss Dilby | Uncredited |
| 1950 | The Glass Menagerie | Clerk | |
| 1950 | Emergency Wedding | Miss Neilson | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Father's Wild Game | Tilda | |
| 1951 | Gasoline Alley | Miss Ent | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Bedtime for Bonzo | Telephone Operator | |
| 1951 | Cry Danger | Woman in Apt. #201 | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Up Front | Nurse | Uncredited |
| 1951 | My True Story | Sophie | |
| 1951 | As Young as You Feel | Cleveland's secretary | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Love Is Better Than Ever | Mrs. Whitney | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Paula | Nurse Receptionist | Uncredited |
| 1952 | The Girl in White | Nurse Bigley | Alternative title: So Bright the Flame |
| 1952 | The Sellout | Mrs. Jennie Nova Amboy | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Holiday for Sinners | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Because of You | Nurse | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Julius Caesar | Citizen of Rome #5 | |
| 1953 | Young Bess | Mary | Uncredited |
| 1953 | Take Me to Town | Louise Pickett | |
| 1953 | Half a Hero | Neighbor in Village | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Executive Suite | Miss Nordley | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Lucky Me | Fortune Teller | Uncredited |
| 1955 | Seven Angry Men | Mrs. Mary Brown | Alternative title: God's Angry Men |
| 1955 | Good Morning, Miss Dove | Mrs. Makepeace | Uncredited |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1952 | The Unexpected | Fortune Teller | Episode: "Lifeline" |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Miss Walton | Episode: "The Deserted Village" |
| 1952–1953 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Various roles | 3 episodes |
| 1954 | Schlitz Playhouse | | Episode: "The Best of Everything" |
| 1954–1957 | Private Secretary | Violet "Vi" Praskins | Series regular |
| 1955 | Soldiers of Fortune | Mrs. Anderson | Episode: "Drums of Far Island" |
| 1955 | Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre | Nurse Hanson | Episode: "The Key" |
| 1958 | The People's Choice | Emma | Episode: "Missing Moolah" |
| 1958–1961 | The Ann Sothern Show | Olive Smith | Series regular |
| 1962 | The Danny Thomas Show | Mrs. Marshall | Episode: "Casanova Tonoose" |
| 1964 | Burke's Law | Miss Ruth Potter | Episode: "Who Killed the Paper Dragon?", (final appearance) |