Actor
Phyllis Somerville
Born December 12, 1943 in Iowa City, Iowa, USADied July 16, 202037 films
Phyllis Jeanne Somerville (December 12, 1943 – July 16, 2020) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She is best known for her roles in Little Children (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Surviving Family (2012), The Big C (2010–2013), and Outsiders (2016–2017).
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First watchThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button20087.6as Grandma FullerBorn under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
37 films as actor- 2019PomsHelen
- 2019DianeIna
- 2017Our Souls at NightRuth
- 2016One FallMrs.Barrows
- 2016DetoursAnnie Delaney
- 2015StuffGinger
- 20153rd Street BlackoutSusan Sussman
- 2014Surviving FamilyMary Giaccone
- 2014The DoubleSimon's Mother
- 2013StokerMrs. McGarrick
- 2012Forgetting the GirlRuby
- 2011The Mighty MacsSister Sister
- 2011A Bird of the AirIvy Campbell
- 2010WeaknessLenore
- 2009The Brooklyn HeistConnie
- 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonGrandma Fuller
- 2008Dead*LineEdie
- 2008RestlessSheila
- 2007Broken EnglishPsychic
- 2007Lucky YouPawnbroker
- 2006Little ChildrenMay McGorvey
- 2006Just Like the SonJudge
- 2004MessengersMetal Detector Lady
- 2002Revolution #9Judge Hathaway
- 2002SwimfanAunt Gretchen Christopher
- 2001The Sleepy Time GalRebecca's Adoptive Mother
- 1999Bringing Out the DeadMrs. Burke
- 1999Just One TimeScratchy-voiced Woman
- 1999Simply IrresistibleRuth
- 1998Curtain CallGladys
- 1998Better LivingNellie
- 1998The ImpostorsWoman at Bar with Pills
- 1998Above FreezingVivian
- 1998MontanaWaitress
- 1997Trouble on the CornerCrazy Woman
- 1992Leap of FaithDolores
- 1981ArthurSaleslady