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Phyllis Brooks

Phyllis Brooks
Phyllis Brooks
Born: Jul 18, 1914 in Boise, Idaho
Died: Aug 01, 1995 in Cape Neddick, Maine
Occupation: Actor
Active: '30s-'40s
Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Charlie Chan in Honolulu, Charlie Chan in Reno, The Shanghai Gesture
First Major Screen Credit: Another Face (1935)
2 Videos for Phyllis Brooks
Little Miss Broadway (1938) Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
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Biography:

Phyllis Brooks entered films at age 20 after establishing herself as a model -- at the time of her discovery, Brooks was known as the Ipana Toothpaste Girl. Early on, she was billed as Mary Brooks and she spent most of her formative film years at 20th Century-Fox in such vehicles as Another Face (1935) and You Can't Have Everything (1937).

Her performance as the born-to-lose heroine in 1938's City Girl was so impressive that it inspired a written bouquet by no less than William Saroyan. Phyllis Brooks left filmmaking behind when she married Harvard football star Torbert MacDonald in 1945. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.