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Phyllida Law Biography

Birth Name:
Phyllida Ann Law
Birth Place:
Glasgow, Scotland
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Worked as a costumer for a ballet company in Scotland and at the Bristol Old Vic before becoming an actor
  • Starred in a 1971 stage performance of A Voyage Round My Father with Sir Alec Guinness
  • Ran an antique shop with her husband for five years
  • Wrote a book, How Many Camels Are There in Holland?, about caring for her mother, who suffered from dementia
  • Starred in a BBC Radio play entitled Hector's House of Windsor in 2013
  • Named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's 2014 Birthday Honours

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