Phyllis Love
Phyllis 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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Female
Birthday
1925-12-21 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Acting

1974

Harry O as Not available

1972

Ghost Story as Joan Howard

1967

Ironside as Not available

1966

Shane as Ada Gary

1965

The F.B.I. as Phyllis

1965

The F.B.I. as Connie Parr

1965

The F.B.I. as Tracy Rogers

1964

Profiles in Courage as Abigail Adams

1963

The Outer Limits as Andrea Holm

1963

The Fugitive as Laura

1962

Going My Way as Not available

1961

Ben Casey as Not available

1961

Dr. Kildare as Ruth Wandemeir

1961

The New Breed as Mrs. Capples

1961

Bus Stop as Not available

1961

Cain's Hundred as Cele Orlatti

1961

The Young Doctors as Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander

1960

The Tall Man as Not available

1960

The Master Builder as Kaja

1959

The Twilight Zone as Mrs. Lucas

1959

The Deputy as Josie

1957

Perry Mason as Ellen Carter

1957

Perry Mason as Minerva Doubleday

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel as Not available

1956

Friendly Persuasion as Mattie Birdwell

1955

Gunsmoke as Beth

1955

Gunsmoke as Jennifer

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Sue Thompson

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Katalin Tors

1950

So Young, So Bad as Delinquent Girl (uncredited)

1948

Studio One as The Girl

1948

Studio One as Phyllis

1948

Studio One as Alice Nichols

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse as Not available