Biographies: Ann Codee - Actor

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A Belgian actress, born in Antwerp, Belgium, as Anna Marie Vannuefflin, Ann married actor Frank Orth (1911-1961), they had two children, and she remained with him until her death. Her credits include Come Live with Me (1941), Captain Caution (1940), Kiss Me Kate (1953), and Kings Go Forth (1958). Ann moved with her parents when she was young to the United States of America. She met vaudeville actor Frank Orth, and they married and formed a comedy duet under the name "Codee and Orth". They performed in the vaudeville theater until the end of the twenties when they appeared together in a series of multilingual short films. She made her first feature film, Under the Pampas Moon (1935), and her first feature film with her husband, Frank, Come Live with Me (1941). Ann appeared in dozens of feature films in a stereotypical image as a housewife, pensioner, saleswoman, music teacher, and others. Her last appearance was as a businesswoman in Scoop Can-Can (1960). She began her television career in the mid-fifties. She died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, on March 18, 1961, as a result of a heart attack.

• 31 December 2023
• Toqa Hesham