The Season 2 finale of the CBS comedy "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage" honored late costume supervisor Phyllis Gilliam with a dedicated title card during its two-part broadcast on May 21, 2026.
Gilliam passed away on March 23, 2026, after a nearly 30-year career in costume design and supervision for television and film.
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She worked on the "Young Sheldon" spinoff, managing wardrobe operations for both its first and second seasons.
According to an obituary, Gilliam entered the entertainment industry in the 1980s and died from Stage IV cancer that metastasized from her lungs to her spine and brain.
Her obituary described her final moments: "Phyllis found herself in the ICU.
Surrounded by friends and family who poured over her with love, reminiscing about their favourite moments with this beautiful woman, watching It’s a Wonderful Life – Phyllis’s favourite movie.
On March 23, 2026, Phyllis took her last breath. On that day, the world was a little bit less light."
Her medical battle occurred alongside her late husband, Murray Gilliam, who died from cancer in January 2026.
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The couple is survived by two children, Susan and Robert. Robert established a crowdfunding campaign to assist the family.
"She was diagnosed in September of 2025, and after promising first rounds of chemo and radiation, her health took a drastic turn.
The cancer had metastasized from her lungs to her spine – and more seriously, to her brain," the campaign page revealed.
Robert Gilliam shared insights about his mother's professional reputation: "She was a gifted seamstress and spent nearly 30 years working as a costume designer in television.
Any person she came across on set will attest to how uncompromisingly kind she was."
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Beyond the CBS spinoff, Gilliam's credits include "Agent Carter," "The Upshaws," "Miracle Workers," "Great News," "Ghosts," "Home Economics," "Mob City," "Numb3rs," and the film "Role Models."
