Phyllis Thaxter
American actress (1919-2012) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 92
Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter was an American actress. She is best known for portraying Ellen Lawson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) and Martha "Ma" 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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Three Sovereigns for SarahFilm, Rebecca Nurse1984
Murder, She WroteSeries, Emily Weymouth1978
SupermanFilm, Ma Kent1972
The Longest NightFilm, Norma Chambers1971
CannonSeries
Incident in San FranciscoFilm, 1971Lois Harmon1968
LancerSeries1967
The InvadersSeries, Sarah Concannon1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries, Mildred Zaro1961
The DefendersSeries, Dolores Ritter1959
BonanzaSeries, Ruth Manning1957
SuspicionSeries, Flora
Man AfraidFilm, 1957Lisa Collins1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Karen Stewart
Holiday AffairFilm, 1955Connie Ennis1954
Atomic AttackFilm, Gladys Mitchell1952
Operation SecretFilm, Maria1951
Come Fill the CupFilm, Paula Copeland1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Diana Forbes
No Man of Her OwnFilm, 1950Patrice Harkness1948
Blood on the MoonFilm, Carol Lufton1947
Living in a Big WayFilm, Peggy Randall1945
BewitchedFilm, Joan Alris Ellis1944
Thirty Seconds Over TokyoFilm, Ellen Lawson1919Born20 November 1919
Three Sovereigns for SarahFilm, Rebecca Nurse1984Murder, She WroteSeries, Emily Weymouth1978SupermanFilm, Ma Kent1972The Longest NightFilm, Norma Chambers1971CannonSeriesIncident in San FranciscoFilm, 1971Lois Harmon1968LancerSeries1967The InvadersSeries, Sarah Concannon1963Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries, Mildred Zaro1961The DefendersSeries, Dolores Ritter1959BonanzaSeries, Ruth Manning1957SuspicionSeries, FloraMan AfraidFilm, 1957Lisa Collins1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Karen StewartHoliday AffairFilm, 1955Connie Ennis1954Atomic AttackFilm, Gladys Mitchell1952Operation SecretFilm, Maria1951Come Fill the CupFilm, Paula Copeland1950Lux Video TheatreSeries, Diana ForbesNo Man of Her OwnFilm, 1950Patrice Harkness1948Blood on the MoonFilm, Carol Lufton1947Living in a Big WayFilm, Peggy Randall1945BewitchedFilm, Joan Alris Ellis1944Thirty Seconds Over TokyoFilm, Ellen Lawson1919Born20 November 1919People around Phyllis
Michael Curtiz Directed The Breaking Point (1950)
Pandro S. Berman Produced The Sea of Grass (1947)
Max Steiner Wrote Springfield Rifle and Come Fill the Cup
Lewis Seiler Directed Women's Prison (1955)
Robert Walker Also in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Spencer Tracy Also in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Elia Kazan Directed The Sea of Grass (1947)
Angela Lansbury Also in The World of Henry Orient (1965)
Robert Mitchum Also in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Diane Lane Duets: Martha Kent
Annette O'Toole Duets: Martha Kent
Gregory La Cava Directed Living in a Big Way (1947)
Kathleen Freeman Also in No Man of Her Own and Come Fill the Cup
Leon Ames Also in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Bryan Foy Produced Women's Prison (1955)
K Callan Duets: Martha Kent
Sam Zimbalist Produced Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Selena Royle Also in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Warner Anderson Also in Week-End at the Waldorf (1945)
Wyndham Standing Also in The Sea of Grass (1947)
Alexander Salkind Produced Superman (1979)- Henry Blanke Produced Come Fill the Cup (1951)
Louis F. Edelman Produced Springfield Rifle (1952)
Pierre Spengler Produced Superman (1979)
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Superman 1978
The Breaking Point 1950
Act of Violence 1949
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944
Springfield Rifle 1952
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United States
Category
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Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2012 · aged 92
