Betty Phillips

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In her mid-teens she sang leading roles in musicals at Richmond High School and also sang in a girls' choir organized by Burton Kurth; in the early 1940s she studied voice with in turn Mignon Duke Gidy, Avis Phillips, and Phylis Inglis and piano with Phyllis Schuldt. She appeared at TUTS for the first time in a 1946 production of Robin Hood and subsequently played leads in more than 20 TUTS productions until 1960; she is best remembered for the role of Mrs. Anna in The King and I. Phillips' radio career began in 1948 with a CBC Vancouver light classical series and has included regular appearances 1953-65 on the CBC's 'Leicester Square to Broadway'; variety work in 1955 on the BBC; solo, recital, and folksong performances on the CBC; and many British Columbia school broadcasts 1970-2. On CBC TV she sang Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus in 1954, co-starred 1956-7 with Ernie Prentice on 'Lolly-too-dum,' and was hostess 1965-7 for 'Bazaar.' Phillips has performed at the Vancouver International Festival and with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and has appeared in Vancouver Opera productions (Flora in La Traviata, 1961; Nicklausse in Tales of Hoffmann, 1961; Clotilde in Norma, 1963; Vera Boronell in The Consul, 1964; Zulma in The Italian Girl in Algiers, 1965; and the Witch in Hansel and Gretel, 1966). She has performed in musical comedy throughout Canada - on tour (1967) with One Hundred Years of Musical Comedy, at the 1968 and 1969 Charlottetown Festival; in Anne of Green Gables and Johnny Belinda, and at Winnipeg's Rainbow Stage in Fiddler on the Roof (1971). She sang locally in Theatre-in-the-Park productions of The Sound of Music (1974) and Fiddler on the Roof (1975), while studying 1972-6 at the University of British Columbia. As an actress she has played many roles at Bastion Theatre, Victoria, and the Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver, and has also appeared at Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon and at Citadel Theatre, Edmonton. In the first Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Co season (1963) she appeared as Madame Dubonnet in The Boy Friend and has continued to act for that company over the years. She has been in over 40 Canadian and US movies, some of them feature films and the others made for television. In 1962, Phillips married the actor, writer, and librettist Peter Haworth, who has collaborated with Leonard Wilson, Healey Willan, and the English composer Robert Simpson.

Most Popular Betty Phillips Trailers

Total trailers found: 19

2012 Trailer (2009)

10 October 2009

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up.

The Secret Lives of Second Wives Trailer (2008)

28 June 2008

Lynn Hughes finds that marriage the second time around is far from idyllic when the ex wife and her children return to manipulate her husband Jack.

Bratz Babyz Save Christmas Trailer (2008)

05 November 2008

The Babyz learn to turn disappointment into the wildest, craziest Xmas ever when their parents get snowed in on vacation and can’t make it home for Xmas Eve.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Trailer (2011)

25 March 2011

Wimpy Greg Heffley, now in seventh grade, thinks he has it all together. He has mastered middle school and gotten rid of the Cheese Touch.

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Trailer (1995)

03 November 1995

Two teen girls, one from the city, one from the country, try to find the hidden gold of Bear Mountain learning about friendship, loyalty and courage on the way.

Intersection Trailer (1994)

21 January 1994

During a car accident, Vincent Eastman watches his whole life flash before his eyes, and he doesn't like what he sees.

Bratz: Super Babyz Trailer (2007)

09 October 2007

After visiting an amusement park, the Bratz babies encounter a potato-like alien species and accidentally obtain superpowers.

Nobody's Child Trailer (1986)

05 April 1986

Fact-based drama about the life of Marie Balter, who spent most of her young life in mental institutions.

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Trailer (2010)

29 July 2010

The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.

Jack Reed: One of Our Own Trailer (1995)

25 April 1995

Jack Reed investigates a young woman whom he and his wife take into their household when she turns out to be targeted by unknown assassins.

Short Time Trailer (1990)

04 May 1990

As a result of a misdiagnosis, Detective Burt Simpson is told he has just weeks to live. He gains a new respect for his life and loved ones but learns that in order for his wife, Carolyn, and son, Dougie, to collect any insurance money, he must be killed in the line of duty.

Housekeeping Trailer (1987)

25 November 1987

In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's expectations.

Shame Trailer (1992)

18 August 1992

A tough female lawyer on holiday ends up in a small Pacific Northwest town where she befriends a local teenage girl and tries to persuade her to to press charges against the young thugs who raped her.

I Was a Teenage Faust Trailer (2002)

01 June 2002

15 year old Brendan Willy hates himself for being un-cool when he falls in love with the girl of his dreams.

I Love You Perfect Trailer (1989)

08 October 1989

A woman, her lover and her best friend cope with the tragedy of her misdiagnosed medical condition.

And the Sea Will Tell Trailer (1991)

24 February 1991

A wealthy couple (James Brolin and Deidre Hall) are killed on their yacht off the coast of a secluded South American island called Palmyra.

Showdown at Williams Creek Trailer (1991)

31 October 1991

True story of a former British soldier on trial for murder in the 19th century Northwest.

Hero in the Family Trailer (1986)

28 September 1986

A teenage son of an astronaut tries to help his father after he and a chimpanzee switch brains as the result of a space flight mis-hap in which the boy must protect the "chimp" in which his.

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier Trailer (1984)

31 October 1984

A teenager must cope with a disease that causes himself to age at an astronomical rate.