Acting
Phyllis Thaxter
- Titles
- 27movies30TV shows
- Career
Active from 1944 to 1985, with a break from 1973 to 1984, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 13top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
The World of Henry Orient76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.6average 2.6
- Crime5.6average 3.7
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.7
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
- Tension6.6average 6.0
- Politics3.2average 2.6
- Pathos5.6average 5.2
- Psychological5.9average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.0, average 5.4
- Cringe Humor0.6, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor0.6, average 2.0
- Physical Comedy1.0, average 2.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Moral Dilemma 3
- Sentimental 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Noir 2
- Tension 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Classic Western 2
- Historical Account 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Intriguing Mystery 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Robert SurteesCinematographerThirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Act of Violence, Tenth Avenue Angel
Max SteinerComposerSpringfield Rifle, Jim Thorpe – All-American, The Breaking Point
Robert WalkerActorThirty Seconds Over Tokyo, The Sea of Grass
Angela LansburyActorThe World of Henry Orient, Tenth Avenue Angel
Will LymanActorThree Sovereigns for Sarah, Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Steve CochranActorJim Thorpe – All-American, Operation Secret
Vanessa RedgraveActorThree Sovereigns for Sarah, Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Kim HunterActorThree Sovereigns for Sarah, Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Paul PicerniActorFort Worth, Operation Secret
William PhillipsActorThe Sea of Grass, Living in a Big Way
Charles McGrawActorBlood on the Moon, The Longest Night
Don DeForeActorThirty Seconds Over Tokyo, She's Working Her Way Through College
Movies and TV shows
571980s
4 titles · average score 72
TV show · as Rebecca Nurse
as Rebecca Nurse
TV show · as Emily Weymouth
TV show · as Rebecca Nurse
1970s
5 titles · average score 73
as Ma Kent
TV show · as Alma Caldwell
as Norma Chambers
TV show
as Lois Harmon
1960s
12 titles · average score 67
TV show · as Celia Jennings
TV show
TV show · as Sarah Concannon
TV show · as Rosemary Ramsey / Viv Caldwell
as Mrs. Avis Gilbert
TV show · as Enid Langer
TV show · as Mildred Zaro
TV show · as Nora Cory Manson / Mrs. Logan
TV show · as Dolores Ritter
TV show · as Ursula Sommerville
TV show
TV show · as Wilhemina 'Willie' Ross
1950s
26 titles · average score 68
TV show
TV show · as Ruth Manning
as Lisa Collins
as Helene Jensen
as Gladys Mitchell
as Erin Kearney
as Maria
as Paula Copeland
as Flora Talbot
as Margaret Miller
as Lucy Morgan
as Patrice Harkness
1940s
10 titles · average score 59
as Ann Sturgess
as Carol Lufton
as Sherida Binyon
as Helen Mills
as Sara Beth Brewton
as Peggy Randall
as Joan Alris Ellis
as Cynthia Drew
as Ellen Lawson
as (archive footage)