Phyllis Kennedy (June 16, 1914 – December 29, 1998) was an American film actress.
Early life
She was born on June 16, 1914, in Detroit, Michigan. Following her high schoolgraduation in 1932, she got employment as a clothes model in a local department store. During her modeling period, one of her friends recommended that she try her hand at acting. She began her acting career on the New York stage in a small role in a 1935 production of Jane Eyre. Soon, she decided to try her hand in the film industry. Around 1935, she broke her back while dancing in a show in Denver and was told she would never dance again.[1] Two years later, she was able to dance again.[2]
Well into the 1940s Kennedy made over twenty film appearances although a lot of her film roles were uncredited. In later years she made appearances on shows like the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Missourians, and The Lone Ranger. She also appeared as an uncredited Cockney in the film My Fair Lady (1964). Her last screen appearance was in Finian's Rainbow in 1968 in an uncredited role.
^Morning News, January 10, 1948, Who Was Who in America (Vol. 2)
^Motion Picture and Television Magazine, November 1952, page 34, Ideal Publishers
^Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
