page_title: Terry family
section_title: Phyllis Neilson-Terry
hierarchical_section_title: Terry family / Third generation / Phyllis Neilson-Terry
caption_attribution_description: English: Phyllis Neilson–Terry in 1915 as Trilby. Phyllis Neilson–Terry as "Trilby" (LOC) Bain News Service,, publisher. Phyllis Neilson–Terry as "Trilby" [between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915] 1 negative&#160;: glass&#160;; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. Notes: Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Format: Glass negatives. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.18904 Call Number: LC-B2- 3449-10
context_page_description: The Terry family was a theatrical dynasty of the late 19th century and beyond. The family includes not only those members with the surname Terry, but also Neilsons, Craigs and Gielguds, to whom the Terrys were linked by marriage or blood ties.
  The dynasty was founded by the actor Benjamin Terry and his wife, Sarah. The first member of the family to achieve national prominence was their eldest surviving daughter, Kate. Her younger sister, Ellen, achieved international fame, in partnership with Henry Irving. Ellen Terry was seen as the greatest star of the family for many decades, but her great-nephew John Gielgud became at least as celebrated from the 1930s to the end of the 20th century. Among those of the family who did not become actors, Gordon Craig, Ellen's son, was an internationally-known theatre designer and director.
  Members of the family who were professionally associated with the theatre, as performers, designers or managers, are given individual paragraphs below. Other members of the family are mentioned in the text.
context_section_description: Phyllis Neilson-Terry (1892–1977), daughter of Fred Terry and Julia Neilson, was an actress. After early successes in classic drama she pursued a varied career, including cabaret, pantomime and variety, as well as Shakespeare and other classics. One of her last major roles was in Terence Rattigan's Separate Tables (1954) in the West End and on Broadway.
caption: Phyllis Neilson-Terry in the title role of Trilby in 1915
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