Philippa Bevans

Philippa Bevans
Born	(1913-02-10)February 10, 1913
Died	May 10, 1968(1968-05-10) (aged 55)

Philippa Mary Bevans (10 February 1913 – 10 May 1968)^[1] was an English actress of stage and screen.^[2] She was born in London, the daughter of actors Lionel Bevans and Viola Roache.^[3][4][5] She originally appeared as a child actress on stage.^[6]

Along with her mother, Bevans was part of the cast of the original 1956 Broadway production of My Fair Lady that starred Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews.^[7] Bevans is also featured on the original cast recording.^[8] She played Mrs. Landers, the sympathetic housekeeper of Professor Ellis Fowler (played by Donald Pleasence) in S3 E37 "The Changing of the Guard" on The Twilight Zone, which aired on 31 May 1962.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1962	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	Mrs. Anthony	Season 1 Episode 11: "Ride the Nightmare"
1962	The Notorious Landlady	Mrs. Agatha Brown
1964	The World of Henry Orient	Emma Hambler
1966	The Group	Mrs. Hartshorn
1968	Madigan	Mrs. Hewitt	(final film role)

References

1. Full name per travel manifest, ancestry.com. Accessed 2 January 2024.
2. "Philippa Bevans". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020.
3. "Philippa Bevans and Viola Roache photographs and reviews circa 1920-1962 (bulk 1950s-1960s)". archives.nypl.org.
4. "Lionel Bevans profile: IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
5. "Viola Roache profile: IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
6. "Bevans, Philippa (1913–1968): Encyclopedia.com". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
7. "My Fair Lady – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
8. "Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews - My Fair Lady". Discogs. 1956.

External links

• Philippa Bevans at IMDb
• Philippa Bevans at the Internet Broadway Database
• Philippa Bevans at the Internet Off-Broadway Database