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Phyllis Povah is a Actor American born on 20 july 1893 at Detroit (USA)
Phyllis Povah (July 21, 1893 – August 7, 1975) was an American stage and film actress.
Povah made her Broadway theatre debut in Mr. Pim Passes By in 1921 and acted in minor roles in several productions over the next two decades. She achieved a notable success in a featured role in the stage production of The Women, and the play ran for 18 months, from 1936 until 1938. When a film version was planned, Povah and Marjorie Main were the only members of the cast who were chosen to reprise their roles in the film which was released in 1939. (The film was directed by George Cukor).
The film was a success, but Povah continued to work steadily in theatre, and appeared in the film Let's Face It (1943) with Bob Hope and Betty Hutton. Dear Ruth, in which Povah starred with John Dall and Virginia Gilmore played on Broadway from 1944 until 1946, and provided her with a substantial role and her biggest success during the 1940s. She made two films in 1952, The Marrying Kind with Judy Holliday and Aldo Ray, and Pat and Mike with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, both directed by George Cukor.
Her final Broadway role was in Anniversary Waltz with MacDonald Carey and Kitty Carlisle in 1954 and 1955. The film version, retitled Happy Anniversary (1959) and costarring David Niven and Mitzi Gaynor, was her final film.
Entretemps, citons Femmes de Clare Boothe Luce (1936-1938, avec Margalo Gillmore et Ilka Chase) et Dear Ruth de Norman Krasna (1944-1945, avec Virginia Gilmore et John Dall).
Au cinéma, elle contribue à seulement cinq films américains, le premier étant Femmes de George Cukor (adaptation de la pièce éponyme précitée, 1939, avec Norma Shearer et Joan Crawford, elle-même reprenant son rôle créé à Broadway). Après un deuxième film de 1943, elle retrouve George Cukor sur deux autres films sortis en 1952, Je retourne chez maman (avec Judy Holliday et Aldo Ray) et Mademoiselle Gagne-Tout (avec Katharine Hepburn et Spencer Tracy).
Son dernier film est Joyeux anniversaire de David Miller (adaptation de la pièce Anniversary Waltz précitée, 1959, avec David Niven et Mitzi Gaynor), où elle reprend là encore son rôle créé à Broadway ; elle se retire définitivement après cet ultime tournage.
Phyllis Povah apparaît aussi à la télévision américaine dans cinq séries (trois d'origine théâtrale) entre 1949 et 1956, dont Suspense (un épisode, 1951, avec Russell Collins).
Elle meurt d'une crise cardiaque en 1975, à 82 ans.
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Phyllis Povah
Nationality USA
Birth 20 july 1893 at Detroit (USA)
Death 7 august 1975 (at 82 years) at Port Washington (USA)
Birth 20 july 1893 at Detroit (USA)
Death 7 august 1975 (at 82 years) at Port Washington (USA)
Povah made her Broadway theatre debut in Mr. Pim Passes By in 1921 and acted in minor roles in several productions over the next two decades. She achieved a notable success in a featured role in the stage production of The Women, and the play ran for 18 months, from 1936 until 1938. When a film version was planned, Povah and Marjorie Main were the only members of the cast who were chosen to reprise their roles in the film which was released in 1939. (The film was directed by George Cukor).
The film was a success, but Povah continued to work steadily in theatre, and appeared in the film Let's Face It (1943) with Bob Hope and Betty Hutton. Dear Ruth, in which Povah starred with John Dall and Virginia Gilmore played on Broadway from 1944 until 1946, and provided her with a substantial role and her biggest success during the 1940s. She made two films in 1952, The Marrying Kind with Judy Holliday and Aldo Ray, and Pat and Mike with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, both directed by George Cukor.
Her final Broadway role was in Anniversary Waltz with MacDonald Carey and Kitty Carlisle in 1954 and 1955. The film version, retitled Happy Anniversary (1959) and costarring David Niven and Mitzi Gaynor, was her final film.
Biography
Active principalement au théâtre, Phyllis Povah interprète notamment des pièces à Broadway (New York), depuis Mr. Pim Passes By d'Alan Alexander Milne (1921, avec Laura Hope Crews et Erskine Sanford) jusqu'à Anniversary Waltz de Jerome Chodorov et Joseph Fields (1954-1955, avec Kitty Carlisle et Macdonald Carey).Entretemps, citons Femmes de Clare Boothe Luce (1936-1938, avec Margalo Gillmore et Ilka Chase) et Dear Ruth de Norman Krasna (1944-1945, avec Virginia Gilmore et John Dall).
Au cinéma, elle contribue à seulement cinq films américains, le premier étant Femmes de George Cukor (adaptation de la pièce éponyme précitée, 1939, avec Norma Shearer et Joan Crawford, elle-même reprenant son rôle créé à Broadway). Après un deuxième film de 1943, elle retrouve George Cukor sur deux autres films sortis en 1952, Je retourne chez maman (avec Judy Holliday et Aldo Ray) et Mademoiselle Gagne-Tout (avec Katharine Hepburn et Spencer Tracy).
Son dernier film est Joyeux anniversaire de David Miller (adaptation de la pièce Anniversary Waltz précitée, 1959, avec David Niven et Mitzi Gaynor), où elle reprend là encore son rôle créé à Broadway ; elle se retire définitivement après cet ultime tournage.
Phyllis Povah apparaît aussi à la télévision américaine dans cinq séries (trois d'origine théâtrale) entre 1949 et 1956, dont Suspense (un épisode, 1951, avec Russell Collins).
Elle meurt d'une crise cardiaque en 1975, à 82 ans.
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Happy Anniversary (1959)
, 1h23Directed by David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors David Niven, Mitzi Gaynor, Carl Reiner, Loring Smith, Monique van Vooren, Phyllis Povah
Roles Lillian Gans
Rating58%
Chris Walters is a happily married father of two. For his 13th wedding anniversary, he sneaks home with a gift for wife Alice, a diamond brooch, and with a desire to have a romantic interlude.
The Marrying Kind (1952)
, 1h32Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Judy Holliday, Aldo Ray, Madge Kennedy, Mickey Shaughnessy, Ruth Gordon, Sheila Bond
Roles Mrs. Derringer
Rating68%
The ups and downs of marriage and commitment are realized as a disgruntled and grieving couple recount their marriage to the divorce judge. As the judge attempts to decipher whether or not their love for one another is gone, key moments of their lives together are remembered in this witty comedy/drama.
Pat and Mike (1952)
, 1h35Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Golf films
Actors Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, William Ching, Aldo Ray, Jim Backus, George Mathews
Roles Mrs. Beminger
Rating68%
Pat Pemberton (Katharine Hepburn) is a brilliant athlete who loses her confidence whenever her charming but undermining fiancé Collier (William Ching) is around. Ladies golf and tennis championships are within her reach, however she gets flustered by his presence at the contests. He wants her to give up her goal and marry him, but Pat does not give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan (Spencer Tracy), a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer (Aldo Ray), and a growing mutual attraction.
Let's Face It (1943)
, 1h16Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, Zasu Pitts, Phyllis Povah, Dave Willock, Eve Arden
Roles Nancy Collister
Rating59%
The Women (1939)
, 2h14Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films based on plays, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Mary Boland, Joan Fontaine
Roles Edith Potter
Rating76%
The Women follows the lives of Manhattan women, focusing in particular on Mary Haines (Norma Shearer), the cheerful, contented wife of Stephen and mother of Little Mary (Virginia Weidler). After a bit of gossip flies around the salon these wealthy women visit, Mary's cousin Sylvia Fowler (Rosalind Russell) goes to a Salon to get the newest, exclusive nail color: Jungle Red. She learns from a manicurist that Mary's husband has been having an affair with a predatory perfume counter girl named Crystal Allen (Joan Crawford). A notorious gossip, Sylvia delights in sharing the news with Mary's friends; she sets up Mary with an appointment with the same manicurist so that she hears the rumor about Stephen's infidelity.