Cast & creator
Phyllis Thaxter
Best known for Bonanza, Murder, She Wrote, Wagon Train
Phyllis Thaxter was an American stage, screen, and television actress.
Also known as: Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter
27
film credits
54
television credits
81
1944–1985 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (81)
Showing 81 of 81 credits
Bonanza
Ruth Manning
1959
Murder, She Wrote
Emily Weymouth
1984
Wagon Train
Christine Elliot
1957
The Fugitive
Enid Langer
1963
American Playhouse
Rebecca Nurse
1982
Climax!
Olive
1954Climax!
Helen Ditmar
1954Climax!
Joan Long
1954Climax!
Mary
1954Climax!
1954
Cannon
1971
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Nora Cory Manson
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Mrs. Logan
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Elsa Hollands
1962
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Defenders
Dolores Ritter
1961
The F.B.I.
Viv Caldwell
1965The F.B.I.
Rosemary Ramsey
1965The F.B.I.
Valerie Hendricks
1965
Rawhide
Pauline Cushman
1959
Medical Center
Celia Jennings
1969
Thriller
Ursula Sommerville
1960
The Invaders
Sarah Concannon
1967
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Mildred Zaro
1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Karen Stewart
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mary Summers
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Annette Borden
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Margot Brenner
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lucy Pryor
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Miss Dent
1955
Studio 57
1954
Outlaws
1960
Lancer
1968
Playhouse 90
Nicole
1956Lux Video Theatre
Diana Forbes
1950Lux Video Theatre
Connie Ennis
1950Lux Video Theatre
Karen
1950Lux Video Theatre
Fran
1950Lux Video Theatre
Anne
1950Lux Video Theatre
Julie
1950Lux Video Theatre
Sister Mary
1950
Suspicion
Flora
1957Suspicion
1957
Superman
Ma Kent
1978
Letter to Loretta
Laurie
1953
Once an Eagle
Alma Caldwell
1976
General Electric Theater
Nora Helmer
1953General Electric Theater
Marie (uncredited)
1953General Electric Theater
Emily Skinner
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Mona Tyrrel
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dara Meadows
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Special for Women
Wilhemina 'Willie' Ross
1960
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Ellen Lawson
1944
The Sea of Grass
Sara Beth Brewton
1947
Blood on the Moon
Carol Lufton
1948
No Man of Her Own
Patrice Harkness
1950
Jim Thorpe – All-American
Margaret Miller
1951
The Breaking Point
Lucy Morgan
1950
Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Rebecca Nurse
1985
The World of Henry Orient
Mrs. Avis Gilbert
1964
Springfield Rifle
Erin Kearney
1952
Week-End at the Waldorf
Cynthia Drew
1945
Come Fill the Cup
Paula Copeland
1951
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944
Incident in San Francisco
Lois Harmon
1971
Act of Violence
Ann Sturgess
1949
Tenth Avenue Angel
Helen Mills
1948
Fort Worth
Flora Talbot
1951
She's Working Her Way Through College
Helen Palmer
1952
Living in a Big Way
Peggy Randall
1947Three Sovereigns for Sarah
Rebecca Nurse
1985
The Sign of the Ram
Sherida Binyon
1948
Man Afraid
Lisa Collins
1957
Bewitched
Joan Alris Ellis
1945
Women's Prison
Helene Jensen
1955
The Longest Night
Norma Chambers
1972
Atomic Attack
Gladys Mitchell
1954
Operation Secret
Maria
1952
Holiday Affair
Connie Ennis
1955