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Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter (November 20, 1919 – August 14, 2012) was an American actress. She is best known for portraying Ellen Lawson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) and Martha Kent in Superman (1978).
Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter (November 20, 1921 – August 14, 2012) was an American stage and movie actress. She was known for playing Superman's mother in the 1978 movie Superman, and as Ellen Lawson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.
Actress: Superman. This warm and winning, very non-theatrical brunette was born Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter in Portland, Maine, on November 20, 1919. The daughter of Maine Supreme Court Justice Sidney Thaxter, her acting talent came from her mother's side, who was a one-time Shakespearean actress.
- November 20, 1919
- August 14, 2012
Phyllis Thaxter was a warm and winning actress who starred in Broadway, Hollywood and TV. She played the mother of Superman, the wife of John Garfield and the daughter of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.
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- Portland, Maine, USA
- January 1, 1
- Orlando, Florida, USA
Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter (* 20. November 1919 in Portland, Maine; † 14. August 2012 in Longwood, Florida) war eine US-amerikanische Film-und Theaterschauspielerin
Aug 18, 2012 · Phyllis Thaxter, an actress who got her start in Hollywood in a war movie during World War II, overcame polio while pregnant and then carved out a long acting career that led to her final film...
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Aug 15, 2012 · Phyllis Thaxter, the wholesome actress who played Ma Kent in 1978’s Superman and the faithful girlfriend to vengeful POW Robert Ryan in the 1948 film noir classic Act of Violence, has died. She...
