Acting
Phyllis Somerville
Born December 12, 1943 · Iowa City, Iowa, USA · Died July 16, 2020
Biography
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).
Known for
86
7.8
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Grandma Fuller
948.6
Marvel's Daredevil
Mrs. Vistain
808.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mrs. Moss
717.9
The Blacklist
Skye Kincaid
959.2
The Sopranos
Brenda
908.4
Fringe
Alice Merchant
576.7
Stoker
Mrs. McGarrick
557.4
Sex and the City
Gertrude Morgan
737.9
Elementary
Miriam Berg
908.4
Mare of Easttown
Betty Carroll, In Memory Of
346.5
CSI: Miami
Louise Russo
666.9
Bringing Out the Dead
Mrs. Burke
817.5
Little Children
May McGorvey
576.4
The Double
Simon's Mother
707.7
Blue Bloods
Beth Del Rio
667.8
Law & Order
Ms. Maltese, Kristen Cameron
838.3
The Good Wife
Louise Nolfi
547.5
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Meemaw
656.9
Arthur
Saleslady
676.9
Our Souls at Night
Ruth
Filmography
- 2021Mare of EasttownBetty Carroll, In Memory OfSeries
- 2019PomsHelenMovie
- 2019DianeInaMovie
- 2017Our Souls at NightRuthMovie
- 2016One FallMrs.BarrowsMovie
- 2016DetoursAnnie DelaneyMovie
- 2015ImpastorEster StrumbleSeries
- 2015StuffGingerMovie
- 20153rd Street BlackoutSusan SussmanMovie
- 2015Marvel's DaredevilMrs. VistainSeries
- 2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtMeemawSeries
- 2014Surviving FamilyMary GiacconeMovie
- 2014The DoubleSimon's MotherMovie
- 2013The BlacklistSkye KincaidSeries
- 2013StokerMrs. McGarrickMovie
- 2012Forgetting the GirlRubyMovie
- 2012ElementaryMiriam BergSeries
- 2011The Mighty MacsSister SisterMovie
- 2011A Bird of the AirIvy CampbellMovie
- 2011UnforgettableRuthSeries
- 2010WeaknessLenoreMovie
- 2010Blue BloodsBeth Del RioSeries
- 2010The Big CMarleneSeries
- 2009The Brooklyn HeistConnieMovie
- 2009The Good WifeLouise NolfiSeries
- 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonGrandma FullerMovie
- 2008Life on MarsMrs. RaimesSeries
- 2008FringeAlice MerchantSeries
- 2008Dead*LineEdieMovie
- 2008RestlessSheilaMovie
- 2007Broken EnglishPsychicMovie
- 2007Lucky YouPawnbrokerMovie
- 2006Little ChildrenMay McGorveyMovie
- 2006Just Like the SonJudgeMovie
- 2004MessengersMetal Detector LadyMovie
- 2003Chappelle's ShowOld Lady #2Series
- 2002Revolution #9Judge HathawayMovie
- 2002CSI: MiamiLouise RussoSeries
- 2002SwimfanAunt Gretchen ChristopherMovie
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentLouise Politano, Mrs. McLeishSeries
- 2001The Sleepy Time GalRebecca's Adoptive MotherMovie
- 1999Bringing Out the DeadMrs. BurkeMovie
- 1999Third WatchFranSeries
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMrs. MossSeries
- 1999Just One TimeScratchy-voiced WomanMovie
- 1999Simply IrresistibleRuthMovie
- 1999The SopranosBrendaSeries
- 1998Curtain CallGladysMovie
- 1998Better LivingNellieMovie
- 1998The ImpostorsWoman at Bar with PillsMovie
- 1998Above FreezingVivianMovie
- 1998Sex and the CityGertrude MorganSeries
- 1998MontanaWaitressMovie
- 1997Trouble on the CornerCrazy WomanMovie
- 1995New York NewsEdith SchemerSeries
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetFaye Ann RalstonSeries
- 1992Leap of FaithDoloresMovie
- 1990Law & OrderMs. Maltese, Kristen CameronSeries
- 1981ArthurSalesladyMovie