She was best known for her role as beatrice travis, the secretary and girl friday of private detective dan tanna, played by robert urich, in the abc series vega$ She also starred in cult classics like beyond the valley of the dolls and the choirboys but what was the cause. Here is all you want to know, and more Film and television actress phyllis davis died of cancer on september 27, 2013 in henderson, nevada She was 73 years old She was born phyllis ann davis on july 17, 1940 in port arthur, texas
(she was purportedly billed as phyllis elizabeth davis in some of her acting appearances as a tribute to her idol elizabeth taylor.) the oldest of three siblings, davis's parents ran a mortuary. Born phyllis ann davis, she is best remembered for her role as bea (beatrice) travis in the television series vega$ She briefly attended lamar college in texas, where she began her education studying drama Phyllis got the role of beatrice, or bea, for the series' run Sadly, phyllis kept her battle with cancer extremely private,, and after her passing away in 2013, there was some confusion as to which 'phyllis davis'had died. Phyllis ann davis was an american actress born on july 17, 1940