Phyllis Shannaw (3 May 1901 â€" 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.Phyllis Maud Shannaw was born in
Richmond, Surrey. She was educated at Wentworth Hall in Mill
Hill.Shannaw was in musical comedies and revues as a young woman. She
appeared in five silent films: The Call of the Road (1920), The River
of Light (1921), The Right to Live (1921), The Fifth Form at St.
Dominic's (1921), and The Sport of Kings (1921). Her stage credits
included London productions of The Limpet (1922), The Merry Wives of
Windsor (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.In 1925, Phyllis
Shannaw became the second wife of Frank Cellier, son of conductor
François Cellier and father of actress Antoinette Cellier. 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.[citation needed]
films and the London stage. Her husband Frank Cellier was also an
actor, as is her son, Peter Cellier.Phyllis Maud Shannaw was born in
Richmond, Surrey. She was educated at Wentworth Hall in Mill
Hill.Shannaw was in musical comedies and revues as a young woman. She
appeared in five silent films: The Call of the Road (1920), The River
of Light (1921), The Right to Live (1921), The Fifth Form at St.
Dominic's (1921), and The Sport of Kings (1921). Her stage credits
included London productions of The Limpet (1922), The Merry Wives of
Windsor (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.In 1925, Phyllis
Shannaw became the second wife of Frank Cellier, son of conductor
François Cellier and father of actress Antoinette Cellier. 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.[citation needed]
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