---
name: "Britta Phillips"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/britta-phillips"
fi1m_id: "britta-phillips"
imdb_id: "nm0680272"
tmdb_id: 66259
wikidata_id: "Q4971570"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "11 June 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T18:11:24.858142+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Britta Phillips

## Identity

Britta Phillips

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/britta-phillips
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** britta-phillips
- **IMDb ID:** nm0680272
- **TMDB ID:** 66259
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4971570
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britta_Phillips, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4971570, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680272/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66259

Composer. Born 11 June 1963 in Boyne City, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 11 June 1963, Boyne City, Michigan, USA
- **Active:** 2005–2013
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 crew
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britta_Phillips, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4971570, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680272/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66259

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Squid and the Whale*](https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale.md) (83)
- **AMC+:** [*Frances Ha*](https://film.one/film/frances-ha.md) (82)

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## Biography

Britta Phillips is an American actress, singer-songwriter and musician. Born on 11 June 1963 in Boyne City, Michigan, she moved to New York City at the age of 19 to pursue music. Her early work included providing the singing voice of the title character in the animated series *Jem* (1985–1988).

She made her feature film acting debut in *Satisfaction* (1988). Phillips has appeared in films including *Frances Ha* (2012) and contributed to soundtracks and scores. With her husband Dean Wareham she has composed music for Noah Baumbach films such as *The Squid and the Whale* (2005) and *Mistress America* (2015), and they have released albums as the duo Dean & Britta. She has also voiced characters in the series *Moral Orel* (2005–2008).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Frances Ha* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Nadia — [page](https://film.one/film/frances-ha.md)

### Crew (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Squid and the Whale* (2005), Fi1m 83, as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *White Noise* (2022), as Boy Scout Camp Singer
- *Jem and the Holograms* (2015), as Stage Manager
- *Mistress America* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Frances Ha* (2013), as Nadia — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/frances-ha.md)
- *Price Check* (2012), Music
- *The Dish & the Spoon* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Mary Shelley's Frankenhole* (2010), series, as Elizabeth Frankenstein (voice)
- *13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests* (2009), Music
- *Moral Orel* (2008), as Bloberta Puppington (voice)
- *House of Satisfaction* (2008), as Emilie
- *Just Like the Son* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Moral Orel* (2005), series, as Bloberta Puppington (voice)
- *The Squid and the Whale* (2005), as Talent Show Audience Member (uncredited) · Original Music Composer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-squid-and-the-whale.md)
- *Nightingales* (1989), series, Actor
- *Nightingales* (1988), as Thea Bascomb
- *Satisfaction* (1988), as Billy
- *Crime Story* (1986), series, Actor
- *Jem: Truly Outrageous!* (1986), as Jerrica Benton / 'Jem' (singing voice)
- *Jem* (1985), series, as Jem (singing voice), Songs

## Gallery

- ![Britta Phillips](https://film.one/media/person/98910/gallery-83d7c0f9227e.jpg) Britta Phillips — Tammy Lo from Brooklyn, NY, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/BrittaPhillips_2007.jpg/1280px-BrittaPhillips_2007.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Britta Phillips](https://film.one/media/person/98910/gallery-45712b4df507.jpg) Britta Phillips — Image via TMDB
- ![Britta Phillips](https://film.one/media/person/98910/gallery-8866406486ed.jpg) Britta Phillips — Image via TMDB
- ![Britta Phillips](https://film.one/media/person/98910/gallery-2821f918ee42.jpg) Britta Phillips — Image via TMDB

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