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Phyllis Allen

Silent film actress (1861-1938) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 76

Phyllis Allen was an American vaudeville and silent screen comedian. She worked with Charles Chaplin, Mabel Normand, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and Mack Sennett during a film career spanning 74 movies in the decade between 1913 and 1923.

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1938Died26 March 19381923The PilgrimFilm, Congregation Member (uncredited)1922Pay DayFilm, His Wife1920Her First FlameFilm, Minnie FishWhite YouthFilm, 1920Madame Le Moyne1919Monkey StuffFilm1917The AdventurerFilm, Governess (uncredited)1916A Movie StarFilm, Jack's Real Wife1915A Lover's Lost ControlFilm, Shoe CustomerA Submarine PirateFilm, 1915A pugnacious guest1914A Busy DayFilm, The Other Woman (unconfirmed)Leading Lizzie AstrayFilm, 1914Amorous Dancing Cafe Patron (uncredited)1913Fatty at San DiegoFilm, Fatty's WifeMurphy's I.O.U.Film, 1913(uncredited) (unconfirmed)1861Born25 November 1861

Known for

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  • Pay Day 1922
  • The Pilgrim 1923
  • The Adventurer 1917
  • The Vagabond 1916
  • Tillie's Punctured Romance 1914

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Filmography 40

45 credits on file

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About this person

Due to her imposing demeanour and perennially haughty expression, she was quite similar in appearance to fellow screen comedian Marie Dressler.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1861 to 1938 · aged 76

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In the same film or series as Phyllis

Wesley RugglesAlso in A Lover's Lost Control (1915)Ford SterlingAlso in A Thief Catcher (1914)Louise FazendaAlso in A Submarine Pirate (1915)