Phyllis Kirk (born Phyllis Kirkegaard; September , â€" October , )
was an American actress.Kirk was born in Syracuse, New York, although
some sources state her birthplace as Plainfield, New Jersey. She
contracted polio as a child, which resulted in health problems for the
rest of her life. Kirk graduated from Battin High School, Elizabeth,
New Jersey.As a teenager, Kirk moved to New York City to study acting
and changed her last name from Kirkegaard to Kirk. She began her
career on Broadway before embarking on a television and film career.
Among stage appearances were "My Name is Aquilon" in New York and the
road company of "Present Laughter" before beginning her long-term
contract with Samuel Goldwyn in Hollywood that summer.Kirk is best
known for her many roles throughout the s. She appeared with Vincent
Price in the -D horror film House of Wax (). Her most notable
television role was opposite Peter Lawford in The Thin Man (â€"),
wherein they played Nick and Nora Charles. A newspaper columnist
described what distinguished Kirk's role in the program: "[I]t's her
brains that keep her flying high on 'The Thin Man' series."
was an American actress.Kirk was born in Syracuse, New York, although
some sources state her birthplace as Plainfield, New Jersey. She
contracted polio as a child, which resulted in health problems for the
rest of her life. Kirk graduated from Battin High School, Elizabeth,
New Jersey.As a teenager, Kirk moved to New York City to study acting
and changed her last name from Kirkegaard to Kirk. She began her
career on Broadway before embarking on a television and film career.
Among stage appearances were "My Name is Aquilon" in New York and the
road company of "Present Laughter" before beginning her long-term
contract with Samuel Goldwyn in Hollywood that summer.Kirk is best
known for her many roles throughout the s. She appeared with Vincent
Price in the -D horror film House of Wax (). Her most notable
television role was opposite Peter Lawford in The Thin Man (â€"),
wherein they played Nick and Nora Charles. A newspaper columnist
described what distinguished Kirk's role in the program: "[I]t's her
brains that keep her flying high on 'The Thin Man' series."
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