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Inside Out's Phyllis Smith shares what she learned from Sadness

Actress Phyllis Smith on her winding path to becoming an actress and her latest role in the Pixar Animated feature Inside Out.
Phyllis Smith poses with Shad post-show in studio q. (Fabiola Carletti/CBC )

Feeling a little Sadness this Thanksgiving weekend? That's okay.

The misunderstood emotion is much more useful than we think — just ask Phyllis Smith. Best known as Phyllis from TV's The Office, Smith plays Sadness in the Pixar animated feature Inside Out.

The film takes us into the mind of a child to explore the emotions that drive us. Smith joins Shad to share what she learned from the role, as well as her winding path to becoming an actress. 

*This interview originally aired in June, 2015

WEB EXTRA | Watch a clip from Inside Out featuring the voice of Phyllis Smith as Sadness and Amy Poehler as Joy.