Phyllis Morris (18 July 1894 – 9 February 1982) was an English dramatist, children's writer and actress. As an interwar actor "she was uncommonly astute in a sequence of character parts".
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Life
Phyllis Morris was born on 18 July 1894 in Walthamstow and educated at Cheltenham Ladies College. From 1947 to 1952, she worked as an actress in Hollywood, "playing there, as in Britain, any number of grim-featured harridans". She died on 9 February 1982 at Denville Hall, Northwood.
Publications
Children's books
Dandelion Clocks. London: Erskine Macdonald, 1917
Peter's Pencil. London, 1920
The Adventures of Willy and Nilly. London & New York, 1921
" Spook Town" unpublished Illustrated by Helen Morris, her mother circa 1920
Plays
The Rescue Party, 1926
Made in Heaven, 1926
Tinker, Tailor, 1928
Theatre performances
Service by Dodie Smith, 1932
Music in the Air, 1933
The Laughing Woman by Gordon Daviot, 1934
Mrs Nobby Clark
Call It a Day by Dodie Smith, 1935
Worm's Eye View by R. F. Delderfield, 1945
Murder Mistaken by Janet Green, 1952
Filmography
The Life of the Party (1934)
Hyde Park (1934)
Lord Edgeware Dies (1934)
Night Journey (1938)
The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
That Forsyte Woman (1949)
Mandy (1952)
The Embezzler (1954) - (Mrs. Paulson:- uncredited)