Phyllis Thaxter: movies and TV shows
Phyllis Thaxter has 81 credits in the archive: 27 films and 54 TV series, from 1944 to 1985. Highest rated: The Twilight Zone (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 1985 · busiest year: 1950 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Three Sovereigns for Sarah | Rebecca Nurse | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1985 | Three Sovereigns for Sarah | Rebecca Nurse | Film | — | 65 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Emily Weymouth | TV | 7.5 | 64 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Rebecca Nurse | TV | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1978 | Superman | Ma Kent | Film | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle | Alma Caldwell | TV | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1972 | The Longest Night | Norma Chambers | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1971 | Cannon | TV | 6.7 | 51 | |
| 1971 | Incident in San Francisco | Lois Harmon | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1969 | Medical Center | Celia Jennings | TV | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1968 | Lancer | TV | 5.6 | 48 | |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Sarah Concannon | TV | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Viv Caldwell | TV | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Rosemary Ramsey | TV | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Valerie Hendricks | TV | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1964 | The World of Henry Orient | Mrs. Avis Gilbert | Film | 5.9 | 44 |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Enid Langer | TV | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Mildred Zaro | TV | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Nora Cory Manson | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Mrs. Logan | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Elsa Hollands | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Dolores Ritter | TV | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1960 | Thriller | Ursula Sommerville | TV | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1960 | Outlaws | TV | 6.7 | 40 | |
| 1960 | Special for Women | Wilhemina 'Willie' Ross | TV | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Ruth Manning | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | TV | 8.5 | 39 | |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Pauline Cushman | TV | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Christine Elliot | TV | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1957 | Suspicion | Flora | TV | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1957 | Suspicion | TV | 6.2 | 37 | |
| 1957 | Man Afraid | Lisa Collins | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Nicole | TV | 7.6 | 36 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Karen Stewart | TV | 7.8 | 35 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mary Summers | TV | 7.8 | 35 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Annette Borden | TV | 7.8 | 35 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Margot Brenner | TV | 7.8 | 35 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lucy Pryor | TV | 7.8 | 35 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Miss Dent | TV | 7.8 | 35 |
| 1955 | Women's Prison | Helene Jensen | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1955 | Holiday Affair | Connie Ennis | Film | — | 35 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Olive | TV | 3.8 | 34 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Helen Ditmar | TV | 3.8 | 34 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Joan Long | TV | 3.8 | 34 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Mary | TV | 3.8 | 34 |
| 1954 | Climax! | TV | 3.8 | 34 | |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | TV | 7.5 | 34 | |
| 1954 | Atomic Attack | Gladys Mitchell | Film | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Laurie | TV | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Nora Helmer | TV | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Marie (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Emily Skinner | TV | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1952 | Springfield Rifle | Erin Kearney | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1952 | She's Working Her Way Through College | Helen Palmer | Film | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1952 | Operation Secret | Maria | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Mona Tyrrel | TV | 7.2 | 31 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Dara Meadows | TV | 7.2 | 31 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 31 | |
| 1951 | Jim Thorpe – All-American | Margaret Miller | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1951 | Fort Worth | Flora Talbot | Film | 7.1 | 31 |
| 1951 | Come Fill the Cup | Paula Copeland | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | TV | 6.0 | 30 | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Diana Forbes | TV | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Connie Ennis | TV | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Karen | TV | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Fran | TV | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Anne | TV | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Julie | TV | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Sister Mary | TV | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1950 | The Breaking Point | Lucy Morgan | Film | 7.1 | 30 |
| 1950 | No Man of Her Own | Patrice Harkness | Film | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1949 | Act of Violence | Ann | Film | 6.9 | 29 |
| 1948 | Blood on the Moon | Carol Lufton | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1948 | Tenth Avenue Angel | Helen Mills | Film | 6.5 | 28 |
| 1948 | The Sign of the Ram | Sherida Binyon | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Sara Beth Brewton | Film | 6.1 | 27 |
| 1947 | Living in a Big Way | Peggy Randall | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | Cynthia Drew | Film | 6.4 | 25 |
| 1945 | Bewitched | Joan Alris Ellis | Film | 5.4 | 25 |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Ellen Lawson | Film | 6.7 | 24 |
| 1944 | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 24 |