Phyllis Logan
Biography
Phyllis Logan is a Scottish actress born on 11 January 1956 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. She is known for her work in various film and television productions. Logan has appeared in the television series Lovejoy and Downton Abbey, playing the roles of Lady Jane Felsham and Mrs Hughes. She has also appeared in films such as Secrets & Lies, Shooting Fish, and Downton Abbey, as well as Misbehaviour. Logan won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the 1983 film Another Time, Another Place. She has a long career in acting with over 100 known credits.
Career overview
Phyllis Logan is a Scottish actress known for her work in film and television. She began her acting career with a notable film appearance in 1983. Logan's early film work led to recognition in the industry, and she continued to appear in various projects throughout her career.
In addition to her film work, Logan has also made notable appearances in television series. She is known for playing a recurring role in a long-running television drama that aired from 2010 to 2015. Logan's portrayal of this character earned her recognition within the television industry.
Logan's filmography includes a range of notable titles. She appeared in the 1996 film Secrets & Lies, and in the 1997 film Shooting Fish. Logan's more recent film appearances include Downton Abbey in 2019 and Misbehaviour in 2020. Her extensive career has spanned multiple decades, with a notable body of work in both film and television.
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- A Taste for Murder (2026) as Elena Da Vinale
- Miss Austen (2025) as Mrs. Austen
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) as Elsie Hughes
- The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (2025) as Moira Shearer
- Murder Most Puzzling (2025) as Cora Felton
- Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale (2025) as Self
- No Way Up (2024) as Mardy
- Surprised by Oxford (2023) as Provost Regina Knight
- Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) as Mrs Hughes
- Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) as Mrs Cleaver
- Harold & Mary (2022) as Mary
- The Last Bus (2021) as Mary
- Elliott from Earth (2021)
- Last Train to Christmas (2021) as Auntie Vi
- Ladybaby (2021) as Sheena Dunbar
- You Really Got Me (2021) as Older Linda
- Misbehaviour (2020) as Evelyn Alexander
- Our Queen at War (2020) as Narrator (voice)
- The Adventures of Paddington (2019) as Mrs. Bird (voice)
- Guilt (2019) as Maggie Lynch
- Downton Abbey (2019) as Mrs Hughes
- Downton Abbey Live! (2019) as Self
- Girlfriends (2018) as Linda
- The Good Karma Hospital (2017) as Maggie Smart
- Shetland (2013) as Grace Bain
- Day of the Flowers (2013) as Brenda
- The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2 (2013) as Self
- Vera (2011) as Shirley
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011) as Self - Participant
- Downton Abbey (2010) as Mrs. Hughes
- Lip Service (2010)
- Nativity! (2009) as Mrs. Lore
- Honest (2008)
- Missing (2006) as Karen Foster
- Missing: All Secrets Have a Price (2006)
- Doctor Who (2005) as Andinio
- Bones (2005) as Sandra Zins
- Beneath the Skin (2005) as DCI Grace Shilling
- New Tricks (2004) as Dr. Mathieson
- Murder in Suburbia (2004) as Wendy
- Sea of Souls (2004) as Elaine
- Alibi (2003) as Linda Brentwood
- The Royal (2003) as Lady George Fawcett
- Spooks (2002) as Diana Jewell
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002) as Miriam Whitelaw
- Fields of Gold (2002) as Rachel Greenlaw
- The Real Jane Austen (2002) as Mrs. Austen
- Dickens (2002) as Georgina Hogarth
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000)
- All the King's Men (1999) as Mary Beck
- Hope and Glory (1999) as Annie Gilbert
- Invasion: Earth (1998) as Sqn. Ldr. Helen Knox
- The Game (1998) as Betty
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Kate Merrill
- An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997) as Elizabeth Leaming
- Shooting Fish (1997) as Mrs Ross
- Silent Witness (1996) as Helen Wharton
- Secrets & Lies (1996) as Monica Purley
- Kavanagh Q.C. (1995) as Samantha Fisher
- Chiller (1995) as Anna Spalinsky
- Mirror Man (1995) as Anna Spalinsky
- Rik Mayall Presents: The Big One (1995) as Mrs Wilde
- Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1995) as Frau Bunofsky
- Pie in the Sky (1994) as Det. Supt. Chalmers
- Rik Mayall Presents (1993) as Mrs. Wilde
- Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993) as Karla
- Silent Cries (1993) as Nancy Muir
- Heartbeat (1992) as Diane Bell
- Heartbeat (1992) as Julia Kendall
- Heartbeat (1992) as Rose Brown
- A Touch of Frost (1992) as Christine Moorhead
- Freddie As F.R.O.7. (1992) as Nessie (voice)
- Happy Feet (1991) as Dora Jackson
- Effie's Burning (1991) as Dr Ruth Kovacs
- And the Cow Jumped Over the Moon (1991) as Andrea
- The Dark Sun (1990) as Attorney Camilla Staffa
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Nurse Hopkins
- Screen One (1989) as Dora
- And a Nightingale Sang (1989) as Helen
- Goldeneye (1989) as Ann Fleming
- The Angry Earth (1989) as Mary Penrys Jones
- Defrosting the Fridge (1989) as Lee
- Sitting Targets (1989) as Alison
- The Play on One (1988) as Andrea
- The Play on One (1988) as Dr Ruth Kovacs
- Hannay (1988)
- The Kitchen Toto (1988) as Janet Graham
- The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway (1988) as Mary Welsh
- First Sight (1987) as Kathy
- Bust (1987) as Sheila Walsh
- Lovejoy (1986) as Lady Jane Felsham (archive footage)
- Lovejoy (1986) as Lady Jane Felsham
- The Inquiry (1986) as Claudia Procula
- The McGuffin (1986) as Anne
- Screen Two (1985) as Anne
- Screen Two (1985) as Alison
- Screen Two (1985) as Lee
- The Doctor and the Devils (1985) as Elizabeth Rock
- Off Peak (1985) as Janet
- Time and the Conways (1985) as Kay Conway
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) as The Telescreen Anouncer (voice)
- The Chain (1984) as Alison
- Every Picture Tells a Story (1984) as Agnes Scott
- End of the Line (1984) as Rose
- The Dress (1984) as Julia
- Another Time, Another Place (1983) as Janie
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- The Good Time Girls (1981) as Nancy Park
- Shoestring (1979) as Linda
- Play for Today (1970) as Nancy Park