Phyllis Love
Known for Acting · 30 credits
- Born
- 1925-12-21
- Died
- 2011-10-30
- Place of birth
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Phyllis Ann Love
Biography
Phyllis Anne Love was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 21, 1925. She attended Roosevelt High School in Des Moines along with her close friend, Cloris Leachman. After performing in various local and regional drama productions, Love enrolled in the Actors Studio in New York in 1948. Her movie debut was a bit as a juvenile delinquent in the 1950 movie So Young So Bad (1950), which starred Paul Henreid and Rita Moreno. Love's best-known film role was as "Mattie Birdwell" in William Wyler's Friendly Persuasion (1956). Love guested in numerous TV programs in the 50s, 60s, and 70s but enjoyed her greatest success on the Broadway stage. She appeared in eight shows and, in 1951, won the New York Charles Derwent Award for Best Featured Actress for her portrayal of "Rosa Delle Rosa" in the original production of "The Rose Tattoo". After retiring from acting in the early 70s, she changed her first name to "Osanna".
Date of Death 30 October 2011, Menifee, California (Alzheimer's disease)
Known For
TV Shows (25)
Perry Mason
1957
as Ellen Carter / Minerva Doubleday
The Fugitive
1963
as Laura
Ironside
1967
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mrs. Lucas
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Ruth Wandemeir
Ben Casey
1961
The F.B.I.
1965
as Phyllis / Connie Parr / Tracy Rogers
Studio One
1948
as The Girl / Phyllis / Alice Nichols
Gunsmoke
1955
as Beth / Jennifer
The Outer Limits
1963
as Andrea Holm
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sue Thompson
The Deputy
1959
as Josie
Harry O
1974
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Elsa / Elisa
The Tall Man
1960
Ghost Story
1972
as Joan Howard
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Cele Orlatti
Bus Stop
1961
The New Breed
1961
as Mrs. Capples
Shane
1966
as Ada Gary
Going My Way
1962
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Abigail Adams
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Katalin Tors
Movies (5)
About Phyllis Love
Phyllis Anne Love was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 21, 1925. She attended Roosevelt High School in Des Moines along with her close friend, Cloris Leachman. After performing in various local and regional drama productions, Love enrolled in the Actors Studio in New York in 1948. Her movie debut was a bit as a juvenile delinquent in the 1950 movie So Young So Bad (1950), which starred Paul Henreid and Rita Moreno. Love's best-known film role was as "Mattie Birdwell" in William Wyler's Friendly Persuasion (1956). Love guested in numerous T… With 30 credits spanning from 1948 to 1974, Phyllis Love has appeared in 5 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Phyllis Love Movies
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) — as Mattie Birdwell
- Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971) — as Nurse
- The Young Doctors (1961) — as Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander
- So Young, So Bad (1950) — as Delinquent Girl (uncredited)
- The Master Builder (1960) — as Kaja
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