Ann Savage

Biography

Ann Savage was a pioneering American film and television actress, best remembered as the iconic femme fatale in the critically acclaimed film noir Detour (1945). She appeared in over twenty B movies between 1943 and 1946, before effectively leaving the film business to make occasional TV appearances and work with industrial producers. In 2007, she was rediscovered by director Guy Maddin as his mother in My Winnipeg, earning her a new legion of fans.