Phyllis Love

Biography

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

The Fugitive

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Ironside

The Twilight Zone

The Philco Television Playhouse

Have Gun, Will Travel

Dr. Kildare

All Movies (5)

• Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones1971 · as Nurse
• The Young Doctors1961 · as Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander
• The Master Builder1960 · as Kaja
• Friendly Persuasion1956 · as Mattie Birdwell
• So Young, So Bad1950 · as Delinquent Girl (uncredited)

All TV Shows (32)

• Harry O1974
• Ghost Story1972 · as Joan Howard
• Ironside1967
• Shane1966 · as Ada Gary
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Phyllis
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Connie Parr
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Tracy Rogers
• Profiles in Courage1964 · as Abigail Adams
• The Fugitive1963 · as Laura
• The Outer Limits1963 · as Andrea Holm
• Going My Way1962
• The New Breed1961 · as Mrs. Capples
• Ben Casey1961
• Bus Stop1961
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Ruth Wandemeir
• Cain's Hundred1961 · as Cele Orlatti
• The Tall Man1960
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Mrs. Lucas
• The Deputy1959 · as Josie
• Shirley Temple's Storybook1958 · as Elsa
• Shirley Temple's Storybook1958 · as Elisa
• Perry Mason1957 · as Ellen Carter
• Perry Mason1957 · as Minerva Doubleday
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Sue Thompson
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Beth
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Jennifer
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Katalin Tors
• Studio One1948 · as The Girl
• Studio One1948 · as Phyllis
• Studio One1948 · as Alice Nichols
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948