Michelle Phillips
Holly Michelle Gilliam Phillips ( born June 4, 1944 in Long Beach, California ) is an American actress and singer. She co-founded and is the last surviving member of the musical group The Mamas and the Papas.
Music and Acting
Michelle Phillips was Holly Michelle Gilliam as in Long Beach, California, was born. She grew up in Mexico City, but soon returned to California. 1961, at the age of 17, she met John Phillips know who was still married at this time, and started with him having an affair. After Phillips ' divorce they married in late 1962. You entered Phillips' was established in 1964 folk-rock group The New Journeymen in which renamed itself in 1965 in The Mamas and the Papas. As a singer of this group her career went from strength to: The very first LP, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966 ), contained the world hits Monday, Monday and California Dreamin '. Other successes joined by the pieces I Saw Her Again Last Night, Dream a Little Dream of Me or Dedicated to the One I Love. In the latter, Michelle Phillips took the part as the lead singer. 1966 Michelle Phillips was briefly fired from the band after they had affairs with the bandmates Denny Doherty and Gene Clark of the Byrds.
In 1967, the Mamas & Papas appeared at the legendary Monterey International Pop Festival on, one year later, the band members went their own way, because the problems were not with each other more to clean up. Michelle devoted himself to acting and did subsequently in 1977 a solo album.
In 2004, she was involved as a background singer for the album California by Wilson Phillips, co-founded by her daughter Chynna music project.
After her career as a singer Michelle Phillips made a name as an actress in particular. Your cinema debut was in 1971 in the film The Last Movie. Later she worked for several years under the California sun to see in the television series, where she played the role of " Anne Matheson " and what it was in 1991 with the U.S. Audience Award, the "Soap Opera Digest Award," excellent.
Family
Michelle Phillips is married for the fourth time:
Also, Michelle Phillips was in the 1970s in a relationship with the actors Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty. From a love affair with the actor Grainger Hines has the Son Devereux Austin Hines. Today she is the mother of actor William Baldwin, who is married to her daughter Chynna.