Phyllis is best known for playing Mrs Hughes in the award-winning television series DOWNTON ABBEY for six series and has reprised her role for both feature films within the saga. Phyllis was also recently seen in the feature THE LAST BUS opposite Timothy Spall.
As well as DOWNTON ABBEY, many will fondly remember her as Lady Jane Felsham in LOVEJOY.
Phyllis was also awarded a BAFTA for her work in ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE.
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO WAY UP | Mardy | Altitude Film Entertainment | Claudio Fäh |
| SURPRISED BY OXFORD | Provost Regina Knight | Nook Lane Entertainment | Ryan Whitaker |
| DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA | Mrs. Hughes | Carnival Film & Television | Simon Curtis |
| THE AGE OF TONY | Auntie Vi | Sky | Julian Kemp |
| THE LAST BUS | Mary | Hurricane Films | Gillies MacKinnon |
| ROCKETRY - THE NAMBI EFFECT | Mrs. Cleaver | Madhavan Ranganathan | |
| MISBEHAVIOUR | Evelyn | Left Bank Pictures | Philippa Lowthorpe |
| DOWNTON ABBEY | Mrs Hughes | Carnival Film | Michael Engler |
| DAY OF THE FLOWERS | Brenda | Repix # 1 | John Roberts |
| NATIVITY! | Mrs Lore | Mirrorball Films | Debbie Isitt |
| CRUST | Bill's Girlfriend | Giant Films | Mark Locke |
| SHOOTING FISH | Mrs Ross | Gruber Bros | Stefan Schwartz |
| SECRETS & LIES | Monica | Thin Man Films | Mike Leigh |
| SILENT CRIES | Nancy Muir | Diane Sokolow Productions | Anthony Page |
| SOFT TOP HARD SHOULDER | Karla | Gruber Bros | Stefan Schwartz |
| IL SOLE BUIO | Camilla | Penta | Damiano Damiani |
| THE INQUIRY | Claudia | Clesi | Damiano Damiani |
| THE WHITE WHALE | Mary Welsh | CEP Films | Jose Maria Sanchez |
| THE KITCHEN TOTO | Skreba Films | Harry Hook | |
| THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS | Elizabeth | Brooks Films | Freddie Francis |
| THE MACGUFFIN | Anne | BBC Television | Colin Bucksey |
| 1984 | Reporter | Rosenblum Films | Michael Radford |
| EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY | Mrs Scott | Flamingo Pictures | James Scott |
| THE CHAIN | Alison | Quintet Films | Jack Gold |
| ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE | Janie | Umbrella Films | Michael Radford |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERGALACTIC | Phoebe Skov-King | Babieka | Various |
| DOCTOR WHO | Andinio | BBC | Jamie Childs |
| GIRLFRIENDS | Linda | ITV | Kay Mellor |
| GOOD KARMA HOSPITAL | Maggie Smart | ITV/Tiger Aspect | Various |
| DOWNTON ABBEY (6 SEASONS) | Mrs Hughes | Carnival | David Evans |
| BONES | Sandra Zins | Fox | Allison Liddi-Brown |
| LIP SERVICE (2 SEASONS) | Judy | Kudos | Harry Bradbeer |
| VERA | Shirley | ITV | Ed Bazalgette |
| A TOUCH OF FROST | Christine Moorshead | ITV | Paul Harrison |
| SILENT WITNESS | Jennifer Mears | BBC TV | Farren Blackburn |
| WALLANDER | Inga | Leftbank Pictures | Aisling Walsh |
| HEARTBEAT | Rose Brown | ITV | Jonas Grimas |
| NEW TRICKS V: MAD DOGS | Dr Mathieson | Wall to Wall | Dermot Boyd |
| HONEST | Jenny | Greenlit | Julian Holmes |
| TAGGART | Kathy Moffat | SMG | Ian Madden |
| THE ROYAL | Lady George Fawcett | ITV Granada | Ian Barber |
| HEARTBEAT | Diane Bell | Yorkshire Television | Adrian Bean |
| RICHARD IS MY BOYFRIEND | Laura | Windfall Films | Oliver Morse / Ian Duncan |
| SPOOKS V | Diana Jewell | Kudos | Julian Holmes |
| TRIAL & RETRIBUTION | Anna Wildsmith | La Plante Productions | Tristram Powell |
| SEA OF SOULS | Elaine | BBC Television | Brian Kelly |
| SPOOKS IV | Diana Jewell | Kudos | Omar Madha |
| BENEATH THE SKIN | DCI Grace Schilling | ITV Granada | Sarah Harding |
| MISSING | Mrs Foster | SMG | Ian Madden |
| MURDER IN SUBURBIA | Wendy | Carlton Television | Douglas McKinnon |
| SILENT WITNESS | Helen Wharton | BBC Television | Patrick Lau |
| ALIBI | Linda | Monogram | David Richards |
| DALZIEL & PASCOE | DS Jenny Ettrick | BBC Television | Patrick Lau |
| POIROT: SAD CYPRESS | Nurse Hopkins | London Weekend Television | David Moore |
| INSPECTOR LYNLEY MYSTERIES | Miriam Whitelaw | BBC Television | Richard Spence |
| FIELDS OF GOLD | Rachel Greenlaw | BBC Television | Bill Anderson |
| NCS MANHUNT | Anne Warwick | BBC Television | Michael Whyte |
| HOPE AND GLORY III | Annie | BBC Television | Delyth Thomas/Brian Kelly |
| ALL THE KINGS MEN | Mary Beck | BBC Television | Julian Jarrold |
| HEARTBEAT | Julia Kendall | Yorkshire Television | Roger Bamford |
| RAB C NESBITT | Jenny Welthorpe | BBC Television | Colin Gilbert |
| RANDALL & HOPKIRK DECEASED | Harriet Banks Smith | Ghost Productions | Mark Mylod |
| HOLBY CITY | McKendrick | BBC Television | Various Directors |
| MIDSOMER MURDERS: STRANGLER'S WOOD | Kate Merrill | Bentley Productions | Jeremy Silberston |
| THE GAME | Betty | STV | Hal Duncan |
| AN UNSUITABLE JOB FOR A WOMAN | Miss Leaming | Ecosse Films | Ben Bolt |
| INVASION EARTH | Squadron Leader Knox | BBC Television | Patrick Lau/Renny Rye |
| INSPECTOR MORSE: DAUGHTERS OF CAIN | Julia Stevens | Carlton UK TV | Herbert Wise |
| SCENE-SKINNY MARINK | Anna | BBC Television | Juliet May |
| PIE IN THE SKY | Chalmers | SelecTV | Dave Innes Edwards |
| CHILLER: HERE COMES THE MIRROR MAN | Anna Spalinsky | Yorkshire Television | Lawrence Gordon Clark |
| KAVANAGH Q.C: A FAMILY AFFAIR | Samantha Fisher | Central Television | Rennie Rye |
| THE BIG ONE | Mrs Wilde | Granada Television | Simon Cellan Jones |
| LOVE AND REASON (3 PART SERIES) | Lou Larson | BBC Television | Carol Wilks |
| SILENT CRIES/GUESTS OF THE EMPEROR | Nancy | NBC Television Movie | Anthony Page |
| EFFIE'S BURNING | Actress | BBC Scotland | Tom Kinninmont |
| GOLDENEYE | Lady Anne Fleming | Anglia Television | Don Boyd |
| HAPPY FEET | Dora | BBC Television | Mike Bradwell |
| THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON | Andrea | BBC Television | Penny Cearns |
| SITTING TARGET | Alison Edwards | BBC Television | Jenny Wilks |
| AND A NIGHTINGALE SANG | Helen | Portman Films | Rob Knights |
| DEFROSTING THE FRIDGE | Lee | BBC Television | Sandy Johnson |
| HANNAY | Alison Ross | Pearson Television | Ken Hannam |
| BUST | Sheila Watson | LWT Series | Mike Vardy |
| EXTRAS | Kathy | STV/Channel 4 | David Andrews |
| OUT OF TIME / WHEN REASON SLEEPS | Helen Wilmot | Strongbow Films | Thaddeus O'Sullivan |
| LOVEJOY - 4 SERIES 1985 TO 1994 | Lady Jane Felsham | BBC Television/Witzend | Baz Taylor |
| TIME AND THE CONWAYS | Kay | BBC Television | Mike Vardy |
| OFF PEAK | Janice | STV | Brian Parker |
| SCOTCH AND WRY | Comedienne | BBC Scotland | Gordon Menzies |
| THE WHITE BIRD PASSES | Janie (aged 16) | BBC Television | Michael Radford |
| SHOESTRING | Linda | BBC Television | Ben Bolt |
| SKIN DEEP (6 EPS) | Lindsey Houghton | STV | Peter Barber Fleming/Leonard White |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| LADYBABY | Sheena | Kudos Film and Television | Louis Paxton |
| YOU REALLY GOT ME | Older Linda | Ascendant Films | Hayley Osborne |
| HAROLD & MARY | Mary | Trespasser Films | Stephen Gallacher |
| BUOY | Actress | Bh5 | David Higgs |
| CHEAP RATE GRAVITY | Elsie | First Film | Bill Scott |
| OUT OF THE SHADOWS | Liz | BBC | Warren Hooper |
| CRUST | Bill's Girlfried | Small Planet Pictures | Mark Locke |
| FRANZ KAFKA'S IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE | Frau Bonofsky | Bloom St Productions | Peter Capaldi |
| THE DRESS | Julia | Paramount Pictures | Eva Sereny |
| THE DRESS (BAFTA AWARD) | Julia | Forever Films | Eve Sereny |
| Title | Role | Production | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWITZERLAND | Patricia Highsmith | Theatre Royal, Bath / West End | Lucy Bailey |
| PRESENT LAUGHTER | Monica Reed | Richmond Theatre | Stephen Unwin |
| 2000 FEET AWAY | Nan | The Bush Theatre | Josie Rourke |
| RICHARD III | Queen Elizabeth | Sheffield Crucible Theatre | Michael Grandage |
| GAUCHO | Stephanie | Hampstead Theatre Club | Writer/Director: Doug Lucie |
| MARVIN'S ROOM | Lee | Hampstead Theatre | David Petrarca |
| ON THE EDGE | Rita | Hampstead Theatre Club | Robin Lefevre |
| MINOR COMPLICATIONS | Joan | Royal Court Theatre | Les Walters |
| THE HIRED MAN | Emily Tallentire | Nuffield Theatre - Southampton | David Gilmore |
| THE COMMUNICATION CORD | Susan | Scottish Theatre Company | Bill Bryden |
| CIVILIANS | Annie Miller | Scottish Theatre Company | Bill Bryden |
| THE THREEPENNY OPERA | Polly Peachum | Edinburgh Festival | Morag Fullarton |
| THREADS | Bernadette | Hampstead Theatre Club | Robin Lefevre |
| CARA COCO BY JOHN BYRNE | Coco | Borderline Theatre Co | Morag Fullarton |
| BLOOD RED ROSES | Catriona | 7:84 Theatre Company - Edinburgh Festival | John McGrath |
| CHAMBER MUSIC | Joan of Arc | Netherbow Theatre Edinburgh | Charles Nowosielski |
| THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR | Bernadette | Traverse Theatre Club | David Hayman |
| DICK WHITTINGTON | Dick | Borderline Theatre Co | John Byrne |
| GUYS & DOLLS | Adelaide | Edinburgh Festival | Morag Fullarton |
