Phyllis Thaxter

Phyllis Thaxter
Thaxter in 1955
Born
Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter

(1919-11-20)November 20, 1919
DiedAugust 14, 2012(2012-08-14) (aged 92)
OccupationActress
Years active1940–1992
Known for
Spouses
(m. 1944; div. 1962)
    (m. 1962; died 2008)
    Children2
    RelativesSidney W. Thaxter (grandfather)
    AwardsHollywood Walk of Fame

    Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter (November 20, 1919 – August 14, 2012) was an American actress. She is best known for portraying Ellen Lawson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) and Martha "Ma" Kent in Superman (1978). She also appeared in Bewitched (1945), Blood on the Moon (1948), and The World of Henry Orient (1964).