Zyllah Inez Shannon was an American actress who performed on stage and screen. In one of her theatrical roles she portrayed an intellectually advanced child.
Zyllah Inez Shannon was born in Missouri, to a family with six generations of history in theater. Her mother, Inez Shannon, was an actress and musician prominent in the 1910s.
Zyllah began appearing onstage at age two. Her best-known role was that of the young orphan Mary Margaret in Channing Pollock's play The Fool.