Sally Phillips
Sally Phillips is a British actress and comedian known for her roles in comedy films and television series. She gained recognition for her work in the 'Bridget Jones' films and the TV series 'Smack the Pony'. Her distinctive voice and comedic timing have made her... Read More
Known for
Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
A chaotic Bridget Jones meets a snobbish lawyer, and he soon enters her world of imperfections.
Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016)
After breaking up with Mark Darcy, Bridget Jones's 'happily ever after' hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to...
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Bridget Jones is becoming uncomfortable in her relationship with Mark Darcy. Apart from discovering that he's a conservative voter, she has to deal with...
Personal details
Credits
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Virginia Woolf's Night & DayBased on Virginia Woolf’s funniest novel, Night & Day is an unromantic comedy about a passionate astronomer who does everything... |
Cousin Joan | |
| 2026 |
Miriam Margolyes Made Me MeDirector Simon Draper sets out to make a podcast with actress Miriam Margolyes, but the project soon becomes sidetracked as... |
Self | |
| 2025 |
Bridget Jones: Mad About the BoyBridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover,... |
Shazzer | |
| 2024 |
Modi, Three Days on the Wing of MadnessThrough the streets of World War I Paris, Italian bohemian artist Modigliani attempts to outmaneuver bombs, policemen, girlfriends, and critics... |
General's Wife | |
| 2024 |
Legends of Comedy with Lenny HenryThe award-winning comedian, actor and writer meets four of the country’s most iconic comedians to explore just how to make... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2024 |
We Might Regret ThisA fresh relationship, a family, an intense female friendship. Tetraplegic artist Freya asks her chaotic best friend Jo to be... |
Jane | |
| 2024 |
AustinA best-selling, but recently cancelled, children's author has a meltdown when approached by Austin, a neurodivergent 20-something claiming to be... |
Ingrid Hartswood | |
| 2024 |
Big MoodMaggie and Eddie spent their 20s living in each other's pockets, but the closer they get to the new decade... |
Unknown character | |
| 2023 |
Love at First SightHadley and Oliver begin falling in love on a flight from New York to London, but when they lose each... |
Tess Jones | |
| 2023 |
Coffee WarsCoffee aficionado Jo is doing her best to keep her plant-based, independent coffee shop afloat alongside her band of misfit... |
Lisa | |
| 2023 |
My Happy EndingA famous actress goes incognito to seek treatment for a medical issue, and in a hospital waiting room she meets... |
Mikey | |
| 2022 |
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of DibleyCelebrating the legendary comedy with clips and insights from the cast and celebrity fans. |
Narrator | |
| 2022 |
My Life at ChristmasWhat does Christmas mean to some of our most familiar faces? Sally Phillips and Adrian Chiles meet the stars to... |
Self - Host | |
| 2022 |
The FenceThe story kicks off on Hartcliffe council estate in Bristol during the early 1980s. It follows Steven Knight, a working-class... |
Sharon Knight | |
| 2022 |
How to Please a WomanWhen her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is... |
Gina | |
| 2021 |
Off the RailsNow in their 50’s, three friends recreate an inter-rail journey across Europe, but this time 18-year-old Maddie is taking her... |
Liz | |
| 2021 |
Murder, They HopeAfter their trip to Middlesbrough turned a little more explosive than they thought, Gemma and Terry finally decide to pack... |
Alex | |
| 2021 |
Rhod Gilbert's Growing PainsRhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane;... |
Guest | |
| 2021 |
Happy Birthday Mr BeanA celebratory documentary looking back at the 30 years since comedy legend Mr Bean landed on our screens. This documentary... |
Self | |
| 2020 |
The Big Night InComic Relief and Children in Need join forces to deliver a very special night of television, hosted by Lenny Henry... |
Self | |
| 2020 |
BreedersExposing the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very same moment, to love your child to the horizon of... |
Gabby | |
| 2020 |
Meet the RichardsonsStand-up comedians Richardson and Beaumont play exaggerated versions of themselves as viewers get a glimpse into their home and work... |
Sally Phillips | |
| 2020 |
Miranda: My Such Fun CelebrationMiranda Hart and the cast of her sitcom come together to celebrate the show's tenth anniversary with a music-filled, star-studded... |
Self | |
| 2019 |
The Survivors Will Envy The DeadThe ever-magnificent Sally Phillips stars as Julia, a woman dealing with the stresses of the modern world and paranoia in... |
Unknown character | |
| 2019 |
Dave Gorman: Terms and Conditions ApplyOnce again Dave will be bringing his trusty screen along but now, in each episode, he will also be joined... |
Unknown character | |
| 2019 |
Blinded by the LightIn 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find... |
Mrs. Anderson | |
| 2019 |
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's ButlerThe origin story of Bruce Wayne's legendary butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier who forms a security company... |
The Warden | |
| 2019 |
Year of the RabbitSet in the dark heart of Victorian London, Detective Inspector Rabbit is a hardened booze-hound who's seen it all. Rabbit's... |
Princess Juliana of Bulgaria | |
| 2019 |
The Rizen: PossessionA group of young urban explorers and a private military unit could become the final pieces in a 60-year plan... |
The Suited Woman | |
| 2019 |
The FightTina lives in a quiet seaside town but her life is anything but quiet - her mother is threatening to... |
Beth Hunter | |
| 2019 |
JerkJerk follows the life of acclaimed stand up Tim Renkow, who plays a heightened version of himself; an American art... |
Monica the Bureaucrat | |
| 2019 |
HypotheticalHosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are posed absurd hypothetical situations and scored on how well they... |
Self | |
| 2018 |
Surviving Christmas with the RelativesTwo sisters come together to spend Christmas with their families in their recently deceased parents’ falling down country house, with... |
Miriam | |
| 2018 |
My Favourite SketchSally Phillips invites a beloved comedy star onto each episode to discuss sketches from the last 70 years of comedy. |
Herself (Presenter) | |
| 2018 |
Tourist TrapTourist Trap is a Welsh TV mockumentary-style comedy series following the fictional tourist board WOW Wales. |
Elaine Gibbons | |
| 2018 |
Angela Carter: Of Wolves & WomenA dark and delicious foray into Angela Carter's extraordinary life with animation by Peepshow Collective, rare archive and family photos,... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2018 |
How The Young Ones Changed ComedyThis documentary explores the legacy of one of the most notorious British sitcoms of all time. Launching alternative comedy onto... |
Narrator (Voice) | |
| 2018 |
The More You Ignore MeBased on Jo Brand's critically acclaimed novel of the same name, The More You Ignore Me is a warm, comedy... |
Dr Marie Henty | |
| 2018 |
You, Me and HimDespite their age difference, Lesbian couple Olivia and Alex are very much in love. But as the question of pregnancy... |
Amy | |
| 2017 |
Tim Vine Travels Through Time Christmas SpecialTo recover a silver lion ornament for singer Emma Bunton Tim travels back to the court of Henry Vlll where... |
Catherine of Aragon | |
| 2017 |
Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom?Documentary looking back at Alan Partridge's journey from broadcaster caricature to the award-winning study of complexity and pathos that he... |
Herself | |
| 2017 |
All Star MusicalsFollow All Star Musicals features a cast of famous faces who each perform an iconic number from a hit musical... |
Self - Performer | |
| 2017 |
FerdinandFerdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and... |
Greta (voice) | |
| 2017 |
Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye TapesOnly shown at live events, Oxide Ghosts: The Brass Eye Tapes is made from unseen sketches and outtakes from seminal... |
Unknown character | |
| 2017 |
Richard Osman's House of GamesEach week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a... |
Self - Contestant | |
| 2017 |
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra SliceThe show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn't enough. Jo Brand chats to... |
Self | |
| 2017 |
Blood ShedJack loves a bargain. And he loves sheds. When he buys suspiciously cheap second-hand parts to build his very own... |
Helen | |
| 2017 |
The RizenThe year is 1955. NATO and the Allied Forces have been conducting secret, occult experiments in a bid to win... |
The Suited Woman | |
| 2017 |
Henry IXHenry is a forty-something man suffering a midlife crisis and looking to escape from his current situation - but this... |
Queen Katerina | |
| 2017 |
Romesh: Talking to ComediansRomesh Ranganathan meets some of the UK’s most loved comedians, including Jack Dee, Sharon Horgan, Russell Howard, Jayde Adams, Humza... |
Herself | |
| 2017 |
Comic Relief: Red Nose DayA fund-raising event organised by Comic Relief. |
Self - Presenter | |
| 2017 |
We Have Been WatchingThis series features some of Britain's best-loved comedians and funniest comedy actors gathering together for a jolly night in front... |
Self | |
| 2016 |
Burn Burn BurnFollowing the death of their friend, two girls in their late twenties embark on a road trip to spread his... |
Ingrid | |
| 2016 |
Pregnant PauseSteph is in a happy, long-term relationship, but now she might be pregnant she has no idea what she wants. |
Nurse | |
| 2016 |
ZappedBrian Weaver, an online data marketing assistant (even he doesn't know what that is), finds himself abruptly transported to a... |
Slasher Morgan | |
| 2016 |
A World Without Down's Syndrome?Documentary about Down's syndrome and the ethics of pregnancy screening, fronted by Sally Phillips. This film explores the science and... |
Herself - Presenter | |
| 2016 |
Bridget Jones's BabyAfter breaking up, Bridget Jones' happily-ever-after hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus... |
Shazzer | |
| 2016 |
Egg‘Egg’ is an absurd comedy about friendship and expecting the unexpected. Ivy and Margaret meet for tea, same time, same... |
Ivy | |
| 2016 |
Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesA zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships... |
Mrs. Bennet | |
| 2016 |
Insert Name HereComedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins. |
Self - Panelist | |
| 2015 |
SeahorseThe story of a first love, an unrequited love and a pregnant boy. |
Martha | |
| 2015 |
We're Doomed! The Dad's Army StoryComedy drama about the beginnings of Jimmy Perry and David Croft's writing partnership and their struggles to get Dad's Army... |
Ann Croft | |
| 2015 |
Set the Thames on FireTwo boys fall through a grotesque, nightmare London, endeavouring to survive and escape, and perhaps find hope together in this... |
Collette | |
| 2015 |
TaskmasterGreg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to... |
Self | |
| 2015 |
20 Moments That Rocked Talent ShowsThe film features clips looking at the successes, upsets and moments that caused drama in different talent shows. |
Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2015 |
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...British comedian Richard Ayoade (later taken over by Joe Lycett), accompanied by a celebrity guest, takes a ruthlessly efficient approach... |
Self - Guest | |
| 2015 |
Nina Conti: Clowning AroundThis film follows Nina as she trains as a giggle doctor with Theodora Children's Charity, beginning with her trying to... |
Self | |
| 2015 |
GalavantOnce upon a time, the dashing hero, Prince Galavant lost the love of his life, Madalena, to the evil King... |
Ivana | |
| 2014 |
SiblingsEach week, through their own selfishness and idiocy, we see Hannah and Dan — the worst brother and sister in... |
Aunt Leslie | |
| 2014 |
Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledOne of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage,... |
Self | |
| 2014 |
Original Comedy ShortsA series of six comedy shorts, in which each episode is 'taken over' by a different high profile comedian. The... |
Unknown character | |
| 2014 |
The Case of the High FootComedy short set in the 1930s in which Hilda Stolf (Sally Phillips) visits her doctor (Reece Shearsmith) complaining of a... |
Hilda Stolf | |
| 2014 |
The Supervet: Noel FitzpatrickDr. Noel Fitzpatrick is one of England's top veterinarians. "Supervet" showcases Fitzpatrick and his staff treating hard-to-cure ailments with innovative... |
Narrator (Voice) | |
| 2014 |
RainA woman wakes up from rain on her pillow. When she gets out of bed the rain follows her. She... |
Kvinnan | |
| 2013 |
CrackanoryCrackanory is a storytelling television series aimed at adults, inspired by the popular children's series Jackanory. Each episode features two... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
Was It Something I Said?Was It Something I Said? is a British comedy panel show broadcast on Channel 4, presented by David Mitchell and... |
Self - Panellist | |
| 2013 |
Through the KeyholeWhat would happen if Keith Lemon had permission to snoop around celebrities' homes? Find out as Through The Keyhole returns,... |
Self - Panelist | |
| 2013 |
Tipping Point: Lucky StarsBen Shephard hosts the quiz show in which three celebrities take on an extraordinary machine in the hope of winning... |
Self - Contestant | |
| 2013 |
The Last LegAdam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past... |
Self | |
| 2013 |
The Many Faces of Stanley BaxterCelebrating the extraordinary career of entertainer Stanley Baxter, whose shows captivated huge audiences for twenty years before the cost of... |
Self (narrator) | |
| 2012 |
Miranda - It was panningPenny is threatening to cancel Miranda's Christmas if she does not sort her life out. Amongst other things, she forces... |
Tilly | |
| 2012 |
The Many Faces of Ronnie BarkerProgramme telling the story of Ronnie Barker, a quiet dedicated actor who might have been a bank manager but went... |
Self - Narrator | |
| 2012 |
Them From That ThingThem From That Thing is a sketch show featuring a host of Channel 4 comedy stars. The series features Blake... |
Various | |
| 2012 |
ParentsFlying the nest is a milestone moment, a melange of nerves and delight as you unfurl yourself from the parental... |
Jenny Pope | |
| 2012 |
VeepA look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States... |
Minna Häkkinen | |
| 2011 |
Death in ParadiseA brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island... |
Cheryl Moore | |
| 2011 |
Celebrity Antiques Road TripAntiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most... |
Self - Participant | |
| 2011 |
TrolliedSet in Valco, a fictional budget supermarket in the north west of England, Trollied finds the funny in one of... |
Lou | |
| 2011 |
The Many Faces of... Michael CaineThis retrospective follows Sir Michael Caine's impressive career, featuring archive clips woven together with interviews from colleagues and critics. It... |
Narrator | |
| 2011 |
The Decoy BrideA local woman is hired to draw paparazzi away from a Hollywood actress who has come to Scotland to get... |
Emma | |
| 2011 |
Friday Night DinnerTwo siblings share their Friday night dinners at their parents home and, somehow, something always goes wrong. |
Gibby | |
| 2010 |
Miranda - The perfect ChristmasIt's Christmas and Miranda, for once, would like a relaxing and fun time without her parents. After Penny's Best Christmas... |
Tilly | |
| 2010 |
Mid Morning Matters with Alan PartridgeFamous DJ Alan Partridge gives us an insight into what happens behind the microphone at North Norfolk digital radio. |
Charlie Moran | |
| 2010 |
HugeA feuding double act try to make it in the cut-throat world of stand-up comedy. |
Self | |
| 2010 |
AbroadA young Canadian girl struggles to decipher the ways of the English especially the men when she comes to London... |
Jemima Green | |
| 2009 |
MirandaSocially inept Miranda always gets into awkward situations; working in her joke shop with best friend Stevie, being hounded by... |
Tilly | |
| 2009 |
PointlessQuiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge... |
Self - Assistant | |
| 2009 |
Moving OnMoving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone dramas all sharing the theme of... |
Christina | |
| 2009 |
SvengaliSatirical sitcom on the music industry. |
Michelle | |
| 2008 |
Harley StreetHarley Street is a British television medical drama shown on ITV in 2008. The series was made by Carnival Films... |
Unknown character | |
| 2007 |
Would I Lie to You?A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob... |
Self | |
| 2007 |
The Best of Smack the PonyComediennes Sally Phillips, Doon MacKichan and Fiona Allen star in this compilation of the best moments from the first two... |
Unknown character | |
| 2007 |
SkinsIrreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage... |
Angela | |
| 2006 |
Jam and JerusalemThe Women's Guild is an organisation in the small town of Clatterford St. Mary that aims to promote truth, justice,... |
Natasha 'Tash' Vine | |
| 2006 |
Jam and JerusalemThe Women's Guild is an organisation in the small town of Clatterford St. Mary that aims to promote truth, justice,... |
Natasha "Tash" Vine | |
| 2006 |
BoyTownThey were the hottest thing in the eighties, the pin-up boys on every teenage girl’s wall. And with hits like... |
Holly | |
| 2006 |
The Amazing Mrs PritchardSupermarket manager Ros Pritchard decides to stand for election and her steady gains of support gives rise to thoughts of... |
Meg Bayliss | |
| 2006 |
The One ShowA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One. |
Self | |
| 2006 |
HyperdriveSet in 2151 and 2152, it follows the crew of HMS Camden Lock as they stumble through their heroic mission... |
Clare Winchester | |
| 2006 |
Out at WorkThis film tells the stories of six workers in a variety of jobs. They come from very different backgrounds, and... |
Unknown character | |
| 2005 |
8 Out of 10 CatsA weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain. |
Self | |
| 2004 |
Churchill: The Hollywood YearsA group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous,... |
Waitress | |
| 2004 |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonBridget Jones is still dating her new love, barrister Mark Darcy, for a perfect six weeks. However, while on assignment... |
Shazzer | |
| 2004 |
Green WingFollow new surgical registrar Dr Caroline Todd through her first day at work and beyond, starting out as she means... |
Holly Hawkes | |
| 2004 |
Ready When You Are, Mr McGillRemake of the 1976 TV drama by Jack Rosenthal. An extra in a TV drama is finally given a line... |
Kelly | |
| 2004 |
GladiatressThree unlikely heroines set out to thwart a Roman invasion and save Celtic Britain in their own unique and outrageous... |
Worthaboutapig | |
| 2004 |
ToothTooth is a young, feisty Tooth Fairy, who lives in a world called Fairytopia that has lost its ability to... |
Mom | |
| 2004 |
New TricksNew Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of... |
Samantha Gerson | |
| 2004 |
Show PoniesTomboy Heidi and her beloved, grumpy, old pony Gripper take on a snooty little madam and her haughty thoroughbreds. |
Unknown character | |
| 2003 |
QIComedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'. |
Self | |
| 2002 |
TimeshiftDocumentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied... |
Narrator (Voice) | |
| 2002 |
Rescue MeRescue Me is a British romantic comedy television series produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and broadcast on BBC One from... |
Katie Nash | |
| 2001 |
Mean MachineDisgraced ex-England football captain, Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan, is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his... |
Tracey | |
| 2001 |
Richard & JudyRichard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show... |
Self | |
| 2001 |
Birthday GirlJohn is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl... |
Karen | |
| 2001 |
The JunkiesSal, Big Al and Jackie all deal with heroin use in a fun-filled romp. |
Sal | |
| 2001 |
Bridget Jones's DiaryBridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of... |
Shazza | |
| 2000 |
Born RomanticIn modern-day London, three men (Craig Ferguson, Jimi Mistry and David Morrissey) and three women (Olivia Williams, Jane Horrocks and... |
Suzy | |
| 1999 |
HippiesHippies is a 1999 BBC Two comedy miniseries created by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews, and written by Mathews. The... |
Jill Sprint | |
| 1999 |
Smack the PonyThe stylish, original and uninhibited Emmy award-winning sketch show starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. Distinctly contemporary. Decidedly... |
Various Characters | |
| 1998 |
You Are HereOne-off late '90s comedy special from a cast full of up and coming comic actors and comedians. |
Laura | |
| 1998 |
In the RedIn the Red is a three-part BBC Two black comedy crime miniseries adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from Mark Tavener's novel... |
Jemma White | |
| 1997 |
I'm Alan PartridgeThe fortunes of a former chat show host who is reduced to a lowly slot on Radio Norwich. Alan Partridge... |
Sophie | |
| 1997 |
Midsomer MurdersThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up... |
Lucy Keswick | |
| 1996 |
Cluub Zarathustra'Using the stinking carcass of so-called comedy as a lens, we shall focus harsh philosophee, religion, poetrie and base animal... |
Various | |
| 1996 |
Rock WivesAbout the wives, fans, escorts, groupies and other females that surround the male rock stars. |
Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1995 |
Six Pairs of PantsA short-lived sketch show from the 1990s, featuring Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes in one of their first collaborations. |
Unknown character | |
| 1995 |
Fist of FunFist of Fun was a British comedy television and radio programme, written by and starring Lee and Herring. A lot... |
Unknown character | |
| 1994 |
Room 101Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish... |
Self | |
| TBA |
The LiarAdrian Healey is clever, charming and witty, but above all he is an expert liar. His unparalleled ability to consummately... |
Beryl | |
| TBA |
The Monk, the Mermaid & MoliseThe film follows Guy, down on his luck, as he accepts an invitation to spend five days playing a series... |
Unknown character | |
| TBA |
The Hairdresser MysteriesHigh-end hairdresser Lily Petal opts out of the competitive city scene to buy a small village shop at the top... |
Lily Petal |
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Got a question about Sally Phillips?
Sally Phillips is best known for her roles in the 'Bridget Jones' series and the comedy show 'Smack the Pony'.
Sally Phillips has received nominations for various awards, including BAFTA nominations, but she has not won a major film award.
Sally Phillips made her film debut in 'The Man Who Knew Too Little' (1997), starring alongside Bill Murray.
Her estimated net worth is around 5 million USD, reflecting her successful career in acting and comedy.
Sally Phillips started her career in comedy with 'Smack the Pony', a sketch show that showcased her unique comedic style.
Yes, Sally Phillips provided voices for characters in animated films such as 'The Emoji Movie' (2017).
In addition to 'Smack the Pony', Sally Phillips has appeared in shows like 'Green Wing' and 'The Office' (UK).
Sally Phillips is known for supporting various charitable causes, including those focused on mental health and children's welfare.