Phyllis is a feminine given name which may refer to:

People

* Phyllis Bartholomew (1914–2002), English long jumper * Phyllis Drummond Bethune (née Sharpe, 1899–1982), New Zealand artist * Phyllis Calvert (1915–2002), British actress *

Phyllis M. Christian Phyllis M. Christian (born 1956) is a Ghanaian lawyer and consultant who has been called "one of the most influential women in Ghana".Paul Adom-Otchere"Exclusive interview with Phyllis Maria Christian; founder Shawbell Consulting"(video) 23 June ...

(born 1956), Ghanaian lawyer and consultant * Phyllis Coates (born 1927), American actress * Phyllis Diller (1917–2012), American actress/comedian *

Phyllis Dillon Phyllis Dillon (27 December 1944 – 15 April 2004)
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(1944–2004), Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer *

Phyllis Eisenstein Phyllis Eisenstein (February 26, 1946 – December 7, 2020) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy short stories as well as novels. Her work was nominated for both the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. Early life Eisenstein was born Phy ...

(1946–2020), American writer * Phyllis Gotlieb (1926–2009), Canadian writer * Phyllis Hyman (1949–1995), American jazz singer * Phylis Lee Isley, birth name of Jennifer Jones (1919–2009), American film actress *

P. D. James Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, (3 August 1920 – 27 November 2014), known professionally as P. D. James, was an English novelist and life peer. Her rise to fame came with her series of detective novels featuring th ...

(1920–2014), English crime fiction writer * Phyllis Logan (born 1956), Scottish actress * Phyllis Newman (1933–2019), American actress *

Phyllis Pearsall Phyllis Isobella Pearsall MBE (25 September 1906 – 28 August 1996) was a British painter and writer who founded the Geographers' A-Z Map Company, for which she is regarded as one of the most successful business people of the twentieth cen ...

(1906–1996), British creator of the ''A to Z'' map of London * Phyllis Quek (born 1973), Malaysian-based Singaporean actress * Phyllis Schlafly (1924–2016), American writer and conservative activist * Phyllis Smith (born 1951), American actress * Phyllis Somerville (1943–2020), American actress *

Phyllis Taloikwai Phyllis Margaret Taloikwai was a senior government official in the Solomon Islands. She was the first woman in the Solomon Islands to be appointed a permanent secretary in the public service. Life Taloikwai was born and grew up in the province o ...

, senior government official in the Solomon Islands * Phyllis Thaxter (1919–2012), American actress * Phyllis The Housewife, a female wrestler from

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* Phyllis A. Whitney (1903–2008), American mystery writer

Mythological and legendary characters

* The title character of the tale of Phyllis and Aristotle in medieval legend * Phyllis (mythology), wife of Demophon, king of Athens * Phyllis (river god) * Phyllis, consort of Ereuthalion * Phyllis, mother of the Trojan Alcaeus

Fictional characters

* Phyllis Dietrichson, in James Cain's novella ''

Double Indemnity ''Double Indemnity'' is a 1944 American crime film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The screenplay was based on James M. Cain's 1943 novel of the same ...

'' and two film adaptations * Phyllis Lindstrom, on '' The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and '' Phyllis'', a 1970s TV spin-off, played by Cloris Leachman. * Phyllis Pearce, a fictional character from the British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

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Jill Summers Jill Summers (born Honor Margaret Rozelle Santoi Fuller; 10 December 1910 – 11 January 1997) was an English music hall performer, actor and comedian. Her career in entertainment lasted eighty years and in 1982 she achieved stardom as Phyll ...

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Phyllis Summers Newman Phyllis Summers is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. The character was created and introduced by William J. Bell, and debuted in the episode airing on October 18, 1994. Phyllis w ...

, on '' The Young and the Restless'' * Phyllis Vance (née Lapin), on '' The Office'' played by Phyllis Smith. * Phyllis (''Passions''), a minor character on '' Passions'' {{given name Feminine given names Greek feminine given names