Phyllis Vance
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| Phyllis Vance | |
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| First appearance | Pilot |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 42 |
| Occupation | Sales representitive |
| Family | Husband - Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration |
| Portrayed by | Phyllis Smith |
| Created by | Greg Daniels |
Phyllis Vance (née Lapin) is a fictional character from the US television series, The Office. She is played by Phyllis Smith.
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[edit] Overview
Phyllis Vance is a sales representative at fictitious paper distributor Dunder-Mifflin. She is a quiet but friendly motherly type who loves "girl talk" and gossip.
[edit] Biography
Phyllis is often insulted and embarrassed by branch manager Michael Scott. Michael frequently describes her as older than she is, despite having been classmates with her in high school. She is married to Bob Vance of Vance Refrigeration. Phyllis believes herself to be closer to her co-workers than she really is. Phyllis serves on the party planning committee where she often butts heads with hypercritical Angela Martin, whom Phyllis told to her face that she doesn't like. She suffered from scoliosis as a child and went on to play high school basketball. She is good friends with Pam Beesly and occasionally shares office gossip with her. It seems Phyllis is the strongest supporter of the always present Jim/Pam relationship.
Phyllis drives a red Toyota Corolla.
[edit] Season 1
Phyllis volunteered to be on the basketball team but Michael said no and when she suggested being a cheerleader, Michael instead placed her as an alternate and she got to play later on.
[edit] Season 2
She is the winner of the "Busiest Beaver" award at the 8th Annual Dundie Awards, although, due to an error, her statue reads "Bushiest Beaver". Phyllis admits that if she could sleep with one person in the office, it would be Jim Halpert. Phyllis also shocks the room during a "sexual harassment" seminar, by asking if one-night stands are included in a rule requiring reporting office romances to human resources. Phyllis won a gold medal in the invented "Flonkerton" event at the Office Olympics. Her boyfriend Bob Vance of Vance Refrigeration comes to the Christmas party and he sends her many gifts on Valentines day.
[edit] Season 3
In "Gay Witch Hunt", she insults Michael by telling him that everyone thought he was gay in high school, and proves she can be witty at times. She also announces to everyone that she is getting married to Bob Vance. Karen accidentally offends her by saying the perfume Bob gave her smelled horrible (something Stanley had thought for years). When the party planning committee splits up, she stays with Angela at the less popular party but they ultimately join the other one. Angela is also seen openly insulting Phyllis's orange blouse by stating that orange was a more "whorish" color than green.
Belying her subdued nature, Phyllis is a shrewd saleswoman. In the episode "Traveling Salesmen", Phyllis strategically gives Karen and herself a beauty makeover to mimic the appearance of a client's wife. She also tells Karen that Jim was in love with Pam for a long time, but is glad that Karen is dating him. Phyllis marries her long time boyfriend, Bob Vance of Vance Refrigeration. She reluctantly puts Michael in charge of rolling her wheelchair-bound father down the aisle, in hopes that giving him a job in the ceremony will allow her a six-week honeymoon vacation. She also takes most of Pam's ideas originally to be used for her own wedding (down to using the same invitation, featuring the same "P & R" heading—only standing for "Phyllis and Robert" rather than "Pam and Roy"), making Pam feel as if she has been invited to her own wedding. At the wedding, Michael reveals that Phyllis's nickname in high school was "Easy Rider". In a deleted scene from "Business School", it is revealed that Phyllis is currently on her honeymoon and will not be back for six weeks, which Stanley is ecstatic about.
| Characters of The Office (US version) |
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Main characters |
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Michael Scott | Jim Halpert | Pam Beesly | Dwight Schrute | Ryan Howard |
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Minor characters |
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Accounting: Angela Martin | Oscar Martinez | Kevin Malone |
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Miscellaneous characters |
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Katy | Devon | Carol Stills | Bob Vance | Josh Porter | Billy Merchant | Tony Gardner | Martin Nash | Hannah Smoterich-Barr | Stacy | Brenda Matlow | Hank Tate | Ed Truck | Mose Schrute |
