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Phyllis Thaxter

Television Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 11/20/1921 († 90, 08/14/2012) | Portland, Maine (United States of America (USA))
Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter (November 20, 1919 – August 14, 2012) was an American actress. She is best known for portraying Ellen Lawson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) and Martha Kent in Superman (1978). She also appeared in Bewitched (1945), Blood on the Moon (1948), and The World of Henry Orient (1964). ()
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Phyllis Thaxter was an American stage, screen, and television actress.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Western

Known for these Movies & Shows

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland. ...

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

NR

1944 | 3.4/5 | 2h 18min
Drama, History, War
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A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash. ...

No Man of Her Own

NR

1950 | 3.5/5 | 1h 38min
Drama
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Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over th ...

Superman

PG

1978 | 3.6/5 | 2h 23min
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
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A girl enlists a psychic to get rid of her murderous alternate personality. ...

Bewitched

NR

1945 | 2.7/5 | 1h 5min
Drama
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A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. ...

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV-PG

1955 | 3.9/5 | 25min per episode
Mystery, Drama, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Phyllis Thaxter

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Phyllis Thaxter as Actress(26)

as Rebecca Nurse1985 Three Sovereigns for Sarah
as Ma Kent1978 Superman
as Norma Chambers1972 The Longest Night
as Lois Harmon1971 Incident in San Francisco
as Mrs. Avis Gilbert1964 The World of Henry Orient
as Lisa Collins1957 Man Afraid
as Helene Jensen1955 Women's Prison
as Connie Ennis1955 Holiday Affair
as Erin Kearney1952 Springfield Rifle
as Maria1952 Operation Secret
as Helen Palmer1952 She's Working Her Way Through College
as Flora Talbot1951 Fort Worth
as Paula Copeland1951 Come Fill The Cup
as Margaret Miller1951 Jim Thorpe – All-American
as Lucy Morgan1950 The Breaking Point
as Patrice Harkness1950 No Man of Her Own
as Ann1949 Act of Violence
as Carol Lufton1948 Blood on the Moon
as Sherida Binyon1948 The Sign of the Ram
as Helen Mills1948 Tenth Avenue Angel
as Sara Beth Brewton1947 The Sea of Grass
as Peggy Randall1947 Living in a Big Way
as Joan Alris Ellis1945 Bewitched
as Cynthia Drew1945 Week-End at the Waldorf
as Ellen Lawson1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944 Twenty Years After

TV Shows/Series with Phyllis Thaxter as Actress(46)

as Rebecca Nurse1985 Three Sovereigns for Sarah
1971 Cannon
1968 Lancer
as Sarah Concannon1967 The Invaders
as Viv Caldwell1965 The F.B.I.
as Rosemary Ramsey1965 The F.B.I.
as Valerie Hendricks1965 The F.B.I.
as Mildred Zaro1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Enid Langer1963 The Fugitive
as Nora Cory Manson1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Mrs. Logan1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Elsa Hollands1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Dolores Ritter1961 The Defenders
as Ursula Sommerville1960 Thriller
1960 Outlaws
as Pauline Cushman1959 Rawhide
1959 The Twilight Zone
as Christine Elliot1957 Wagon Train
1957 Suspicion
as Flora1957 Suspicion
as Karen Stewart1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mary Summers1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Annette Borden1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Margot Brenner1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lucy Pryor1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Miss Dent1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Olive1954 Climax!
as Helen Ditmar1954 Climax!
as Joan Long1954 Climax!
as Mary1954 Climax!
1954 Climax!
as Nora Helmer1953 GE Theater
as Marie (uncredited)1953 GE Theater
as Emily Skinner1953 GE Theater
as Laurie1953 Letter to Loretta
as Mona Tyrrel1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dara Meadows1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Diana Forbes1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Fran1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Anne1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Julie1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Sister Mary1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Connie Ennis1950 Lux Video Theatre
as Karen1950 Lux Video Theatre
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents

Full Name: Phyllis Thaxter
Born: Sunday, 11/20 1921 (November) in Portland, Maine (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 08/14 2012 (August) in Longwood (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Spouses (current/former): James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., Gilbert Lea
Children: Skye Aubrey
Other names for Phyllis Thaxter (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter"
Phyllis Thaxter frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
John Newland (36x, Crew)
Dabbs Greer (35x, Actor)
Harry Townes (35x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (35x, Actor)
Ellen Corby (26x, Actress)
James Gregory (26x, Actor)
Vera Miles (25x, Actress)
Skip Homeier (24x, Actor)
Edward Andrews (23x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (23x, Actor)
Edwin B. Willis (6x, Crew)
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