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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). She also appeared in Bewitched (1945), Blood on the Moon (1948), and The World of Henry Orient (1964).
Phyllis Thaxter was a warm and winning actress who starred in Broadway, Hollywood and TV. She was known for her roles in Superman, Bewitched, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and more.
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...
Phyllis Thaxter was a warm and winning actress who starred in Broadway, film and TV. She was known for her roles in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Bewitched, Superman and The Twilight Zone.
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...
