Phyllis Smith

What are Phyllis Smith's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Phyllis Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (7).

• Disney+7 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Office (2005) · actor
  • Inside Out (2015) · actor
  • Inside Out 2 (2024) · actor
  • Riley's First Date? (2015) · actor
  • Dream Productions (2024) · actor
  • Trophy Wife (2013) · actor
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) · actor
• Prime Video3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Middle (2009) · actor
  • Butter (2011) · actor
  • I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006) · actor
• Netflix2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Arrested Development (2003) · actor
  • The OA (2016) · actor
• Peacock2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Office (2005) · actor
  • The Middle (2009) · actor
• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Butter (2011) · actor · free
  • I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006) · actor · free
• STARZ1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) · actor

Subscription and free streaming for Phyllis Smith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

16 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

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  Dream Productions(2024)

  Show 4 episodes · as Sadness (voice)

  Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows79^th
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  Inside Out 2(2024)

  as Sadness (voice)

  Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films94^th
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  Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar(2021)

  as Delores

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
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  The OA(2016)

  Show 16 episodes · as Elizabeth 'Betty' Broderick-Allen

  Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows81^st
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  Inside Out: Mind Candy(2015)

  as Sadness (voice)

  Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films29^th
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  Riley's First Date?(2015)

  as Sadness (voice)

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  Inside Out(2015)

  as Sadness (voice)

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films98^th
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  Trophy Wife(2013)

  Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Steinberg

  Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows42^nd
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  Butter(2011)

  as Nancy

  Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films45^th
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  Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked(2011)

  as Flight Attendant

  Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films16^th
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  Bad Teacher(2011)

  as Lynn Davies

  Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films25^th
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  The Middle(2009)

  Show 1 episode · as Ms. Huff

  Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows81^st
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  I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With(2006)

  as OA Lady - Marsha

  Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films43^rd
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  The 40-Year-Old Virgin(2005)

  as Andy's mother

  Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films80^th
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  The Office(2005)

  Show 184 episodes · as Phyllis Lapin

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows99^th
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  Arrested Development(2003)

  Show 1 episode · as Carla

  Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows96^th

Career shape

Star power in the 95^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles from 2003 to 2024; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Inside Out 2 (2024)

$1.7B worldwide

Highest rated

The Office (2005)

Midcredits 99^th

Awards

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 7 major nominations, 2007–2013.

1. 2013
   • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2. 2012
   • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
3. 2011
   • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
4. 2010
   • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
5. 2009
   • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
6. 2008
   • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
7. 2007
   • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Phyllis Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54^th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved4
• Cult Classic1
• Crowd Pleaser7
• Broadly Agreed2
• Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Inside Out: Mind Candy (2015)

80^th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Office (2005)

Midcredits 99^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Phyllis Smith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Phyllis Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Phyllis Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amy Poehler shares the most, 4.