- Born
- Died
- Birth namePhyllis Seiler
- Nicknames
- The Ipana Girl
- Phyllis Walker
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Phyllis Brooks was born on July 18, 1915 in Boise, Idaho, USA. She was an actress, known for Dangerously Yours (1937), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) and Charlie Chan in Reno (1939). She was married to Torbert H. Macdonald. She died on August 1, 1995 in Cape Neddick, Maine, USA.
- SpouseTorbert H. Macdonald(June 23, 1945 - May 21, 1976) (his death, 4 children)
- Was the first civilian woman to travel to the Pacific theater of war during World War II on a USO tour.
- Engaged at one time to Cary Grant (I).
- Baptismal godfather to her elder son was US President John F. Kennedy.
- Model, stage actress and also leading lady in Hollywood "B" pictures from the mid-30's to mid-40's. She married a future US Congressman and would later become a socialite in political circles.
- Also known as the "Ipana Girl" because of the magazine ads she appeared in.
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