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Phyllis Smith: Biography

Phyllis Smith

Birth Place: Lemay, MO
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/10/1951, Cancer
Profession: Actor; dancer

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Phyllis Smith Fast Facts:

Developed a love for dance as a child.
Performed various dance disciplines (including ballet, tap and jazz) and danced professionally with the St. Louis Civic Ballet and the St. Louis Dance Theater.
Sang, danced and performed comedy in a vaudeville burlesque show.
Was a cheerleader for the former St. Louis Cardinals football team.
Dance career was eventually sidelined by a knee injury.
Worked as a television casting associate for shows such as Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and Spin City.
Helped audition the cast for The Office, impressing the show's producers so much that they hired her to play the role of office drone Phyllis Lapin.

Phyllis Smith Awards:
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
College:
University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO (BA in Elementary Education, 1972)

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David Denman, Phyllis Smith, Leslie David Baker Jesse Grant/WireImage.com

The Office, Phyllis Smith Chris Haston/NBC

The Office, Leslie David Baker, Creed Bratton, Phyllis Smith, Lindsey Broad Chris Haston/NBC

The Office, Phyllis Smith Trae Patton/NBC

The Office, Phyllis Smith, Steve Carell Chris Haston/NBC

The Office, Ed Helms, Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith Chris Haston/NBC

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