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Phyllis Logan
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Phyllis Logan

Known for Bones · Doctor Who · Agatha Christie's Poirot

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phyllis Logan (born 11 January 1956) is a Scottish actress, known for playing Lady Jane Felsham in Lovejoy (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes (later Carson) in Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the 1983 film Another Time, Another Place. Her other film appearances include Secrets & Lies (1996), Shooting Fish (1997), Downton Abbey (2019) and Misbehaviour…

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Born
Jan 11, 1956
Birthplace
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Phyllis Logan (born 11 January 1956) is a Scottish actress, known for playing Lady Jane Felsham in Lovejoy (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes (later Carson) in Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the 1983 film Another Time, Another Place. Her other film appearances include Secrets & Lies (1996), Shooting Fish (1997), Downton Abbey (2019) and Misbehaviour (2020).

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Known For

TVBones
BonesSandra Zins · 2005
★ 8.2
TVDoctor Who
Doctor WhoAndinio · 2005
★ 7.6
TVAgatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's PoirotNurse Hopkins · 1989
★ 8.2
TVMidsomer Murders
Midsomer MurdersKate Merrill · 1997
★ 7.5
TVVera
VeraShirley · 2011
★ 7.4
TVSilent Witness
Silent WitnessHelen Wharton · 1996
★ 7.6
TVPlay for Today
Play for TodayNancy Park · 1970
★ 6.6

Filmography

Movies

TW
The White Bird PassesJanie (age 16)
1980
TG
The Good Time GirlsNancy Park
1981
Another Time, Another PlaceJanie
1983
End of the LineRose
1984
Every Picture Tells a StoryAgnes Scott
1984
Nineteen Eighty-FourThe Telescreen Anouncer (voice)
1984
The ChainAlison
1984
The DressJulia
1984
OP
Off PeakJanet
1985
The Doctor and the DevilsElizabeth Rock
1985
TA
Time and the ConwaysKay Conway
1985
The InquiryClaudia Procula
1986
The McGuffinAnne
1986
The Kitchen TotoJanet Graham
1988
The Legendary Life of Ernest HemingwayMary Welsh
1988
And a Nightingale SangHelen
1989
Defrosting the FridgeLee
1989
GoldeneyeAnn Fleming
1989
Sitting TargetsAlison
1989
The Angry EarthMary Penrys Jones
1989
The Dark SunAttorney Camilla Staffa
1990
And the Cow Jumped Over the MoonAndrea
1991
Effie's BurningDr Ruth Kovacs
1991
Happy FeetDora Jackson
1991
Freddie As F.R.O.7.Nessie (voice)
1992
Silent CriesNancy Muir
1993
Soft Top Hard ShoulderKarla
1993
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful LifeFrau Bunofsky
1995
MM
Mirror ManAnna Spalinsky
1995
Rik Mayall Presents: The Big OneMrs Wilde
1995
Secrets & LiesMonica Purley
1996
Shooting FishMrs Ross
1997
The GameBetty
1998
All the King's MenMary Beck
1999
FO
Fields of GoldRachel Greenlaw
2002
The Real Jane AustenMrs. Austen
2002
AlibiLinda Brentwood
2003
Beneath the SkinDCI Grace Shilling
2005
MissingKaren Foster
2006
Nativity!Mrs. Lore
2009
Day of the FlowersBrenda
2013
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2Self
2013
Downton AbbeyMrs Hughes
2019
Downton Abbey Live!Self
2019
MisbehaviourEvelyn Alexander
2020
Our Queen at WarNarrator (voice)
2020
LadybabySheena Dunbar
2021
Last Train to ChristmasAuntie Vi
2021
The Last BusMary
2021
You Really Got MeOlder Linda
2021
Downton Abbey: A New EraMrs Hughes
2022
Harold & MaryMary
2022
Rocketry: The Nambi EffectMrs Cleaver
2022
Surprised by OxfordProvost Regina Knight
2023
No Way UpMardy
2024
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand FinaleSelf
2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleElsie Hughes
2025
Village IdiotBarbara
2026

Television

Play for TodayNancy Park · 1 eps
1970
ShoestringLinda · 1 eps
1979
WoganSelf · 1 eps
1982
Screen TwoAnne · 1 eps
1985
Screen TwoAlison · 1 eps
1985
Screen TwoLee · 1 eps
1985
LovejoyLady Jane Felsham (archive footage) · 1 eps
1986
LovejoyLady Jane Felsham · 47 eps
1986
BustSheila Walsh · 6 eps
1987
FS
First SightKathy · 1 eps
1987
Hannay1 eps
1988
The Play on OneAndrea · 1 eps
1988
The Play on OneDr Ruth Kovacs · 1 eps
1988
Agatha Christie's PoirotNurse Hopkins · 1 eps
1989
Screen OneDora · 1 eps
1989
A Touch of FrostChristine Moorhead · 2 eps
1992
HeartbeatDiane Bell · 1 eps
1992
HeartbeatJulia Kendall · 1 eps
1992
HeartbeatRose Brown · 1 eps
1992
Rik Mayall PresentsMrs. Wilde · 1 eps
1993
Pie in the SkyDet. Supt. Chalmers · 1 eps
1994
ChillerAnna Spalinsky · 1 eps
1995
Kavanagh Q.C.Samantha Fisher · 1 eps
1995
Dalziel and PascoeDS Jenny Ettrick · 1 eps
1996
Silent WitnessHelen Wharton · 4 eps
1996
An Unsuitable Job for a WomanElizabeth Leaming · 1 eps
1997
Midsomer MurdersKate Merrill · 1 eps
1997
Invasion: EarthSqn. Ldr. Helen Knox · 6 eps
1998
Hope and GloryAnnie Gilbert · 4 eps
1999
R&
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 eps
2000
DickensGeorgina Hogarth · 1 eps
2002
SpooksDiana Jewell · 2 eps
2002
The Inspector Lynley MysteriesMiriam Whitelaw · 1 eps
2002
The RoyalLady George Fawcett · 1 eps
2003
Murder in SuburbiaWendy · 1 eps
2004
New TricksDr. Mathieson · 1 eps
2004
Sea of SoulsElaine · 1 eps
2004
BonesSandra Zins · 1 eps
2005
Doctor WhoAndinio · 1 eps
2005
Missing: All Secrets Have a Price2 eps
2006
Honest1 eps
2008
Downton AbbeyMrs. Hughes · 47 eps
2010
Lip Service2 eps
2010
Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant · 1 eps
2011
VeraShirley · 1 eps
2011
ShetlandGrace Bain · 6 eps
2013
The Good Karma HospitalMaggie Smart · 6 eps
2017
GirlfriendsLinda · 6 eps
2018
GuiltMaggie Lynch · 8 eps
2019
The Adventures of PaddingtonMrs. Bird (voice) · 154 eps
2019
Elliott from Earth16 eps
2021
Miss AustenMrs. Austen · 4 eps
2025
Murder Most PuzzlingCora Felton · 3 eps
2025
Play for TodayBarbara Honeybone · 1 eps
2025
The Bombing of Pan Am 103Moira Shearer · 6 eps
2025
A Taste for MurderElena Da Vinale · 6 eps
2026

Photos

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