Phyllis Shannaw (3 May 1901 – 1988) was an English actress in silent films and the London stage. Her husband Frank Cellier was also an actor, as is her son,

Peter Cellier Peter Cellier (born 12 July 1928) is an English actor who has appeared on film, stage and television. He is known for his role as Sir Frank Gordon in ''Yes Minister'' and then '' Yes, Prime Minister'' in the 1980s. Early life Cellier was born ...

Early life

Phyllis Maud Shannaw was born in

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. She was educated at Wentworth Hall in

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Career

Shannaw was in musical comedies and revues as a young woman. She appeared in five silent films: ''

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'' (1920), ''The River of Light'' (1921), '' The Right to Live'' (1921), ''

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'' (1921), and '' The Sport of Kings'' (1921). Her stage credits included London productions of ''The Limpet'' (1922), ''

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'' (1923-1924), ''The Mask and the Face'' (1924), and ''The Torch Bearers'' (1925). Shannaw "showed that, in addition to being able to act, she has a voice that is beautiful, quiet, dignified, and expressive," according to a theatre reviewer in 1922.

Personal life

In 1925, Phyllis Shannaw became the second wife of Frank Cellier, son of conductor

François Cellier François Arsène Cellier (14 December 1849 – 5 January 1914), often called Frank, was an English conductor and composer. He is known for his tenure as musical director and conductor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company during the original run ...

and father of actress

Antoinette Cellier Antoinette Cellier, Lady Seton (23 June 1913 – 18 January 1981) was an English film and theatre actress. She appeared in fifteen feature films in the 1930s and 1940s. She was married to soldier and actor Sir Bruce Lovat Seton, 11th Baronet o ...

. They had a son, Peter Cellier, who also became an actor. Frank Cellier died in 1948. She died in 1988, in Surrey, aged 86 years.

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British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shannaw, Phyllis 1901 births 1988 deaths English stage actresses English silent film actresses Actresses from Surrey 20th-century English actresses Actors from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames People from Richmond, London