Thaxter, Phyllis (1921–)

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Thaxter, Phyllis (1921–)

American stage, tv and screen actress. Born Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter, Nov 20, 1921, in Portland, ME; dau. of Sidney S. F. Thaxter (Maine Supreme Court justice) and Marie Phyllis Schuyler Thaxter (Shakespearean actress); m. James T. Aubrey (producer), 1944 (div. 1963); m. Gilbert Lea; children: Skye Aubrey (actress).

Made NY debut in What a Life (1938), followed by There Shall Be No Night, Heartsong and Take Her She's Mine, among others; films include 30 Seconds over Tokyo, Weekend at the Waldorf, Sea of Grass, Bewitched, The World of Henry Orient, No Man of Her Own, The Breaking Point, Jim Thorpe—All American, Springfield Rifle, She's Working Her Way Through College, Women's Prison and Superman.

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