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Phyllis Somerville
Highest Rated: 93% Diane (2018)
Lowest Rated: 15% Swimfan (2002)
Birthday: Dec 12, 1943
Birthplace: Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Character actress Phyllis Somerville worked primarily on stage for the first half of her four-decade career before her appearance in the Oscar-nominated "Little Children" (2006) transformed her into a much-sought-after performer in film and television. Cast frequently as motherly figures with a wrinkle of complexity to their makeup, Somerville began acting on screen in the early '80s, but did not find her breakout role until "Children," which cast her as the mother of Jackie Earle Haley's accused sexual predator. Her enormously sympathetic turn won critical praise and brought her to the attention of filmmakers ranging from David Fincher, who cast her in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008) and his "House of Cards" (Netflix, 2013- ) remake, as well as Chan-wook Park ("Stoker," 2013). Though a latecomer to widespread fame, Phyllis Somerville's inherent talent underscored her status as one of the more dependable players in any age range.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36% | 72% | Poms | Helen (Character) | $13.6M | 2019 |
| 93% | 69% | Diane | Ina (Character) | $339.4K | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Detours | Annie Delaney (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stuff | Ginger (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 40% | No Score Yet | 3rd Street Blackout | Susan Sussman (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 70% | 60% | Stoker | Mrs. McGarrick (Character) | $1.7M | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Surviving Family | Mary Giaccone (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 75% | 59% | Forgetting the Girl | Ruby (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 30% | 58% | A Bird of the Air | Ivy Campbell (Character) | $10.2K | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | Weakness | Lenore (Character) | - | 2010 |
| 47% | 64% | The Mighty Macs | Sister Sister (Character) | $1.9M | 2009 |
| 72% | 80% | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Grandma Fuller (Character) | $127.5M | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Restless | Sheila (Character) | - | 2008 |
| 28% | 28% | Lucky You | Pawnbroker (Character) | $5.8M | 2007 |
| 80% | 82% | Little Children | May McGorvey (Character) | $5.5M | 2006 |
| 15% | 32% | Swimfan | Aunt Gretchen (Character) | $28.6M | 2002 |
| 83% | 55% | The Sleepy Time Gal | Rebecca's Adoptive Mother (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Better Living | Nellie (Character) | $1.4K | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Above Freezing | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trouble on the Corner | Crazy Woman (Character) | - | 1997 |
| 86% | 77% | Arthur | Saleslady (Character) | - | 1981 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 79% | Madam Secretary | Gloria Paley (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| 33% | 87% | Impastor | Esther Strumble (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 93% | 90% | The Good Wife | Louise Nolfi (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 77% | The Night Shift | Marilyn Capshaw (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | Blue Bloods | Beth Del Rio (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| 91% | 79% | The Blacklist | Skye Kincaid (Guest Star) | 2014 |
| 95% | 89% | Elementary | Miriam Berg (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 55% | Unforgettable | Ruth (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 55% | 80% | The Big C | Marlene (Character) | 2010-2013 |
| 77% | 76% | House of Cards | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 90% | 79% | Fringe | Alice Merchant (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Life on Mars | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 2004 |
| 78% | 81% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mrs. Moss (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| 70% | 78% | Sex and the City | Gertrude Morgan (Guest Star) | 1998 |
| 83% | 93% | NYPD Blue | Dorothy Russell (Guest Star) | 1995-1996 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1990-1991 |