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Phyllis Brooks

Phyllis Brooks

Actor Jul 18 (died age 80) Boise, Idaho, USA 1934–1945 (11 year career)
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Biography

Phyllis Brooks was an American actress and model. Brooks was born Phyllis Seiler in Boise, Idaho on July 18, 1915. She began her career in films at age 20, and had been known as the "Ipana Toothpaste Girl" due to her work as a model. Brooks, who had about 30 performances in films, was a B-movie leading lady during the 1930s and 1940s, with roles in such films as In Old Chicago (1937), Little Miss Broadway (1938), and the Shanghai Gesture (1941). In the late 1930s, she dated Cary Grant, who calle…

Known For

The Shanghai Gesture
Film

The Shanghai Gesture

Dixie Pomeroy
In Old Chicago
Film

In Old Chicago

Ann Colby
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Film

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Lola Lee
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Film

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

Judy Hayes
Charlie Chan in Reno
Film

Charlie Chan in Reno

Vivian Wells
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Film

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Herself
Little Miss Broadway
Film

Little Miss Broadway

Barbara Shea
The Unseen
Film

The Unseen

Maxine

Filmography