Phyllis Thaxter

Phyllis Thaxter

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

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Known For

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as Emily Weymouth

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 • as Ruth Manning

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 • as Nora Cory Manson

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 • as Mrs. Logan

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 • as Elsa Hollands

Filmography

1985

Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
as Rebecca Nurse
Movie - Released: 5/1/1985
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
as Rebecca Nurse
TV - Released: 1/5/1985

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Emily Weymouth
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1978

Superman
Superman
as Ma Kent
Movie - Released: 12/14/1978

1976

Once an Eagle
Once an Eagle
as Alma Caldwell
TV - Released: 12/2/1976

1972

The Longest Night
The Longest Night
as Norma Chambers
Movie - Released: 9/12/1972

1971

Incident in San Francisco
Incident in San Francisco
as Lois Harmon
Movie - Released: 2/28/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971

1969

Medical Center
Medical Center
as Celia Jennings
TV - Released: 9/24/1969

1968

Lancer
Lancer
TV - Released: 9/24/1968

1967

The Invaders
The Invaders
as Sarah Concannon
TV - Released: 1/10/1967

1965

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Viv Caldwell
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Rosemary Ramsey
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Valerie Hendricks
TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1964

The World of Henry Orient
The World of Henry Orient
as Mrs. Avis Gilbert
Movie - Released: 3/19/1964

1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Mildred Zaro
TV - Released: 10/10/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Enid Langer
TV - Released: 9/17/1963

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Nora Cory Manson
TV - Released: 9/20/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Mrs. Logan
TV - Released: 9/20/1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Elsa Hollands
TV - Released: 9/20/1962

1961

The Defenders
The Defenders
as Dolores Ritter
TV - Released: 9/16/1961

1960

Outlaws
Outlaws
TV - Released: 9/26/1960
Thriller
Thriller
as Ursula Sommerville
TV - Released: 9/13/1960

1959

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Pauline Cushman
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Ruth Manning
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1957

Man Afraid
Man Afraid
as Lisa Collins
Movie - Released: 4/4/1957
Suspicion
Suspicion
as Flora
TV - Released: 9/30/1957
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
as Christine Elliot
TV - Released: 9/18/1957
Suspicion
Suspicion
TV - Released: 9/30/1957

1956

Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Nicole
TV - Released: 10/4/1956

1955

Women's Prison
Women's Prison
as Helene Jensen
Movie - Released: 2/1/1955
Holiday Affair
Holiday Affair
as Connie Ennis
Movie - Released: 12/22/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Karen Stewart
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mary Summers
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Annette Borden
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Margot Brenner
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lucy Pryor
TV - Released: 10/2/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Miss Dent
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1954

Atomic Attack
Atomic Attack
as Gladys Mitchell
Movie - Released: 5/19/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Olive
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
Studio 57
Studio 57
TV - Released: 9/21/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Helen Ditmar
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Joan Long
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Mary
TV - Released: 10/7/1954
Climax!
Climax!
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Nora Helmer
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Laurie
TV - Released: 9/20/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Marie (uncredited)
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Emily Skinner
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

Springfield Rifle
Springfield Rifle
as Erin Kearney
Movie - Released: 10/22/1952
She's Working Her Way Through College
She's Working Her Way Through College
as Helen Palmer
Movie - Released: 7/9/1952
Operation Secret
Operation Secret
as Maria
Movie - Released: 11/5/1952

1951

Fort Worth
Fort Worth
as Flora Talbot
Movie - Released: 7/14/1951
Come Fill the Cup
Come Fill the Cup
as Paula Copeland
Movie - Released: 10/24/1951
Jim Thorpe – All-American
Jim Thorpe – All-American
as Margaret Miller
Movie - Released: 8/24/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Mona Tyrrel
TV - Released: 10/5/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dara Meadows
TV - Released: 10/5/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

No Man of Her Own
No Man of Her Own
as Patrice Harkness
Movie - Released: 2/21/1950
The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point
as Lucy Morgan
Movie - Released: 10/6/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Diana Forbes
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV - Released: 1/30/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Connie Ennis
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Karen
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Fran
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Anne
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Julie
TV - Released: 10/2/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Sister Mary
TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1949

Act of Violence
Act of Violence
as Ann
Movie - Released: 1/22/1949

1948

Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon
as Carol Lufton
Movie - Released: 11/11/1948
The Sign of the Ram
The Sign of the Ram
as Sherida Binyon
Movie - Released: 3/3/1948
Tenth Avenue Angel
Tenth Avenue Angel
as Helen Mills
Movie - Released: 2/20/1948

1947

The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
as Sara Beth Brewton
Movie - Released: 4/25/1947
Living in a Big Way
Living in a Big Way
as Peggy Randall
Movie - Released: 6/10/1947

1945

Bewitched
Bewitched
as Joan Alris Ellis
Movie - Released: 7/4/1945
Week-End at the Waldorf
Week-End at the Waldorf
as Cynthia Drew
Movie - Released: 10/4/1945

1944

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Ellen Lawson
Movie - Released: 11/15/1944
Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1944