Ann Tyrrell

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Ann Tyrrell (February 6, 1909 – July 20, 1983) was an American actress who co-starred in both of the Ann Sothern CBS sitcoms Private Secretary (1953-1957) and The Ann Sothern Show (1958-1961).

Career

A native of Washington, Tyrrell procured her first acting role in 1949 at the age of forty as Miss Swanson in the film, Bride for Sale (1949). The following year she appeared as a clerk in the motion picture version of Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie (1950). In 1951, she was cast as a telephone operator in Ronald Reagan's Bedtime for Bonzo. Between film appearances, Tyrrell guest starred in episodes of Adventures of Superman and The Adventures of Kit Carson.

Her major opportunity came in 1953 when she was cast for four seasons in the role of office receptionist Violet "Vi" Praskins, friend and colleague of Ann Sothern's character, Susie MacNamara in the sitcom Private Secretary. After series ended in a contract dispute in 1957, Tyrrell joined The Ann Sothern Show as Olive Smith, roommate and secretary of Sothern's new character, Katy O'Connor.^[1] After The Ann Sothern Show ended its run in 1961, Tyrrell made only two more television appearances; as Mrs. Marshall in a 1962 episode of The Danny Thomas Show and as Miss Ruth Potter in a 1964 episode of Burke's Law.

Tyrrell died on July 20, 1983 at the age of seventy-four in Pasadena, California.

Filmography

References

External links

• Ann Tyrrell at the Internet Movie Database
• Ann Tyrrell at Allmovie

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