She later served as a showmanship mentor for DCC candidates at training camp, which was documented on several seasons of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team. The "Logically Irrational ...

But the 61-year-old actress who portrays the saleswoman Phyllis Smith got her start as an NFL cheerleader and burlesque dancer. This photo of Smith has been trending on Reddit. It features a big ...

That’s the case with Phyllis ... Just what was Smith doing all those years before her late-in-life acting gig? Well, it turns out that she spent time as both an NFL cheerleader and a burlesque ...

"No one can shimmy like Phyllis," Angela Kinsey said ... During filming of the show’s ninth season in 2012, Smith opened up about being an NFL cheerleader before she turned to dancing.

Sarah Shahi, Teri Hatcher and Phyllis Smith are among the few celebrities who were professional cheerleaders before making it big in Hollywood. Shahi made the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders roster in ...