Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips, DBE (born 14 May 1933), known
professionally as Siân Phillips (/ˈʃÉ'Ë n/), is a Welsh
actress.Phillips was born in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales, the
daughter of Sally (née Thomas), a teacher, and David Phillips, a
steelworker who became a policeman. She is a Welsh-speaker: in the
first volume of her autobiography Private Faces (1999) she notes that
she spoke only Welsh for much of her childhood, learning English by
listening to the radio.Phillips attended Pontardawe Grammar School and
originally was known there as Jane, but her Welsh teacher called her
Siân, the Welsh form of Jane. Later she took up English and
philosophy at University College Cardiff.
professionally as Siân Phillips (/ˈʃÉ'Ë n/), is a Welsh
actress.Phillips was born in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan, Wales, the
daughter of Sally (née Thomas), a teacher, and David Phillips, a
steelworker who became a policeman. She is a Welsh-speaker: in the
first volume of her autobiography Private Faces (1999) she notes that
she spoke only Welsh for much of her childhood, learning English by
listening to the radio.Phillips attended Pontardawe Grammar School and
originally was known there as Jane, but her Welsh teacher called her
Siân, the Welsh form of Jane. Later she took up English and
philosophy at University College Cardiff.
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