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Phyllis Haver

Phyllis Haver

Acting

Born January 5, 1899 · Douglass, Kansas, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia Phyllis Haver (January 6, 1899 – November 19, 1960) was an American actress of the silent film era. Haver auditioned for comedy producer Mack Sennett on a whim. Sennett hired her as one of his original Sennett Bathing Beauties. Within a few years, she appeared as a leading lady in two-reelers for Sennett Studios. Later, while signed with DeMille-Pathé, Haver played the part of Roxie Hart in the first film adaptation of Chicago in 1927, opposite Hungarian film actor Victor Varconi. One reviewer called her performance "astoundingly fine," and added that Haver "makes this combin…

Known For · 40 titles

No Control

No Control

1927
Married Life

Married Life

1920
Single Wives

Single Wives

1924
3 Bad Men

3 Bad Men

1926
Down Memory Lane

Down Memory Lane

1949
Her Husband's Secret

Her Husband's Secret

1925
Don Juan

Don Juan

1926
Love, Honor and Behave

Love, Honor and Behave

1920
Your Wife and Mine

Your Wife and Mine

1927
Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

1920
Sunshine

Sunshine

1916
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

1927
Sal of Singapore

Sal of Singapore

1928
A Fight to the Finish

A Fight to the Finish

1925
The Shady Lady

The Shady Lady

1928
I Want My Man

I Want My Man

1925
The Midnight Express

The Midnight Express

1924
Love and Doughnuts

Love and Doughnuts

1921
'49–'17

'49–'17

1917
The Breath of Scandal

The Breath of Scandal

1924
Singer Jim Mckee

Singer Jim Mckee

1924
The Little Adventuress

The Little Adventuress

1927
The Fighting Coward

The Fighting Coward

1924
Chicago

Chicago

1927
Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

1924
The Golden Princess

The Golden Princess

1925
A Small Town Idol

A Small Town Idol

1939
The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

1928
The Hollywood Kid

The Hollywood Kid

1924
The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh

1927
The Balloonatic

The Balloonatic

1923
The Bolted Door

The Bolted Door

1923
What Price Glory

What Price Glory

1926
The Fighting Eagle

The Fighting Eagle

1927
Why Beaches Are Popular

Why Beaches Are Popular

1919
Other Women's Husbands

Other Women's Husbands

1926
New Brooms

New Brooms

1925
So Big

So Big

1924
Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

1926
Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Yankee Doodle in Berlin

1919