Ann Codee (born Anna Marie Vannuefflin, 5 March 1890 – 18 May 1961) was a

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with numerous hit films on her résumé, such as '' Can-Can'', '' Kiss Me Kate'', and '' Interrupted Melody''. Born in

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, her name was sometimes found in newspapers as Anna Cody.

Biography

Codee was born in Antwerp. She married actor

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around 1911. She and her husband toured American

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in the 1910s and 1920s as the comedy act "Codee and Orth". The team made its film debut in 1929, appearing in a series of multilingual movie shorts. Thereafter, both Codee and Orth flourished as Hollywood character actors. Codee was seen in dozens of films as florists, music teachers, landladies, governesses and grandmothers. She played a variety of ethnic types, from the very French Mme. Poullard in ''

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'' (1941). Codee's last film appearance was as a tight-corseted committeewoman in '' Can-Can'' (1960). Her career highlights include her part in the

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film '' Kings Go Forth'' (1948) and the

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film '' Kiss Me Kate'' (1953). She also had an uncredited role as the biologist Dr. Dupree in the 1953 film ''

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''. She died of a heart attack in

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on May 18, 1961. She is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in the

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Partial filmography

* ''42nd Street'' (1928, Short) * ''Meet The Wife'' (1929, Short) as The Wife * ''Stranded in Paris'' (1929, Short) * ''A Bird in the Hand'' (1929, Short) * ''Music Hath Charms'' (1929, Short) as Violin Teacher * ''Meine Frau'' (1930, Short) as The Wife * ''Frank Orthe and Anne Codee in "Imagine my Embarrassment"'' (1930, Short) as The Sleeping Wife * ''Taking Ways'' (1930, Short) as The Wife * ''The Bitter Half'' (1931, Short) as Ann, the Wife * ''Sleepy Head'' (1931) * ''Dumb Luck'' (1931) * ''

Under the Pampas Moon ''Under the Pampas Moon'', also known as ''The Gaucho'', is a 1935 American Western film directed by James Tinling and starring Warner Baxter and Ketti Gallian. Baxter plays an Argentine gaucho. Rita Hayworth also had an early role in the film. ...

'' (1935) as Madame LaMarr * '' Hi, Gaucho!'' (1935) as Doña Vincenta del Campo * '' Brilliant Marriage'' (1936) as Yvette Duval * '' Thin Ice'' (1937) as Interviewer (uncredited) * ''

Fit for a King ''Fit for a King'' is a 1937 American film starring Joe E. Brown and directed by Edward Sedgwick. Plot summary Newspaper reporter " Scoops" (Brown) is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Archduke Julio ...

'' (1937) as Telephone Operator (uncredited) * '' Expensive Husbands'' (1937) as Maria * ''

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'' (1938) as Mme. Poullard (uncredited) * '' The Roaring Twenties'' (1939) as Saleswoman (uncredited) * '' Charlie Chan in City in Darkness'' (1939) as Complainant at Police (uncredited) * '' I Was an Adventuress'' (1940) as Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited) * '' Captain Caution'' (1940) as Landlady * '' Drums of the Desert'' (1940) as Mme. Fouchet * ''

Arise, My Love ''Arise, My Love'' is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland and Dennis O'Keefe. It was made by Paramount Pictures and written by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and Jacques ...

'' (1940) as Mme. Bresson * '' Come Live With Me'' (1941) as Yvonne * '' Charlie Chan in Rio'' (1941) as Margo * ''

Woman of the Year ''Woman of the Year'' is a 1942 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The film was written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Michael Kanin (with uncredited work on the rewritten ...

'' (1942) as Madame Sylvia (uncredited) * '' Dr. Renault's Secret'' (1942) as Passerby at Marcel's Shop (uncredited) * '' Army Surgeon'' (1942) as Flower Woman (uncredited) * ''

Reunion in France ''Reunion in France'' is a 1942 American war film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford, John Wayne, and Philip Dorn in a story about a woman in occupied France who, learning her well-heeled lover has German connections, ai ...

'' (1942) as Rosalie (uncredited) * '' Old Acquaintance'' (1943) as Tress, Greer Garson's Maid (uncredited) * '' Tonight We Raid Calais'' (1943) as Mme. Grandet * '' Paris After Dark'' (1943) as Mme. Benoit (uncredited) * '' Shine On, Harvest Moon'' (1944) as Wardrobe Woman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) as French Modiste (uncredited) * '' Mr. Skeffington'' (1944) as French Modiste (scenes deleted) * ''

Bathing Beauty ''Bathing Beauty'' is a 1944 musical film starring Red Skelton, Basil Rathbone, and Esther Williams, and directed by George Sidney. Although this was not Williams' screen debut, it was her first Technicolor musical. The film was initially to b ...

'' (1944) as Mme. Zarka * '' Marriage Is a Private Affair'' (1944) as Madame Cushine (uncredited) * ''

'' (1944) as Tante Berthe (uncredited) * '' Tonight and Every Night'' (1945) as Annette (uncredited) * '' Hangover Square'' (1945) as Yvette, Netta's Maid (uncredited) * '' The Clock'' (1945) as Lady on Bus (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945, Serial) as 'Mama Pierre' Dupray * ''

Her Highness and the Bellboy ''Her Highness and the Bellboy'' is a 1945 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Hedy Lamarr, Robert Walker, and June Allyson. Written by Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman, the film is about a beautiful European p ...

'' (1945) as Countess Tradiska (uncredited) * '' Kitty'' (1945) as Madame Aurelie (uncredited) * '' Johnny Angel'' (1945) as Charwoman (uncredited) * ''

This Love of Ours ''This Love of Ours'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Merle Oberon, Claude Rains, Charles Korvin and Carl Esmond. The film's composer, Hans J. Salter, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original ...

'' (1945) as Anna * '' Holiday in Mexico'' (1946) as Margaret, Evans' Housekeeper (uncredited) * '' It's Great to Be Young'' (1946) as Mrs. Johnson * '' So Dark the Night'' (1946) as Mama Michaud * ''

Till the Clouds Roll By ''Till The Clouds Roll By'' is a 1946 American Technicolor musical film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A fictionalized biopic of composer Jerome Kern, portrayed by Robert Walker, Kern was originally involved with the production, but died befo ...

'' (1946) as Mme. Larouche (uncredited) * ''

The Other Love ''The Other Love'' is a 1947 American film noir drama romance film directed by Andre DeToth and starring Barbara Stanwyck, David Niven, and Richard Conte. Written by Ladislas Fodor and Harry Brown based on the story "Beyond" by Erich Mari ...

'' (1947) as The Florist (uncredited) * '' Lured'' (1947) as Matilda (uncredited) * ''

The Unfinished Dance ''The Unfinished Dance'' is a 1947 drama film directed by Henry Koster, starring Margaret O'Brien and Cyd Charisse. The story centers around the members of a ballet company, and is a remake of the 1937 French film ''Ballerina'', based on a short ...

'' (1947) as Mme. Borodin * ''

Rose of Santa Rosa ''Rose of Santa Rosa'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Ray Nazarro and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Patricia Barry, Eduardo Noriega, Fortunio Bonanova, Eduardo Ciannelli, Ann Codee, Rosita Marstini and Douglas Fowley. ...

'' (1947) as Aunt Isabel * ''

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'' (1947) as When Willie Comes Marching Home * ''

That Midnight Kiss ''That Midnight Kiss'' is a 1949 Technicolor American musical romance film also starring Mario Lanza (in his first leading role) and Kathryn Grayson. Among the supporting cast were Ethel Barrymore, conductor/pianist Jose Iturbi (playing himsel ...

'' (1949) as Mme. Bouget * ''

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'' (1950) as French Resistance Fighter (uncredited) * ''

The Secret Fury ''The Secret Fury'' is a 1950 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Mel Ferrer and starring Claudette Colbert, Robert Ryan and Jane Cowl. Plot A wealthy classical pianist, Ellen, is accused of already being married when she attemp ...

'' (1950) as Tessa (uncredited) * '' Under My Skin'' (1950) as Henriette (uncredited) * '' A Lady Without Passport'' (1950) as Maria, Marianne's Landlady (uncredited) * '' Al Jennings of Oklahoma'' (1951) as Mme. Le Cler (uncredited) * '' Mr. Imperium'' (1951) as Anna Pelan * '' Go for Broke!'' (1951) as Pianist (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) as Mme. Madeleine Periton (uncredited) * '' Rich, Young and Pretty'' (1951) as Mme. Milan (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) as Therese (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1951) as French Woman (uncredited) * '' The Lady Pays Off'' (1951) as Marie * ''

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'' (1952) as Nun (uncredited) * '' The Iron Mistress'' (1952) as Landlady (uncredited) * '' The Clown'' (1953) as Ballet Instructor (uncredited) * ''

'' (1953) as Dr. Dupree (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1953) as Mrs. Lanet * '' Kiss Me Kate'' (1953) as Suzanne * ''

The Last Time I Saw Paris ''The Last Time I Saw Paris'' is a 1954 American Technicolor romantic drama made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "Babylon Revisited." It was directed by Richard Brooks, produced by Jack Cummings ...

'' (1954) as Nurse #2 (uncredited) * '' So This Is Paris'' (1954) as Grand'mere Marie * '' Interrupted Melody'' (1955) as Madame Gilly * ''

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'' (1955) as Madame Sevanne (uncredited) * ''

The Sun Also Rises ''The Sun Also Rises'' is a 1926 novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, his first, that portrays American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls and the ...

'' (1957) as Mme. Blanche, Concierge (uncredited) * '' The Young Lions'' (1958) as French Woman (uncredited) * '' Kings Go Forth'' (1958) as Mme. Brieux * '' The Man Who Understood Women'' (1959) as French Maid (uncredited) * '' Can-Can'' (1960) as League president

References

External links

*
Ann Codee at MoviefoneAnn Codee at Hollywood.com
* 1890 births 1961 deaths American film actresses Vaudeville performers Belgian film actresses 20th-century American actresses Belgian emigrants to the United States {{Belgium-actor-stub