Person
Phyllis Somerville
Born 12 December 1943 Died 16 July 2020, aged 76 Iowa City, Iowa, USA TMDB ↗
Phyllis Jeanne Somerville (December 12, 1943 – July 16, 2020) was an American stage, film, and television actress. She is best known for her roles in Little Children (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Surviving Family (2012), The Big C (2010–2013), and Outsiders (2016–2017).
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The numbers
37age in their first credit on record (1981)
40years on screen and counting
6credits in 1999, their busiest year
60dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 75 Poms
2019as Helen
Age: 75 Diane
2019as Ina
Age: 73 Our Souls at Night
2017as Ruth
Age: 72 One Fall
2016as Mrs.Barrows
Age: 72 Detours
2016as Annie Delaney
Age: 71 Stuff
2015as Ginger
Age: 71 3rd Street Blackout
2015as Susan Sussman
Age: 70 Surviving Family
2014as Mary Giaccone
Age: 70 The Double
2014as Simon's Mother
Age: 69 Stoker
2013as Mrs. McGarrick
Age: 68 Forgetting the Girl
2012as Ruby
Age: 67 The Mighty Macs
2011as Sister Sister
Age: 67 A Bird of the Air
2011as Ivy Campbell
Age: 66 Weakness
2010as Lenore
Age: 65 The Brooklyn Heist
2009as Connie
Age: 65 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008as Grandma Fuller
Age: 64 Restless
2008as Sheila
Age: 63 Broken English
2007as Psychic
Age: 63 Lucky You
2007as Pawnbroker
Age: 62 Little Children
2006as May McGorvey
Age: 62 Just Like the Son
2006as Judge
Age: 60 Messengers
2004as Metal Detector Lady
Age: 58 Revolution #9
2002as Judge Hathaway
Age: 58 Swimfan
2002as Aunt Gretchen Christopher
Age: 57 The Sleepy Time Gal
2001as Rebecca's Adoptive Mother
Age: 55 Bringing Out the Dead
1999as Mrs. Burke
Age: 55 Just One Time
1999as Scratchy-voiced Woman
Age: 55 Simply Irresistible
1999as Ruth
Age: 54 Curtain Call
1998as Gladys
Age: 54 Better Living
1998as Nellie
Age: 54 The Impostors
1998as Woman at Bar with Pills
Age: 54 Above Freezing
1998as Vivian
Age: 54 Montana
1998as Waitress
Age: 53 Trouble on the Corner
1997as Crazy Woman
Age: 49 Leap of Faith
1992as Dolores
Age: 37 Arthur
1981as Saleslady
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TV credits
Age: 77 Mare of Easttown
2021as Betty Carroll
Age: 71 Impastor
2015as Ester Strumble
Age: 71 Marvel's Daredevil
2015as Mrs. Vistain
Age: 71 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015as Meemaw
Age: 69 The Blacklist
2013as Skye Kincaid
Age: 68 Elementary
2012as Miriam Berg
Age: 67 Unforgettable
2011as Ruth
Age: 66 Blue Bloods
2010as Beth Del Rio
Age: 66 The Big C
2010as Marlene
Age: 65 The Good Wife
2009as Louise Nolfi
Age: 64 Life on Mars
2008as Mrs. Raimes
Age: 64 Fringe
2008as Alice Merchant
Age: 59 Chappelle's Show
2003as Old Lady #2
Age: 58 CSI: Miami
2002as Louise Russo
Age: 57 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001as Louise Politano
Age: 57 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001as Mrs. McLeish
Age: 55 Third Watch
1999as Fran
Age: 55 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Mrs. Moss
Age: 55 The Sopranos
1999as Brenda
Age: 54 Sex and the City
1998as Gertrude Morgan
Age: 51 New York News
1995as Edith Schemer
Age: 49 Homicide: Life on the Street
1993as Faye Ann Ralston
Age: 46 Law & Order
1990as Ms. Maltese
Age: 46 Law & Order
1990as Kristen Cameron