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Phyllis Thaxter

Actor

Phyllis Thaxter

Born November 20, 1919 in Portland, Maine, USADied August 14, 201226 films

Phyllis Thaxter was an American stage, screen, and television actress.

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Superman posterFirst watchSuperman19787.2as Ma KentMild-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…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Act of Violence poster6.9Act of Violence1949The Breaking Point poster7.0The Breaking Point1950Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo poster6.7Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo1944Blood on the Moon poster6.2Blood on the Moon1948Springfield Rifle poster6.4Springfield Rifle1952The World of Henry Orient poster5.9The World of Henry Orient1964

Filmography

26 films as actor
  1. 1985Three Sovereigns for SarahRebecca Nurse
  2. 1978SupermanMa Kent
  3. 1972The Longest NightNorma Chambers
  4. 1971Incident in San FranciscoLois Harmon
  5. 1964The World of Henry OrientMrs. Avis Gilbert
  6. 1957Man AfraidLisa Collins
  7. 1955Holiday AffairConnie Ennis
  8. 1955Women's PrisonHelene Jensen
  9. 1954Atomic AttackGladys Mitchell
  10. 1952Operation SecretMaria
  11. 1952Springfield RifleErin Kearney
  12. 1952She's Working Her Way Through CollegeHelen Palmer
  13. 1951Come Fill the CupPaula Copeland
  14. 1951Jim Thorpe – All-AmericanMargaret Miller
  15. 1951Fort WorthFlora Talbot
  16. 1950The Breaking PointLucy Morgan
  17. 1950No Man of Her OwnPatrice Harkness
  18. 1949Act of ViolenceAnn Sturgess
  19. 1948Blood on the MoonCarol Lufton
  20. 1948The Sign of the RamSherida Binyon
  21. 1948Tenth Avenue AngelHelen Mills
  22. 1947Living in a Big WayPeggy Randall
  23. 1947The Sea of GrassSara Beth Brewton
  24. 1945Week-End at the WaldorfCynthia Drew
  25. 1945BewitchedJoan Alris Ellis
  26. 1944Thirty Seconds Over TokyoEllen Lawson