ABOUT PHYLLIS SMITH
Actress who became famous for the role of Phyllis Lapin-Vance on the television show The Office . She also appeared in the 2011 film Bad Teacher , and she voices the character Sadness in the 2015 Disney film Inside Out . She landed a major supporting role in the Netflix drama series The OA .
She worked as a cheerleader for the old St. Louis Cardinals football team and as a burlesque dancer.
She played a stewardess in the movie Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked .
When she decided to take up tap dancing, an older cousin donated her used shoes and her father made a makeshift platform out of plywood.
She worked with Steve Carell in the main cast of The Office.
