Phyllida was born on the Isle of Wight off the South Coast of England.
She began her training at her mother's dancing school, then at sixteen
she brgan studing at the Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts, during
which time she won the Cosmopolitan Magazine Young Dancer of the Year
Award for choreography, the Noreen Bush Award for classical ballet and
the Dancing Times Award for choreography. 

She has performed in the West End productions of Phantom of the Opera,
in which she appeared as "Meg Giry", Cats - playing "Victoria" and
"Demeter", Fame - the Original London Cast and Grease, as "Frenchie". In
addition, she has appeared in Gillan Lynne and Friends at the Minerva
Theatre, Chichester, Oklahoma! National Tour as Dream Laurie, Heathcliff
National Tour and Robinson Crusoe at Wimbledon. She has also appeared in
several charity galas including Dance for Life at Her Majesty's Theatre
and A Handful of Keys at the Prince Edward Theatre. 

Phyllida is also a choreographer whose work includes Bouncers in Harlow,
a natural history series entitled Who's Afraid Of... for the BBC, The
Larks at the Dolman Theatre, Newport, and several pieces for Doreen Bird
College. Her television appearances include Peak Practice, The Ghost's
of Oxford Street, Children in Need, The Olivier Awards, Talking
Telephone Numbers and the Brit Awards 1991. 

As a recording artist, she is featured in the recording of a childrens
series for BBC Radio called The Song Tree : Octavia and Friends as
'Millie the Millipede', has recorded the "Original Cast Albums" of Fame
and Heathcliff and Dave's Brother Al with the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra, and recorded a song for the album We Can Be Kind which was in
aid of the charity 'West End Cares' as a part of the cast of 'Fame'.. 

- Vince

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<I'm including both bits of info as the names are rather conflicting>

I'd just like you to know Phyllida Crowley-Smith had her first child 
a while ago. She has a 2 year old son named Harley and her husband is 
Jimmy Johnstone, another West End performer. 
- Misto KItty

Phyllida C. Smith is married to fellow Cats actor Jimmy Johnson. They have a son called Harley.  He is two years old.
-  Steve

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