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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 Thaxter. 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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
Aug 16, 2012 · Phyllis Thaxter, an actress who played Martha Kent, Clark Kent’s adoptive mother, in the 1978 film “Superman” as part of a long career in film and television, died in Longwood, just north of...
Sep 4, 2012 · With her warm personality and wistful voice, actress Phyllis Thaxter made an impact as the pregnant wife of a heroic airman in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), and seemed set to become for MGM...
Aug 14, 2012 · Known For. Superman. The Breaking Point. Bewitched. Springfield Rifle. Act of Violence. Blood on the Moon. No Man of Her Own. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Acting. Phyllis Thaxter was an American stage, screen, and television actress.
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...
