She graduated from Loyola University of the South's College of Music and made her professional debut with the New Orleans Opera Association as Flora Bervoix, in La traviata, in 1980.
Other well-known sopranos who have portrayed the heroine have included Lee Venora, Joy Clements, Maralin Niska, Nancy Shade, Diana Soviero, Karan Armstrong, Kelly Kaduce and Phyllis Treigle (opposite Michael Devlin as Blitch).
Phyllis Diller | Phyllis Schlafly | Phyllis Treigle | Phyllis Curtin | Phyllis Hyman | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Phyllis Dixey | Phyllis Dare | Phyllis Bottome | Phyllis Avery | Phyllis Smith | Phyllis Newman | Phyllis King | Phyllis Coates | Phyllis Chesler | Phyllis Bedells | Phyllis Wallbank | Phyllis Tickle | Phyllis Thede | Phyllis Sellick | Phyllis Rose | Phyllis Pearsall | Phyllis Nelson | Phyllis Mundy | Phyllis Munday | Phyllis McDonagh | Phyllis McCarthy | Phyllis Konstam | Phyllis Kahn | Phyllis Grosskurth |