Phyllis Thaxter
Acting1919Portland, Maine, USA
Biography
Phyllis Thaxter was an American stage, screen, and television actress.
Known For
Superman
Ma Kent
The Twilight Zone
Bonanza
Ruth Manning
Murder, She Wrote
Emily Weymouth
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Annette Borden / Miss Dent / Lucy Pryor / Margot Brenner / Karen Stewart / Mary Summers
Act of Violence
Ann
The Breaking Point
Lucy Morgan
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mrs. Logan / Nora Cory Manson / Elsa Hollands
Acting History
1992
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Emily Weymouth• 1 eps
1978
Superman
as Ma Kent
1972
The Longest Night
as Norma Chambers
1971
The F.B.I.
TVas Valerie Hendricks• 1 eps
1970
Medical Center
TVas Celia Jennings• 1 eps
1969
Bonanza
TVas Ruth Manning• 1 eps
1968
The Invaders
TVas Sarah Concannon• 1 eps
1964
The World of Henry Orient
as Mrs. Avis Gilbert
The Defenders
TVas Dolores Ritter• 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Mildred Zaro• 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Mrs. Logan / Nora Cory Manson / Elsa Hollands• 1 eps
The Fugitive
TVas Enid Langer• 1 eps
1960
Playhouse 90
TVas Nicole• 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Annette Borden / Miss Dent / Lucy Pryor / Margot Brenner / Karen Stewart / Mary Summers• 1 eps
Wagon Train
TVas Christine Elliot• 1 eps
1957
1956
1955
Women's Prison
as Helene Jensen
Holiday Affair
as Connie Ennis
1954
Atomic Attack
as Gladys Mitchell
1953
General Electric Theater
TVas Emily Skinner / Marie (uncredited) / Nora Helmer
Letter to Loretta
TVas Laurie
1952
Springfield Rifle
as Erin Kearney
She's Working Her Way Through College
as Helen Palmer
Operation Secret
as Maria
1951
Jim Thorpe – All-American
as Margaret Miller
Come Fill the Cup
as Paula Copeland
Fort Worth
as Flora Talbot
1950
The Breaking Point
as Lucy Morgan
No Man of Her Own
as Patrice Harkness
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Sister Mary / Fran / Connie Ennis / Karen / Diana Forbes / Julie / Anne
1949
Act of Violence
as Ann
1948
Blood on the Moon
as Carol Lufton
The Sign of the Ram
as Sherida Binyon
Tenth Avenue Angel
as Helen Mills
1947
Living in a Big Way
as Peggy Randall
The Sea of Grass
as Sara Beth Brewton
1945
Bewitched
as Joan Alris Ellis
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Cynthia Drew
1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Ellen Lawson