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Ann Savage
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 87
Also known asBerniece Maxine LyonGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn19/02/1921Born inColumbia, South Carolina, USADied25/12/2008 (aged 87)Died inHollywoodCausestrokeWikidataQ291825 ↗Buried atHollywood Forever CemeteryTMDb#34330 ↗

Ann Savage was an American film and television actress. She is best remembered as the greedy cigarette-puffing femme fatale in the critically acclaimed film noir Detour (1945). She was featured in more than 20 B movies between 1943 and 1946.

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Filmography31 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2004Los Angeles Plays ItselfMovieVera in Detour (archive footage)83
2004Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenMovieSelf83
1989Saved by the BellSeriesMrs. Thornhill (uncredited)68
1986Fire with FireMovieSister Harriet65
1953Woman They Almost LynchedMovieGlenda32
1953City DetectiveSeries—32
1952Death Valley DaysSeriesDiamond Babe31
1952Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries—31
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries—30
1950Pygmy IslandMovieCapt. Ann R. Kingsley29
1949Satan's CradleMovieLil28
1947Jungle FlightMovieLaurey Roberts26
1946The Dark HorseMovieMary Burton25
1946The Last Crooked MileMovieSheila Kennedy25
1946Renegade GirlMovieJean Shelby25
1946Lady ChaserMovieInez Marie Polk/Palmer25
1945Midnight ManhuntMovieSue Gallagher24
1945DetourMovieVera24
1945Scared StiffMovieSally Warren24
1945Apology for MurderMovieToni Kirkland24
1944Two-Man SubmarineMoviePat Benson23
1944Dancing in ManhattanMovieValerie Crawford23
1944Ever Since VenusMovieJanet Wilson23
1944The Unwritten CodeMovieMary Lee Norris23
1943Dangerous BlondesMovieErika McCormick22
1943Footlight GlamourMovieVicki Wheeler22
1943What a WomanMovieJane Hughes22
1943Klondike KateMovieKathleen O'Day22
1943Murder in Times SquareMovieMiss Ruth22
1943Saddles and SagebrushMovieAnn Parker22
1943Two Señoritas from ChicagoMovieMaria22