11 Facts About Phyllis Avery

Phyllis Avery was born to screenwriter Stephen Morehouse Avery and his wife Evelyn Martine Avery.

Phyllis Avery had previously made her Broadway debut in May 1937, with the role of Goldie in the musical Orchids Preferred.

Phyllis Avery played alongside Jose Ferrer the role of Amy Spettigue, one of the young naive girls.

Phyllis Avery made her film debut in 1951 with the role of the young girl Marjorie in the film comedy Queen for a Day.

Phyllis Avery portrayed Margaret Henderson, the wife of music teacher and composer Ray Henderson.

Phyllis Avery appeared in continuous series roles, episode roles, and guest roles in a total of over 40 television series.

Phyllis Avery made appearances in the television series Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Trackdown, Perry Mason, The Rifleman, Rawhide, Peter Gunn, Have Gun Will Travel, Laramie, The Virginian, Dr Kildare, Daniel Boone, All in the Family, Maude, Charlie's Angels, and Baretta.

Phyllis Avery returned to the camera for some sporadic film and television roles in the 1990s, including the comedy film Made in America, the comedy series Coach, and the 1999 film The Secret Life of Girls.

Phyllis Avery had been working in and around Los Angeles as a real estate broker since the 1960s.

Phyllis Avery married James Howell Van Campen in 1942; they divorced in 1944.

Phyllis Avery died on May 19,2011, at the age of 88, in her home in Los Angeles of heart failure.