Phyllis Smith
Everyone knows Phyllis Smith for playing Phyllis Vance on the Office. However, what most people don’t know about the 70-year-old actress was that she used to be a professional cheerleader. After graduating college, she was picked up by the St. Louis Cardinals football team. She even became a burlesque dancer at one point!
However, due to a series of unfortunate circumstances, Phyllis retired from cheerleading and dancing forever. She decided to try her hand at acting, which appeared to be the perfect choice. Her first credited appearance in a movie was in 2006’s I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With as Marsha.