Born Catherine Annette Hanshaw and raised in New York City she became a singing sensation dubbed "The Personality Girl" for her relaxed and charming nature. She recorded extensively accompanied by prominent jazz musicians between September 1926 and February 1934 known for ending most of her records with a trademark "That's All!". Annette made her first and only film appearance in the 1933 Paramount short "Captain Henry's Radio Show". She married Pathé records executive Herman "Wally" Rose and retired from music altogether in the late '30s.
