Acting · b. 1919 · Portland, Maine, USA Phyllis Thaxter Biography Phyllis Thaxter was an American stage, screen, and television actress. Acting Three Sovereigns for Sarah Rebecca Nurse 1985 Superman Ma Kent 1978 The Longest Night Norma Chambers 1972 Incident in San Francisco Lois Harmon 1971 The World of Henry Orient Mrs. Avis Gilbert 1964 Man Afraid Lisa Collins 1957 Women's Prison Helene Jensen 1955 Holiday Affair Connie Ennis 1955 Atomic Attack Gladys Mitchell 1954 Springfield Rifle Erin Kearney 1952 She's Working Her Way Through College Helen Palmer 1952 Operation Secret Maria 1952 Fort Worth Flora Talbot 1951 Come Fill the Cup Paula Copeland 1951 Jim Thorpe – All-American Margaret Miller 1951 No Man of Her Own Patrice Harkness 1950 The Breaking Point Lucy Morgan 1950 Act of Violence Ann 1949 Blood on the Moon Carol Lufton 1948 The Sign of the Ram Sherida Binyon 1948 Tenth Avenue Angel Helen Mills 1948 The Sea of Grass Sara Beth Brewton 1947 Living in a Big Way Peggy Randall 1947 Bewitched Joan Alris Ellis 1945 Week-End at the Waldorf Cynthia Drew 1945 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Ellen Lawson 1944 Twenty Years After (archive footage) 1944 Agent-readable