Phyllis Somerville

Acting

Phyllis Somerville

Born December 12, 1943Iowa City, Iowa, USA58 credits

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

Mare of Easttown
8.2

Mare of Easttown

TV

2021

Poms
6.5

Poms

Movie

2019

Diane
6.1

Diane

Movie

2019

Our Souls at Night
6.7

Our Souls at Night

Movie

2017

One Fall
6.0

One Fall

Movie

2016

Detours
4.7

Detours

Movie

2016

Filmography

Mare of Easttown
2021Mare of Easttownas Betty CarrollTV
Poms
2019Pomsas HelenMovie
Diane
2019Dianeas InaMovie
Our Souls at Night
2017Our Souls at Nightas RuthMovie
One Fall
2016One Fallas Mrs.BarrowsMovie
Detours
2016Detoursas Annie DelaneyMovie
Impastor
2015Impastoras Ester StrumbleTV
Stuff
2015Stuffas GingerMovie
3rd Street Blackout
20153rd Street Blackoutas Susan SussmanMovie
Marvel's Daredevil
2015Marvel's Daredevilas Mrs. VistainTV
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtas MeemawTV
Surviving Family
2014Surviving Familyas Mary GiacconeMovie
The Double
2014The Doubleas Simon's MotherMovie
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas Skye KincaidTV
Stoker
2013Stokeras Mrs. McGarrickMovie
Forgetting the Girl
2012Forgetting the Girlas RubyMovie
Elementary
2012Elementaryas Miriam BergTV
The Mighty Macs
2011The Mighty Macsas Sister SisterMovie
A Bird of the Air
2011A Bird of the Airas Ivy CampbellMovie
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettableas RuthTV
Weakness
2010Weaknessas LenoreMovie
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas Beth Del RioTV
The Big C
2010The Big Cas MarleneTV
The Brooklyn Heist
2009The Brooklyn Heistas ConnieMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Louise NolfiTV
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonas Grandma FullerMovie
Life on Mars
2008Life on Marsas Mrs. RaimesTV
Fringe
2008Fringeas Alice MerchantTV
Restless
2008Restlessas SheilaMovie
Broken English
2007Broken Englishas PsychicMovie
Lucky You
2007Lucky Youas PawnbrokerMovie
Little Children
2006Little Childrenas May McGorveyMovie
Just Like the Son
2006Just Like the Sonas JudgeMovie
Messengers
2004Messengersas Metal Detector LadyMovie
Chappelle's Show
2003Chappelle's Showas Old Lady #2TV
Revolution #9
2002Revolution #9as Judge HathawayMovie
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Louise RussoTV
Swimfan
2002Swimfanas Aunt Gretchen ChristopherMovie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Louise PolitanoTV
The Sleepy Time Gal
2001The Sleepy Time Galas Rebecca's Adoptive MotherMovie
Bringing Out the Dead
1999Bringing Out the Deadas Mrs. BurkeMovie
Third Watch
1999Third Watchas FranTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Mrs. MossTV
Just One Time
1999Just One Timeas Scratchy-voiced WomanMovie
Simply Irresistible
1999Simply Irresistibleas RuthMovie
The Sopranos
1999The Sopranosas BrendaTV
Curtain Call
1998Curtain Callas GladysMovie
Better Living
1998Better Livingas NellieMovie
The Impostors
1998The Impostorsas Woman at Bar with PillsMovie
Above Freezing
1998Above Freezingas VivianMovie
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the Cityas Gertrude MorganTV
Montana
1998Montanaas WaitressMovie
Trouble on the Corner
1997Trouble on the Corneras Crazy WomanMovie
New York News
1995New York Newsas Edith SchemerTV
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Faye Ann RalstonTV
Leap of Faith
1992Leap of Faithas DoloresMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Ms. MalteseTV
Arthur
1981Arthuras SalesladyMovie