Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Phyllis Hill(1920-1993)

  • Actress
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Phyllis Hill started on the stage in New York and later appeared with the Metropolitan Opera Company's ballet group and the Radio City Music Hall Ballet Corps. Formerly married to actor José Ferrer, she married Frank Overton in Los Angeles in 1962. She went into semi-retirement in 1983 following an automobile accident. Her mother was actress Peggy Johnstone Hill. She was the niece of writer Helen Leary and of actor Nolan Leary. Her sister, Joyce Hill Rainer, was a lead dancer with the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo.
BornOctober 27, 1920
DiedJanuary 1, 1993(72)
BornOctober 27, 1920
DiedJanuary 1, 1993(72)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

One Step Beyond (1959)
One Step Beyond
7.8
TV Series
  • Phyllis Warren
Pendulum (1969)
Pendulum
6.3
  • Mrs. Wilma Elliot
  • 1969
George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
Route 66
7.7
TV Series
  • Mrs. Nickerson
  • Frances Swanson
Suspicion (1957)
Suspicion
8.1
TV Series
  • Joyce

Credits

IMDbPro

Actress



  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mary Archer
    • 1975
  • Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)
    Haunts of the Very Rich
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Rita
    • 1972
  • That Girl (1966)
    That Girl
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Agnes Adams
    • 1971
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Joan Merriman
    • Doris Brighton
    • Edith Eldon ...
    • 1966–1970
  • Pendulum (1969)
    Pendulum
    6.3
    • Mrs. Wilma Elliot
    • 1969
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Williams
    • 1968
  • Carl Betz and Stephen Young in Judd for the Defense (1967)
    Judd for the Defense
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Iris Overbaugh
    • 1968
  • The Felony Squad (1966)
    The Felony Squad
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Paula Mears
    • 1967
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Grace Benson
    • 1967
  • Jericho (1966)
    Jericho
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Madame Danielle Demere
    • 1966
  • The Road West (1966)
    The Road West
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Oliver
    • 1966
  • Edward Mallory and Elizabeth Perry in Morning Star (1965)
    Morning Star
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Grace Allison
    • 1966
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Alma Farley
    • Rachel Gordon
    • Mrs. Katherine Stewart
    • 1964–1966
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Holmes
    • Mrs. Beaton
    • 1964–1965
  • Angela Lansbury and Tuesday Weld in The Eleventh Hour (1962)
    The Eleventh Hour
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Ruth Baker
    • Joan Bryan
    • 1963–1964

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 27, 1920
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 1, 1993
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Frank OvertonSeptember 17, 1959 - April 24, 1967 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Appeared in a few episodes of Perry Mason (1957), including "The Case of the Golfer's Gambit" (1966).

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.