- Born Name: Therese Ann Rutherford
- Birthday: 1920-11-02 (Year-Month-Day)
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- Spouse(s): David May (1942-1953) (divorced) 2 children William Dozier (1953-1991) (his death)
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- Medium: Actress
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Ann Rutherford, Ann Rutherford (born November 2, 1920) is a Canadian-American actress in film, radio, and television. She has had a long career starring and co-starring in films, playing Polly Benedict on the big screen of the 1930s and 1940s in the Andy Hardy series, and on The Bob Newhart Show as Newharts characters mother-in-law.Her first film role was in Waterfront Lady in 1935. She appeared in eighteen films between 1935 and 1937. It was in 1937 that her first notable role came as Andy Hardys girlfriend, Polly Benedict, in Youre Only Young Once. In the long-running, Andy Hardy film series, she played Polly twelve times, with the last appearance being in Andy Hardys Double Life in 1942. Ann also played Scarlett OHaras younger sister, Carreen, in the 1939 movie Gone with the Wind.