Background
She was born in Battersea, London.
She was born in Battersea, London.
She has written several plays for stage. In 1961, the family was involved in a serious car accident, with Phillips sustaining severe injuries to her chin. Active in television since its inception in Australia, when she became one of the first personalities on Network Seven. in 1963, Phillips made her break into show business with a role on the talk show Beauty and the Beast with Eric Baume.
She also began to appear on The Mavis Bramston Show, which she became a regular on after being told to choose between Bramston and Beauty and the Beast.
Guest roles on numerous television shows including Number 96 (as a nude swimmer), Matlock Police, A Country Practice, G.P. and Pacific Drive. Films include The Secretariat, Midnight Dancer and Walking Home Emily.
Theatre roles include The Circle, Henry V, Pride and Prejudice and The Merry Wives of Windsor. She also appeared in the mini-series Brides of Christ.
Mission Phillips who is an activist for alternative medicine, suffered a mild heart attack in 2009, and subsequently underwent hip replacement surgery
In 2008, her autobiography, Black River, Bright Star (), was published by Zeus Publications.
In 2011, after some 40 years out of the spotlight and aged 81 years, she returned to television performing in the fifth series of Australia"s Got Talent.and performed the Frank Sinatra song "You Make Maine Feel So Young". She reached the semi-finals in the over-55 category, but however was eliminated in the public vote.