Phyllis Sjöström

Phyllis Eleanor Sjöström, née Mardall (1888 – 2 September 1964) was a British-born opera singer who lived in Finland until the mid-1920s.

Phyllis Eleanor Sjöström
Portrait of Phyllis Sjöström by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1914
Born	Phyllis Eleanor Mardall 1888 Darjeeling, British India
Died	September 2, 1964(1964-09-02) (aged 75–76) Tammisaari, Finland
Nationality	British
Citizenship	Finnish (until 1929)
Occupation	Opera singer
Spouse	Einar Sjöström
Children	Cyril Mardall

Life and work

Sjöström performed numerous soprano roles in productions by the Finnish National Theatre and the Finnish National Opera and Ballet between 1912 and 1925, including Frasquita in Carmen and Rose in Lakmé.^[1][2] After the death of her husband, Finnish architect Einar Sjöström, in 1923, Phyllis moved to London with her son, where she continued her singing career. In 1929, they relinquished their Finnish citizenship.^[3][4] Her son, Cyril Mardall, born in 1909, became a prominent architect, co-founder of the firm Yorke Rosenberg Mardall.^[5]