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Michelle Phillips
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Michelle Phillips, born Holly Michelle Gilliam on June 4, 1944, in Long Beach, California, is an American actor and singer-songwriter. She is a member of the group The Mamas & the Papas and has worked in film and television, with *Knots Landing* listed as a notable work. Her musical genres include folk rock, pop music, traditional folk music, and psychedelic rock. Phillips is a soprano who performs on voice and composes music.
She has been married to John Phillips, Dennis Hopper, and Grainger Hines, and is the mother of Chynna Phillips. Phillips began her work period in 1965. Her native language is English, which she speaks, writes, and uses for her compositions.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Eva y Victoria
- Eva y Victoria : Las Vacaciones Del Verano
- Smorgasbord of Lust
- Exhibitionist
- Teachers Taking Charge
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Long Beach, California, USA
Holly Michelle Phillips (née Gilliam; born June 4, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained fame as a member of the 1960s group The Mamas & the Papas, and is the last surviving original member of the group.
Known for
- Ponte Nova Dreamin' — Self (archive footage)2020
- Laurel Canyon — Self2020
- Echo in the Canyon — Self2019
- Feminists: What Were They Thinking? — Self2018
- The Summer of Love2017
- Good Fortune — Self2016
- Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation — Self2013
- Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' — Self - Musician2013
- Unbeatable Harold — Erma2006
- Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula — Messalina2005
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Holly Michelle Gilliam , ( 1944-06-04 ) June 4, 1944 (age 81) , Long Beach, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter actress
- Years active
- 1965–2009
- Spouses
- John Phillips ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1969 ) Dennis Hopper ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1970 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1970 ) Robert Burch ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 )
- Partners
- Grainger Hines (1981–1984) Geoffrey Tozer (1987–1996) Steven Zax (1999–2017; his death)
- Children
- 3, including Chynna Phillips
- Genres
- Folk rock psychedelic pop sunshine pop
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Label
- A&M
- Formerly of
- The Mamas & the Papas
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Phillips
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Long Beach
- Spouse
- Grainger Hines
- Child
- Chynna Phillips
- Occupation
- model
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Knots Landing
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- sunshine pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- A&M Records
- Image
- Michelle Phillips 1971 Golden Globes (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- soprano
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- Commons category
- Michelle Phillips
- date of birth
- 1944-06-04
- birth name
- Holly Michelle Gilliam
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- member of
- The Mamas & the Papas
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 2009-00-00
- name in native language
- Michelle Phillips
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Encyclopedic overview
Holly Michelle Phillips (née Gilliam; born June 4, 1944) is an American retired singer, songwriter and actress. Described by Time magazine as the "purest soprano in pop music", she rose to fame in the mid-1960s with the folk rock vocal group the Mamas & the Papas. After their disbandment, she started a successful acting career in film and television in the 1970s.
A native of Long Beach, California, she spent her early life in Los Angeles and Mexico City, raised by her widowed father. While working as a model in San Francisco, she met and married John Phillips in 1962 and went on to co-found the Mamas & the Papas in 1965. The band rose to fame with their popular singles "California Dreamin' " and "Creeque Alley", both of which she co-wrote. They released five studio albums before their dissolution in 1970. While married to John Phillips, she gave birth to their daughter, singer Chynna Phillips. Michelle Phillips is the last surviving original member of the band.
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