Phyllis Thaxter

Phyllis Thaxter

Phyllis Thaxter (born Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter November 20, 1921 in Portland, Maine) is an actress.

Early life and career

She is the daughter of Maine Supreme Court Justice Sidney Thaxter and a one-time Shakespearean actress. Thaxter, taking after her mother, worked as a Broadway actress in the 1930s and eventually signed an MGM contract in 1944. Her movie debut was opposite Van Johnson in the war-time film "Thirty Seconds over Tokyo". At MGM, she usually played the ever-patient wife to a number of leading men, including Robert Ryan in "Act of Violence" (1948). One of her more memorable roles was also in 1948, playing a cattle owner's daughter alongside Barbara Bel Geddes in "Blood on the Moon". She changed studios in the 1950s, moving to Warner Brothers, but usually played the same type of roles.

Later career

Thaxter's career stalled after an attack of infantile paralysis, while visiting her family in Portland, in 1952. She, however, made a slow comeback in character parts in television, movies and the stage. In 1978, Thaxter was cast along with Glenn Ford as Ma and Pa Kent in "Superman".

Personal

While at MGM, Phyllis married James T. Aubrey, Jr., who later became president of CBS-TV and MGM. They divorced in 1962. Their daughter is Skye Aubrey, who acted in many made-for-TV films in the 1970s.

Partial filmography

*"Thirty Seconds over Tokyo" (1944)
*"Week-End at the Waldorf" (1945)
*"Living in a Big Way" (1947)
*"Blood on the Moon" (1948)
*"Act of Violence" (1948)
*"No Man of Her Own" (1950)
*"The Breaking Point" (1950)
*"Jim Thorpe -- All-American" (1951)
*"Superman" (1978)


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