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Phyllis Brooks
Acting
18 Jul 1915
† 01 Aug 1995
Boise, Idaho, USA
Biography
Phyllis Brooks was an American actress and model. Brooks was born Phyllis Seiler in Boise, Idaho on July 18, 1915. She began her career in films at age 20, and had been known as the "Ipana Toothpaste Girl" due to her work as a model. Brooks, who had about 30 performances in films, was a B-movie leading lady during the 1930s and 1940s, with roles in such films as In Old Chicago (1937), Little Miss Broadway (1938), and the Shanghai Gesture (1941). In the late 1930s, she dated Cary Grant, who calle...
Also Known As
Mary Brooks, Phyllis Seiler, Phyllis Walker, The Ipana Girl





















