Phyllis Newman

Age: 76
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Birth Place: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Born: Mar. 19th, 1933

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Phyllis Newman's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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A talk-show regular, she was the first woman to sub for 'Johnny Carson (I)' (qv) on _"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)_ (qv).
Breast cancer survivor.
Often mistaken for 'Betty Comden' (qv).
An avid game show panelist in the 60s, notably _"To Tell the Truth" (1956)_ (qv) and _"What's My Line?" (1950)_ (qv).
Beat out 'Barbra Streisand' (qv) for a Tony Award in 1962, winning the Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) award for "Subways Are for Sleeping." She was also Tony-nominated in 1987 at Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "Broadway Bound."
She is the mother of 'Amanda Green (I)' (qv) and 'Adam Green (II)' (qv).
Born on the same date as actress 'Ren�e Taylor' (qv).
Lively and lovely, dark-haired singer/actress who won a Tony on Broadway for 1962's "Subways Are for Sleeping" which was written by 'Betty Comden' (qv) and her husband 'Adolph Green' (qv), and earned a Tony-nomination two decades later for "Broadway Bound".

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