Zyllah Inez Shannon

Zyllah Inez Shannon was an American actress who performed on stage and screen. In one of her theatrical roles she portrayed an intellectually advanced child.

Biography

Zyllah Inez Shannon was born in Missouri, to a family with six generations of history in theater. Her mother, Inez Shannon, was an actress and musician prominent in the 1910s.
Zyllah began appearing onstage at age two. Her best-known role was that of the young orphan Mary Margaret in Channing Pollock's play The Fool.

Theater

The White Cat
Confessions of a Wife
The Fool Has Said in His Heart - There is No God
The Family
Youth The Fool
''The Front Page''

Filmography

The Beloved Adventuress, as Mrs. Nicholson
The Heart of a Girl, as Mrs. Murphy
The Road to France, as Mrs. O'Leary
The World to Live In, as Ida
The Plunger, as Mrs. Mullin
Cousin Kate, as Mrs. Spencer
''Two Shall Be Born''