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name: "Wendy Phillips"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 January 1952"
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average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-16T23:59:20.300188+00:00"
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# Wendy Phillips

Actor. Born 2 January 1952 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 January 1952, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1988–2006

## Biography

Wendy Phillips is an American actress born on 2 January 1952 in Brooklyn, New York. Her father, Wendell K. Phillips, was an actor, and her mother, Jean Shelton, was also an actress.

She made her screen debut in the 1975 television film *Death Be Not Proud*. Phillips has appeared in films including *Midnight Run* (1988), *Bugsy* (1991) as Esta Siegel, and *I Am Sam* (2001). On television, she has had regular roles in series such as *Falcon Crest* (1989–1990), *Homefront* (1991–1993) and *Promised Land* (1996–1999), and guest roles in *The Mentalist*, *Bones* and *Shameless*.

Phillips has been married to actor Scott Paulin since 1981 and they have one child. She opened an actors' studio, 2nd Story, following in her mother's footsteps.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Big Love* (2006), Fi1m 79, as Peg Embry — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)
- *Bugsy* (1991), Fi1m 76, as Esta Siegel — [page](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md)
- *Midnight Run* (1988), Fi1m 88, as Gail, Jack's ex-wife — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-run.md)

## Also known for

- *The Mentalist* (2008), Joanna Percy
- *Bones* (2005), Abby Chevaleer
- *Charmed* (1998), Sister Agnes
- *I Am Sam* (2001), Miss Wright
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), Diane Shields
- *Rendition* (2007), Samantha
- *The Stand* (1994), Lisa Hull
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Nancy Dalton

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