Person Details

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Aliases: Phyllis Ann Love

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

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Movie Involvements: 5

TV Involvements: 21


Most Famous Work

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)

Most Famous Work

Perry Mason
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8

Perry Mason

(1957) Minerva Doubleday
The Fugitive
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7

The Fugitive

(1963) Laura
The Outer Limits
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8

The Outer Limits

(1963) Andrea Holm
The Twilight Zone
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8

The Twilight Zone

(1959) Mrs. Lucas
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Sue Thompson
Dr. Kildare
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5

Dr. Kildare

(1961) Ruth Wandemeir
Gunsmoke
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7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Jennifer
Studio One
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4

Studio One

(1948) Alice Nichols

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1974 N/A
1972 Joan Howard
1971 Nurse
1967 N/A
1966 Ada Gary
1965 Phyllis
Connie Parr
Tracy Rogers
1964 Abigail Adams
1963 Laura
Andrea Holm
1962 N/A
1961 Mrs. Capples
N/A
N/A
Ruth Wandemeir
Cele Orlatti
Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander
N/A
Kaja
1959 Mrs. Lucas
1957 Ellen Carter
Minerva Doubleday
N/A
1956 Mattie Birdwell
1955 Sue Thompson
Beth
Jennifer
1951 Katalin Tors
1950 Delinquent Girl (uncredited)
1948 The Girl
Phyllis
Alice Nichols
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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