Ann Gillis: Ann Gillis. Actress: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Ann Gillis was born Alma Mabel Conner on February 12, 1927, in Little Rock, Arkansas. At age seven, she appeared in her first film, Men in White (1934), as an extra. During the next two years, she had uncredited appearances in six more films until she received her first major role in King of Hockey (1936). Warner Brothers Studios gave significant screen time...
Known For: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Poole's Mother), Beau Geste (Isobel Rivers (as a child)), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Becky Thatcher), A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (Judy(as Anne Gillis))