Phyllis Kirk

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Phyllis Kirk , a native Phyllis Kirkegaard (* 18th September 1927 in Syracuse , New York ; † 19th October 2006 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California ) was an American actress .

Life

Phyllis Kirk was born Phyllis Kirkegaard in Syracuse, New York. She is of Danish descent. She worked as a waitress, shop assistant, and model, and after graduating from Battin High School, she moved to New York City , where she took acting lessons from Sanford Meisner . Shortly after her Broadway debut in 1949, she made her debut in 1950 in the four films Once Upon a Lady , My Life Is Mine , Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone and Our Own Me as a film actress. She was best known for her two roles in the films The Cabinet of Professor Bondi and The Regiment Idiot , as well as Nora Charles in the television series The Thin Man , which she embodied in 72 episodes from 1957 to 1959 alongside Peter Lawford . She ended her acting career in 1970. From then on she worked in the PR department of CBS News.

Phyllis Kirk died on October 19, 2006 of complications from a brain aneurysm . She was married to the television producer Warren Bush until his death on April 16, 1991. Both are buried in a grave next to each other in Arlington National Cemetery.

Filmography (selection)

Movie

  • 1950: Once in a lifetime a lady ( Two Weeks with Love )
  • 1950: My life is mine ( A Life of Her Own )
  • 1950: Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
  • 1950: Our own self ( Our Very Own )
  • 1952: A Trap for Playboy ( Just This Once )
  • 1952: Under the spell of the devil ( The Iron Mistress )
  • 1953: Thundering Hooves ( Thunder Over the Plains )
  • 1953: Professor Bondi's cabinet ( House of Wax )
  • 1954: The hunt began in the harbor ( River Beat )
  • 1954: Hunted by the police ( Crime Wave )
  • 1956: Johnny Concho - The Bandit's Brother ( Johnny Concho )
  • 1956: Back from Eternity ( Back from Eternity )
  • 1957: The Regiment Sack ( The Sad Sack )
  • 1957: The woman across the street ( That Woman Opposite )

series

  • 1952–1956: Studio One (four episodes)
  • 1953–1957: Robert Montgomery Presents (four episodes)
  • 1953–1954: The Web (two episodes)
  • 1955–1956: Climax! (three episodes)
  • 1956–1957: The Ford Television Theater (four episodes)
  • 1957–1959: The Thin Man (72 episodes)

Web links

Commons : Phyllis Kirk  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Phyllis Kirk , independent.co.uk
  2. ↑ Phyllis Kirk, 79; acted in `House of Wax 'and TV's` The Thin Man' , latimes.com
personal data
SURNAME Kirk, Phyllis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kirkegaard, Phyllis (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Syracuse , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 2006
Place of death Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California , United States