| Code | DS/UK/1784 |
| Name | Bedells; Phyllis (9 August 1893-2 May 1985); English ballet dancer |
| Dates | 9 August 1893-2 May 1985 |
| Gender | Female (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Knowle, Bristol, England (born) |
| Relationships | Daughter of clerk for Bristol Gas Company and founder of Bristol Amateur Operatic Society
Spouse of Major Ian Gordon McBean
Mother of Jean Bedells (ballet dancer) |
| Biography | Phyllis Bedells was a British ballerina and dance teacher.
From 1907 Bedells was a dancer at the London Empire Theatre and became the first British prima ballerina there in 1914. She left in 1916 to dance in West End musical revues and in opera ballets at Covent Garden. |