Phyllis Love

Phyllis Anne Love was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 21, 1925. She attended Roosevelt High School in Des Moines along with her close friend, Cloris Leachman. After performing in various local and regional drama productions, Love enrolled in the Actors Studio in New York in 1948. Her movie debut was a bit as a juvenile delinquent in the 1950 movie So Young So Bad (1950), which starred Paul Henreid and Rita Moreno. Love's best-known film role was as "Mattie Birdwell" in William Wyler's Friendly Persuasion (1956). Love guested in numerous TV programs in the 50s, 60s, and 70s but enjoyed her greatest success on the Broadway stage. She appeared in eight shows and, in 1951, won the New York Charles Derwent Award for Best Featured Actress for her portrayal of "Rosa Delle Rosa" in the original production of "The Rose Tattoo". After retiring from acting in the early 70s, she changed her first name to "Osanna". Date of Death 30 October 2011, Menifee, California (Alzheimer's disease)

Known For: Acting

Born: Des Moines, Iowa, USA, 1925-12-21

Died: 2011-10-30

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1950	So Young, So Bad	Delinquent Girl (uncredited)	54
2	1956	Friendly Persuasion	Mattie Birdwell	66
3	1960	The Master Builder	Kaja	0
4	1961	The Young Doctors	Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander	56
5	1971	Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones	Nurse	60

No.

Year

Title

Role

Vote Average

1950

So Young, So Bad

Delinquent Girl (uncredited)

1956

Friendly Persuasion

Mattie Birdwell

1960

The Master Builder

Kaja

1961

The Young Doctors

Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander

1971

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones

Nurse

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Philco Television Playhouse		63
2	1948	Studio One	The Girl	50
3	1948	Studio One	Phyllis	50
4	1948	Studio One	Alice Nichols	50
5	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Katalin Tors	86
6	1955	Gunsmoke	Beth	66
7	1955	Gunsmoke	Jennifer	66
8	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Sue Thompson	77
9	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel		74
10	1957	Perry Mason	Ellen Carter	77
11	1957	Perry Mason	Minerva Doubleday	77
12	1958	Shirley Temple's Storybook	Elsa	62
13	1958	Shirley Temple's Storybook	Elisa	62
14	1959	The Deputy	Josie	62
15	1959	The Twilight Zone	Mrs. Lucas	85
16	1960	The Tall Man		63
17	1961	Cain's Hundred	Cele Orlatti	47
18	1961	Dr. Kildare	Ruth Wandemeir	55
19	1961	Bus Stop		0
20	1961	Ben Casey		56
21	1961	The New Breed	Mrs. Capples	70
22	1962	Going My Way		57
23	1963	The Outer Limits	Andrea Holm	78
24	1963	The Fugitive	Laura	72
25	1964	Profiles in Courage	Abigail Adams	50
26	1965	The F.B.I.	Phyllis	55
27	1965	The F.B.I.	Connie Parr	55
28	1965	The F.B.I.	Tracy Rogers	55
29	1966	Shane	Ada Gary	60
30	1967	Ironside		68
31	1972	Ghost Story	Joan Howard	71
32	1974	Harry O		46

No.

Year

Title

Role

Vote Average

1948