Phyllis Smith recalls that "One night Jonas Rivera, one of the executive producers on ‘Inside Out,’ said he couldn't sleep. “He turned on ‘Bad Teacher’ and when he saw me he picked up ...

ABOVE: St. Louisan Phyllis Smith provides the voice of the emotion Sadness, left, in the animated comedy sequel “Inside Out 2.” Other voices are provided, from left, by Amy Poehler as Joy ...