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name: "Phyllis Love"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/phyllis-love"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 December 1925"
died: "30 October 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T03:04:30.394526+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Phyllis Love

Actor. Born 21 December 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Died 30 October 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 December 1925, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- **Died:** 30 October 2011
- **Also known as:** Phyllis Ann Love
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Love, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2089215, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0522401/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215919

## Biography

Phyllis Love was an American stage and television actress. Born Phyllis Ann Love on 21 December 1925 in Des Moines, Iowa, she died on 30 October 2011 in Menifee, California.

She joined the Actors Studio in New York and appeared in several Broadway productions in the 1950s, including originating the role of Rosa Delle Rose in the original production of *The Rose Tattoo* (1951), for which she won the Clarence Derwent Award. Other Broadway credits included *The Country Girl* (1950) and *Bus Stop* (1955).

Love played Mattie Birdwell in the film *Friendly Persuasion* (1956). She made guest appearances in numerous television series from the 1950s to the 1970s, including episodes of *The Twilight Zone*, *Perry Mason*, *Gunsmoke* and *Alfred Hitchcock Presents*. She retired from acting in the early 1970s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, playbill.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), Fi1m 72, as Mattie Birdwell — [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Harry O* (1974), series, Actor
- *Ghost Story* (1972), series, as Joan Howard
- *Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones* (1971), as Nurse (uncredited)
- *Ironside* (1967), series, Actor
- *Shane* (1966), series, as Ada Gary
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Phyllis, Connie Parr, Tracy Rogers
- *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Abigail Adams
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Laura — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as Andrea Holm
- *Going My Way* (1962), series, Actor
- *The New Breed* (1961), series, as Mrs. Capples
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Bus Stop* (1961), series, Actor
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Ruth Wandemeir
- *Cain's Hundred* (1961), series, as Cele Orlatti
- *The Young Doctors* (1961), as Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander
- *The Tall Man* (1960), series, Actor
- *The Master Builder* (1960), as Kaja
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Mrs. Lucas — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Miss Griggs
- *The Deputy* (1959), series, as Josie
- *Shirley Temple's Storybook* (1958), series, as Elsa, Elisa
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Ellen Carter, Minerva Doubleday
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor
- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), as Mattie Birdwell — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md)
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Sue Thompson
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Beth, Jennifer
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Katalin Tors
- *So Young, So Bad* (1950), as Delinquent Girl (uncredited)
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as The Girl, Phyllis, Alice Nichols
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, Actor

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