Betty Phillips
Biography
In her mid-teens she sang leading roles in musicals at Richmond High School and also sang in a girls' choir organised by Burton Kurth; in the early 1940s she studied voice with in turn Mignon Duke Gidy, Avis Phillips, and Phylis Inglis and piano with Phyllis Schuldt. She appeared at TUTS for the first time in a 1946 production of Robin Hood and subsequently played leads in more than 20 TUTS productions until 1960; she is best remembered for the role of Mrs Anna in The King and I. Phillips' radio career began in 1948 with a CBC Vancouver light classical series and has included regular appearances 1953-65 on the CBC's 'Leicester Square to Broadway'; variety work in 1955 on the BBC; solo, recital, and folksong performances on the CBC; and many British Columbia school broadcasts 1970-2.
94years old at death
- Born Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Died
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 20 years1987 to 2007
Every film, newest first
- 2007Bratz: Super BabyzIMDb rating 3.9
- 1995Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear MountainIMDb rating 6.1
- 1993The CrushIMDb rating 5.9
- 1990Short TimeIMDb rating 6.4
- 1987HousekeepingIMDb rating 7.1
Genres
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Worked with
Betty Phillips shares two films with Jay Brazeau, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Alan ShapiroDirector, 1 film, 1993
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Kevin James DobsonDirector, 1 film, 1995
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Bill ForsythDirector, 1 film, 1987
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