Phyllis Logan was born on January 11, 1956 in Paisley, Scotland. She is an actress, known for Secrets & Lies (1996), Lovejoy (1986) and Downton Abbey (2010). She is married to Kevin McNally. They have one child.
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Nominations
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress
Movies
Secrets & Lies, Another Time, Another Place, Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life, The Doctor and the Devils, The Kitchen Toto, Freddie as F.R.O.7, 1984, The Inquiry, Day of the Flowers, The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway, Silent Cries, Nativity!, Shooting Fish, Alibi, Angry Earth, Every Picture ...
Because I came from a small town outside Glasgow, nobody from my school had ever gone into the acting profession. It was just something you didn't do. You joined the bank or became a teacher or whatever you did.
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I think everyone knows someone who's battling with dementia or caring for a relative affected by it. I've been staggered by how commonplace it is.
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There is nothing quite like a freshly brewed pot of tea to get you going in the morning.
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'Downton Abbey' about upper-class posh people: of course it is.
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It's true as a woman, particularly: the older you get, the parts get thinner on the ground and not quite as interesting, that's for sure.
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Why do people want to kill and maim and pillage? We're all in it together.
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When I go out, I love to put on mascara and lipstick, but I simply don't have time for leisurely facials and treatments. Going to the beauticians is not a priority for me, as when I'm off work, there is always so much catching up in the house to do.
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It's great playing a mature character. It adds something.
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I think it's healthy to say, 'I'm 58 and, do you know what, this is what a 58-year-old woman looks like.'
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When somebody's calling you 'Mommy,' it's a wonderful thing. But also to have that responsibility and to know that you and your partner have this little thing that's totally relying on you - and it made me, I suppose, less selfish. Not that I was mega-selfish to start with, but it's lovely having that responsibility. It's scary.
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If you find yourself caring for a relative with dementia, the chances are you'll need help.
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If you're going out for a meal with friends, and they say they can't afford to go to such and such a place, you can't force them to afford it.
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I don't think you can underestimate how much carers need some support.
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Working is a great distraction technique.
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Normally I will have five or six cups of tea a day, and if I can have them poured from a teapot, then all the better. I think tea tastes so much nicer from a pot.
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I spend long days wearing a corset - but no pain, no gain.
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I worry about the world.
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I am not much of a TV addict, and if I have a day off, and I'm pottering around at home, I will always listen to Radio 4.
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Sadly, my father died before I graduated, so he didn't see any of the success at all.
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Fact
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Logan was never married to Paul Pender. They lived together for four years and broke up after 11years. She only has one child, son David, with actor Kevin McNally.
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Graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
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Gained acting experience in Dundee Repertory Theatre.
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