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Phyllis Thaxter

1919 - 2012

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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 "Ma" Kent in Superman (1978). She also appeared in Bewitched (1945), Blood on the Moon (1948), and The World of Henry Orient (1964). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Phyllis Thaxter is the 6,994th most popular actor (up from 7,490th in 2019), the 10,852nd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,061st in 2019) and the 3,233rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Phyllis Thaxter ranks 6,994 out of 13,578. Before her are Gretchen Mol, Kwon Yu-ri, D. W. Moffett, Barış Arduç, Murat Boz, and Oja Kodar. After her are Priscilla Dean, Kate Bruce, Alberta Watson, Larry Storch, Danica Curcic, and Kanan Devi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Phyllis Thaxter ranks 322. Before her are Delfo Cabrera, Aleksandr Volodin, Tennessee Ernie Ford, David Blackwell, Marga Petersen, and Edward Brooke. After her are Dries van der Lof, Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng, Betty Garrett, Walt Hansgen, Pauline Betz, and Joe Hunt. Among people deceased in 2012, Phyllis Thaxter ranks 417. Before her are Nicholas Katzenbach, Joel Goldsmith, Fidélis, J. J. C. Smart, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, and Doc Watson. After her are Earl Scruggs, Charles Colson, Mike Sparken, Héctor Camacho, Salvador Reyes Monteón, and Ronald Stretton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phyllis Thaxter ranks 10,854 out of 20,380. Before her are Fat Joe (1970), Marion Roper (1910), D. W. Moffett (1954), John Jakes (1932), Richard Morris Hunt (1827), and Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882). After her are Priscilla Dean (1896), Debbie Meyer (1952), Kate Bruce (1860), Larry Storch (1923), Callie Khouri (1957), and James Dunbar (1930).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Phyllis Thaxter ranks 3,234. Before her are Ty Hardin (1930), Katee Sackhoff (1980), Faye Grant (1957), Rebecca Schaeffer (1967), Gretchen Mol (1972), and D. W. Moffett (1954). After her are Priscilla Dean (1896), Kate Bruce (1860), Larry Storch (1923), Vincent Spano (1962), Sean Gunn (1974), and Corin Nemec (1971).

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