Phyllis Povah (July , â€" August , ) was an American stage and film
actress.Povah made her Broadway theatre debut in Mr. Pim Passes By in
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 months, from
until . 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 . (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 () with Bob Hope and
Betty Hutton. Dear Ruth, in which Povah starred with John Dall and
Virginia Gilmore played on Broadway from until , and provided her
with a substantial role and her biggest success during the s. She made
two films in , 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 and . The film version,
retitled Happy Anniversary () and costarring David Niven and Mitzi
Gaynor, was her final film.
actress.Povah made her Broadway theatre debut in Mr. Pim Passes By in
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 months, from
until . 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 . (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 () with Bob Hope and
Betty Hutton. Dear Ruth, in which Povah starred with John Dall and
Virginia Gilmore played on Broadway from until , and provided her
with a substantial role and her biggest success during the s. She made
two films in , 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 and . The film version,
retitled Happy Anniversary () and costarring David Niven and Mitzi
Gaynor, was her final film.
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