Ann Gillis

Alma Mabel (Ann) Conner (February 12, 1927 – January 31, 2018), known professionally as Ann Gillis, was an American actress, best known for her film roles as a child actress. She was sometimes credited as Anne Gillis or Ann Gilles. She performed the voice of Faline in the 1942 Disney animated film Bambi. 2Early life and career Gillis was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. She started her career in the early 1930s, when she was seven years old. After some smaller roles, she got her first major part in King of Hockey (1936). In the following years she played supporting roles, and her film studio, Warner Brothers Pictures, wanted her to be another Shirley Temple, but she mostly played spoiled brats. 2Starring roles Among her biggest roles were Becky Thatcher in David O. Selznick's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) and Annie in Little Orphan Annie (1938). She also provided the voice of Faline in Bambi (1942). 2Personal life and later career She ended her Hollywood film career in 1947 and married her second husband, British actor Richard Fraser, in 195