Phyllis Newman
Biography
The American actress and singer Phyllis Newman began performing on stage as a child and made her Broadway debut in 1952, winning a Tony Award a decade later for her featured performance in the musical Subways Are for Sleeping. She earned another Tony nomination in 1987 for Broadway Bound and received the Isabelle Stevenson Award in 2009. Her stage work included Bells Are Ringing, The Apple Tree and Follies, and she wrote and appeared in the one-woman show The Madwoman of Central Park West. Her films ranged from Picnic (1955) and The Vagabond King (1956) to Mannequin (1987), Only You (1994), The Beautician and the Beast (1997), A Price Above Rubies (1998) and The Human Stain (2003). On television she was a regular game show panelist and a guest host of The Tonight Show, and she played Renée Divine Buchanan on One Life to Live.
86years old at death
- Born Jersey City
- Died New York City
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 48 years1955 to 2003
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A first
Newman was a frequent guest on NBC's The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and she became the show's first female guest host.
First role
Phyllis Newman made her first appearance in a feature film in Picnic, released in 1955. She played Juanita Badger, but the role was uncredited.
Beyond film
In June 1979, Phyllis Newman worked with Arthur Laurents on a one-woman show called The Madwoman of Central Park West. It played at the 22 Steps Theatre in New York City for 86 performances.
Beyond film
Newman's 1968 album of contemporary songs, Those Were the Days, came out on Sire Records. In England it was issued by London Records under the title Phyllis Newman's World of Music.
Beyond film
In 1985, Newman took the part of Stella Deems in a staged concert of Follies at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York. A cast recording and a filmed documentary captured her singing "Who's That Woman?".
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Phyllis Newman made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Michael Gottlieb
Robert BentonDirector, 1 film, 2003
All films by Robert Benton
All films by Norman Jewison
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2009 | Isabelle Stevenson Award | Won | |
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