Phyllis Logan

Phyllis Logan embodies, for me, the deep bench of British acting. A Scot from Paisley, she announced herself by winning the BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer for Another Time, Another Place in the early eighties, and four decades later she is still essential. Her Mrs Hughes in Downton Abbey is a small marvel: dignity and warmth held in perfect tension, plus a Screen Actors Guild ensemble award to show for it. What I love is the absence of vanity in her work. She is a craftswoman who has only grown richer with age, and I hold her in genuine, unreserved esteem.

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Name (English)

Phyllis Logan

Name (Japanese)

フィリス・ローガン

Reading

ふぃりす・ろーがん

Born

January 11, 1956 (age 70)

Origin

Paisley, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

Awards & achievements

• 2013 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
• 1984 BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis%20Logan
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117995

Tags

• actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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