Betty Phillips

Betty Phillips

In her mid-teens she sang leading roles in musicals at Richmond High School and also sang in a girls' choir organized by Burton Kurth; in the early 1940s she studied voice with in turn Mignon Duke Gidy, Avis Phillips, and Phylis Inglis and piano with Phyllis Schuldt. She appeared at TUTS for the first time in a 1946 production of Robin Hood and subsequently played leads in more than 20 TUTS productions until 1960; she is best remembered for the role of Mrs. Anna in The King and I. Phillips' radio career began in 1948 with a CBC Vancouver light classical series and has included regular appearances 1953-65 on the CBC's 'Leicester Square to Broadway'; variety work in 1955 on the BBC; solo, recital, and folksong performances on the CBC; and many British Columbia school broadcasts 1970-2. On CBC TV she sang Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus in 1954, co-starred 1956-7 with Ernie Prentice on 'Lolly-too-dum,' and was hostess 1965-7 for 'Bazaar.' Phillips has performed at the Vancouver International Festival and with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and has appeared in Vancouver Opera productions (Flora in La Traviata, 1961; Nicklausse in Tales of Hoffmann, 1961; Clotilde in Norma, 1963; Vera Boronell in The Consul, 1964; Zulma in The Italian Girl in Algiers, 1965; and the Witch in Hansel and Gretel, 1966). She has performed in musical comedy throughout Canada - on tour (1967) with One Hundred Years of Musical Comedy, at the 1968 and 1969 Charlottetown Festival; in Anne of Green Gables and Johnny Belinda, and at Winnipeg's Rainbow Stage in Fiddler on the Roof (1971). She sang locally in Theatre-in-the-Park productions of The Sound of Music (1974) and Fiddler on the Roof (1975), while studying 1972-6 at the University of British Columbia. As an actress she has played many roles at Bastion Theatre, Victoria, and the Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver, and has also appeared at Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon and at Citadel Theatre, Edmonton. In the first Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Co season (1963) she appeared as Madame Dubonnet in The Boy Friend and has continued to act for that company over the years. She has been in over 40 Canadian and US movies, some of them feature films and the others made for television. In 1962, Phillips married the actor, writer, and librettist Peter Haworth, who has collaborated with Leonard Wilson, Healey Willan, and the English composer Robert Simpson.

  • Title: Betty Phillips
  • Popularity: 1.747
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1917-06-12
  • Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Betty Phillips Movies

  • 2009
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    2012

    2012

    5.846 2009 HD

    Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns...

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  • 1986
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    Nobody's Child

    Nobody's Child

    7.7 1986 HD

    Fact-based drama about the life of Marie Balter, who spent most of her young life in mental institutions. At age 16, she first attempted suicide and...

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  • 1991
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    Showdown at Williams Creek

    Showdown at Williams Creek

    6.2 1991 HD

    True story of a former British soldier on trial for murder in the 19th century Northwest.

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  • 1989
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    I Love You Perfect

    I Love You Perfect

    1 1989 HD

    A woman, her lover and her best friend cope with the tragedy of her misdiagnosed medical condition.

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  • 1990
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    Short Time

    Short Time

    6.4 1990 HD

    As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson is told he has just weeks to live. He gains a new respect for his life and loved ones but...

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  • 1991
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    And the Sea Will Tell

    And the Sea Will Tell

    6.4 1991 HD

    A wealthy couple (James Brolin and Deidre Hall) are killed on their yacht off the coast of a secluded South American island called Palmyra. The...

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  • 1984
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    The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

    The Three Wishes of Billy Grier

    5 1984 HD

    A teenager must cope with a disease that causes himself to age at an astronomical rate.

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  • 2007
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    Bratz: Super Babyz

    Bratz: Super Babyz

    5.6 2007 HD

    After visiting an amusement park, the Bratz babies encounter a potato-like alien species and accidentally obtain superpowers.

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  • 2008
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    Bratz Babyz Save Christmas

    Bratz Babyz Save Christmas

    5.286 2008 HD

    The Babyz learn to turn disappointment into the wildest, craziest Xmas ever when their parents get snowed in on vacation and can’t make it home...

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  • 2002
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    I Was a Teenage Faust

    I Was a Teenage Faust

    5.5 2002 HD

    15 year old Brendan Willy hates himself for being un-cool when he falls in love with the girl of his dreams. Enter Mr. Five, a no good tempter from...

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  • 1987
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    Housekeeping

    Housekeeping

    6.57 1987 HD

    In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of...

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  • 1994
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    Intersection

    Intersection

    5.1 1994 HD

    During a car accident, Vincent Eastman watches his whole life flash before his eyes, and he doesn't like what he sees. While maintaining the...

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  • 2010
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    Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

    Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

    5.2 2010 HD

    The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for...

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  • 2008
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    The Secret Lives of Second Wives

    The Secret Lives of Second Wives

    3 2008 HD

    Lynn Hughes finds that marriage the second time around is far from idyllic when the ex wife and her children return to manipulate her husband Jack.

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  • 1995
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    Jack Reed: One of Our Own

    Jack Reed: One of Our Own

    4.9 1995 HD

    Jack Reed investigates a young woman whom he and his wife take into their household when she turns out to be targeted by unknown assassins.

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  • 2011
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    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

    Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

    6.7 2011 HD

    Wimpy Greg Heffley, now in seventh grade, thinks he has it all together. He has mastered middle school and gotten rid of the Cheese Touch. However,...

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  • 1992
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    Shame

    Shame

    6.5 1992 HD

    A tough female lawyer on holiday ends up in a small Pacific Northwest town where she befriends a local teenage girl and tries to persuade her to to...

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  • 1995
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    Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

    Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

    6.2 1995 HD

    Two teen girls, one from the city, one from the country, try to find the hidden gold of Bear Mountain learning about friendship, loyalty and courage...

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  • 2002
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    The Dead Zone

    The Dead Zone

    7.2 2002 HD

    Johnny Smith discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma.

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  • 1987
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    21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

    7.1 1987 HD

    21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers...

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  • 1992
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    The Adventures of the Black Stallion

    The Adventures of the Black Stallion

    6.3 1992 HD

    After being shipwrecked on a remote desert island, courageous, young Alec Ramsay and a wild Arabian stallion named the "Black," form an irrevocable...

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  • 2004
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    The Collector

    The Collector

    5.824 2004 HD

    The Collector is a Canadian supernatural drama television series about a man attempting to help save people who have bargained their souls with the...

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  • 1999
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    So Weird

    So Weird

    6 1999 HD

    Fourteen-year-old Fi Phillips investigates the paranormal while touring the country in a bus with her widowed rock-star mom and her skeptical...

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  • 1991
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    The Commish

    The Commish

    7.2 1991 HD

    Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for Scali, this is no desk job. He's a tough yet...

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  • 1985
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    MacGyver

    MacGyver

    7.7 1985 HD

    He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon....

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  • 1996
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    Millennium

    Millennium

    7.655 1996 HD

    A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against...

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  • 1998
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    The New Addams Family

    The New Addams Family

    7.2 1998 HD

    The New Addams Family is an American-Canadian sitcom that aired from October 1998 to August 1999 and aired on YTV in Canada and Fox Family in the...

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  • 1995
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    The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

    7.7 1995 HD

    Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were...

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  • 1987
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    21 Jump Street

    21 Jump Street

    7.1 1987 HD

    21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers...

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  • 1992
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    The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

    7.2 1992 HD

    The Odyssey is a Canadian-produced half-hour adventure-fantasy television series for children, originally broadcast 1992-94 on CBC Television. It...

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  • 1985
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    MacGyver

    MacGyver

    7.7 1985 HD

    He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon....

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