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Phyllis Kennedy (June 16, 1914 - December 29, 1998) was an American film actress. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 16, 1914. Following her high school graduation 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. In 1937 she made her screen debut in an uncredited part in the film On Again-Off Again. Her next role... MORE

Phyllis Kennedy (June 16, 1914 - December 29, 1998) was an American film actress. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 16, 1914. Following her high school graduation 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. In 1937 she made her screen debut in an uncredited part in the film On Again-Off Again. Her next role was as the dimwitted maid Hattie in Stage Door starring Katharine Hepburn, Adolphe Menjou, Ginger Rogers, Eve Arden, and Lucille Ball. She then began getting parts in films playing dimwitted servants; most notably in such films as Vivacious Lady (1938), Mother Carey's Chickens (1938), Love Affair (1939), East Side of Heaven (1939), and Anne of Windy Poplars (1940). 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 LESS