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Phyllis Newman
Deceased

How Did Phyllis Newman Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86
GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn19/03/1933Born inJersey City, New Jersey, USADied15/09/2019 (aged 86)Died inNew York CityCauselung diseaseWikidataQ7188609 ↗TMDb#165553 ↗

Phyllis Newman was an American actress and singer. She won the 1962 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Martha Vail in the musical Subways Are for Sleeping on Broadway, received the Isabelle Stevenson Award in 2009 and was nominated for another Tony for Broadway Bound (1987), as well as two nominations for Drama Desk Awards.

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Filmography42 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022Groucho & CavettMovieSelf (archive footage)89
2007Words and Music by Jerry HermanMovieSelf74
2004The JurySeries—71
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereMovieSelf70
2003The Human StainMovieIris Silk70
2001100 Centre StreetSeriesSarah Rifkind68
2000Just for the Time BeingMovieMaggie67
1998A Price Above RubiesMovieMrs. Gelbart65
1997The Beautician and the BeastMovieJudy Miller64
1996A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela LansburyMovieSelf63
1995Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!Movie—62
1994Only YouMovieFaith's Mother61
1987thirtysomethingSeries—54
1987MannequinMovieEmmy's Mother54
1986Follies: In ConcertMovieStella Deems53
1985The EqualizerSeriesGwen Hunter52
1984Murder, She WroteSeriesEdna Hayes51
1976Quincy, M.E.SeriesMrs. Ellis43
1972To Find a ManMovieBetty39
1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf38
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest35
1968Bye Bye BravermanMovieMyra Mandelbaum35
1967The Naked WitchMovieRobert's Mother34
1966ABC Stage 67SeriesMary Severance33
1966CBS PlayhouseSeriesTina Hoffman33
1965The Wild Wild WestSeriesWanakee32
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.SeriesSophie31
1963Burke's LawSeriesComrade Alexia Salov30
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf29
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf - Guest Host29
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf28
1961PasswordSeries—28
1960Diagnosis: UnknownSeries—27
1958Let's Rock!MovieKathy Abbott25
1957DecoySeriesJoanne Kittredge24
1956The Vagabond KingMovieLulu23
1955PicnicMovieJuanita Badger22
1953The United States Steel HourSeries—20
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries—17
1950What's My Line?SeriesSelf17
1950The Bob Hope ShowSeriesSelf17
1947Kraft Television TheatreSeries—14