Calvert, Phyllis (1915–2002)
Calvert, Phyllis (1915–2002)
English stage, tv, and screen actress. Born Phyllis Bickle, Feb 18, 1915, in Chelsea, London, England; died Oct 8, 2002, in London; m. Peter Murray-Hill (publisher, died 1957); children: son and daughter.
Made stage debut with Ellen Terry in Crossings (1925); appeared in such plays as Flare Path, Peter Pan, Escapade, The Complaisant Lover, Present Laughter, Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, The Reluctant Debutante, All Over, Dear Daddy, Before the Party, It's Never Too Late, The Rehearsal, A Woman of No Importance and most notably as Madame Ranevskaya in The Cherry Orchard (1971) and Queen Mary in Crown Matrimonial; films include The Man in Grey, Fanny by Gaslight, Madonna of the 7 Moons, They Were Sisters, Mandy and Mrs. Dalloway; on tv, appeared in the series "Kate" and such plays as "Death of a Heart" and "Across the Lake."