Michelle Phillips, far right, with her fellow band members when with The Mamas & the Papas in the late 1960s. Her husband, John, is behind her.

Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She was born Holly Michelle Gilliam in Long Beach, California and grew up partly in Mexico City where her father was attending college on the GI Bill. She gained fame as a member of the popular 1960s singing group The Mamas & the Papas. She and Jill Gibson (Michelle's temporary replacement) are the last two surviving members of the group. Image File history File linksMetadata Mamas_and_papas. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Mamas_and_papas. ... The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mamas and the Papas on the debut album cover) were a leading vocal group of the 1960s. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... John Phillips in the sixties. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... A singer is a musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mamas and the Papas on the debut album cover) were a leading vocal group of the 1960s. ... Jill Gibson (born June 18, 1942, Los Angeles, California) is an American singer, songwriter and artist. ...

Career & Life

Michelle Gilliam married John Phillips on December 31, 1962, when she was 18 years old, long before the formation of the band. In 1968 they had a child together, Chynna Phillips, who went on to co-found the singing group Wilson Phillips. John Phillips in the sixties. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chynna Phillips (born February 12, 1968, Los Angeles, California), daughter of The Mamas & the Papas John and Michelle Phillips, was a member of the band Wilson Phillips. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Early on in the band's history (in 1965), Michelle and fellow band member Doherty began an affair. They were able to keep it secret from the other two band members for quite some time. During a trip to Mexico, Doherty revealed the affair to band member Elliot, who was furious. Soon afterwards, John Phillips caught Michelle and Doherty in the act. He moved himself and Michelle out of the house the band shared.^[1] 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... An affair is often a euphemism for a situation where two people are involved in an inappropriate romantic relationship. ...

John could not stand to live with Michelle afterwards and moved back in with Doherty. At this point Michelle started an affair with Gene Clark of The Byrds. After a concert where Michelle blew kisses to Clark in the front row, John said he could not stand to perform with her any longer. Consulting both their attorney Abe Somer as well as their label Dunhill Records, the band then drafted a formal statement kicking Michelle out of the group in June of 1966. She was replaced by the group's producer Lou Adler's then-girlfriend, singer-songwriter Jill Gibson. For other uses, see Gene Clark (disambiguation). ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964) were an American rock band. ... Dunhill Records was started by Lou Adler, Al Bennett, Pierre Cossette and Bobby Roberts in 1964 as Dunhill Productions, originally for the purpose of releasing Johnny Rivers recordings on Imperial Records. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American record producer, manager, and director. ... Jill Gibson (born June 18, 1942, Los Angeles, California) is an American singer, songwriter and artist. ...

Michelle's presence in the band was missed by some fans, including John, so she was invited back into the group in late August, while Gibson received a lump sum for her two and a half months as a Mama. The band continued to have problems even after Michelle's return. The Mamas and the Papas would eventually disband in July 1968. Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ...

The couple eventually divorced in 1970. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Michelle helped co-write some of the band's most popular hits, including "Creeque Alley" and "California Dreamin'". Creeque Alley is an autobiographical song written by the Mamas and the Papas which narrates the story about how the group was formed. ... California Dreamin is a song by The Mamas & the Papas, first released in the 1960s. ...

Michelle was good friends with Sharon Tate, Abigail Folger, Jay Sebring and Wojciech Frykowski, who were killed by members of Charles Manson's cult on August 9, 1969. In a 2006 interview for the History Channel show Our Generation: Death of the Counterculture, Michelle said that it was still hard to talk about the murders. Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969) was a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. ... Abigail Anne Folger (August 11, 1943 – August 9, 1969) was an American coffee heiress, debutante, socialite, volunteer social worker, civil rights devotee and member of the prominent United States Folger family. ... Jay Sebring (October 10, 1933 – August 9, 1969) was a hugely successful international American hair stylist to the stars. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934; first proper name Charles Milles Maddox) was leader of what came to be known as the Manson Family, a cult commune that began to form around him in the U.S. city of San Francisco in 1967. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The History Channel is a cable television channel, dedicated to the presentation of historical events and persons, often with frequent observations and explanations by noted historians as well as reenactors and witnesses to events, if possible. ...

During 1970 Michelle sang backup vocals on a Leonard Cohen tour. That same year, Phillips married actor Dennis Hopper for eight days. Of that marriage, Phillips said: "I will say this about Dennis Hopper: We were married for eight days and truly... they were the happiest days of my life." 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Leonard Norman Cohen, CC (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Dennis Lee Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker. ...

In 1973 Phillips recorded vocals as a cheerleader along with Darlene Love, for the Cheech & Chong single "Basketball Jones" which peaked at No.15 on the Billboard singles chart. Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Cheerleading is recreational activity and sometimes competitive sport involving organised routines including elements of dance and gymnastics to encourage crowds to cheer on sports teams. ... Darlene Love (born Darlene Wright on July 26, 1938, in Los Angeles, California) is an American popular music singer. ... Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, Cheech and Chong, were a comedy duo who found a wide audience in the 1960s and 1970s for their stand_up routines, which were based upon the 1960s hippie, free love and (especially) drug culture movements. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

In 1975 Phillips signed a solo recording contract with A&M Records and released a promo single, "Aloha Louie", that she had written with ex-husband John Phillips . 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... A&M Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Universal Music Group. ...

Michelle Phillips released her first solo single in 1976, "No Love Today", on the Mother, Jugs & Speed movie soundtrack. Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

In 1977 Phillips released her debut solo album, Victim of Romance, produced by Jack Nitzsche for A&M Records. Her first two solo singles from the album failed to make the U.S. music charts. That same year she sang backup vocals with former stepdaughter actress Mackenzie Phillips on a track called "Zulu Warrior", for her ex-husband John's sophomore solo album, Pay Pack & Follow, which was eventually released in 2001. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Bernard Alfred (Jack) Nitzsche (Chicago, April 22, 1937 – Hollywood, August 25, 2000) was an integral presence in the history of popular music in the 20th century. ... A&M Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Universal Music Group. ... Mackenzie Phillips, as Julie Cooper on One Day at a Time. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Phillips married radio executive Robert Burch in 1978, and would divorce again, in 1980. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...

During 1979 Michelle recorded a song called "Forever" for the motion picture soundtrack of California Dreaming, a surf film that had nothing to do with her old band. Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... California Dreamin is a song by The Mamas & the Papas, first released in the 1960s and then re-popularized by a remix by DJ Sammy in 2001. ...

Michelle gave birth to her second child, a boy named Austin Hines, in 1982. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1986 she penned her autobiography, California Dreamin': The True Story of the Mamas and the Papas, released just weeks after her former husband John Phillips' autobiography Papa John. In it Phillips describes such events as the first meeting between her and fellow Mama, Cass Elliot (Phillips had just taken acid for the first time, and "came on" to it just as she opened the door), winning 17 straight shoots at a crap table in the Bahamas when the band was broke and couldn't afford plane fare back to the States (winning enough for first class, no less), and how her writing credit on the "California Dreamin'" song, which still nets her royalties, was "the best wake-up call" she ever had (she was asleep in a New York Hotel room when her then husband John Phillips woke her up to help him finish a new song he was writing). 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cass Elliot (September 19, 1941 – July 29, 1974), born Ellen Naomi Cohen, was a noted American singer, best remembered as Mama Cass of the pop quartet The Mamas & the Papas. ... California Dreamin is a song by The Mamas & the Papas, first released in the 1960s. ...

In late 1987 Phillips sang backup vocals on Belinda Carlisle's number one hit, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", as well as on the Carlisle LP, Heaven on Earth (album). 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Belinda Carlisle, born Belinda Jo Carlisle (also known as Belinda Kurczeski); on August 17, 1958 in Hollywood, California, is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the all-female rock & roll band The Go-Gos and also a successful solo artist. ... Heaven Is a Place on Earth is a song recorded by Belinda Carlisle, former lead singer of The Go-Gos. ... Heaven on Earth is the second solo album by Belinda Carlisle and her most successful to date. ...

Acting career

Michelle Phillips circa 2002.

Phillips continues to act in movies and in television today. In 1977, she appeared with Rudolph Nureyev in the film Valentino where she performed daring nude scenes. Her chemistry with Nureyev was so poor that they were rumoured to have slapped each other during a love scene.^[2] Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 618 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 618 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... // Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network. ... Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev (Russian spelling Рудольф Хаметович Нуреев, Tatar form Rudolf Xämät ulı Nuriev) (17 March 1938 – 6 January 1993), Russian-born dancer, was regarded... Valentino is an american biographical drama film about the life of Rudolph Valentino, directed by Ken Russell. ...

She has made many guest appearances on programs as diverse as Spin City and Star Trek: The Next Generation (where she appeared in a notable episode as a former love-interest of Captain Picard). Phillips' most recent serious acting job has been a recurring role on the WB drama 7th Heaven as Lily Jackson, sister of family matriarch Annie Jackson Camden (Catherine Hicks). It is unknown if Phillips will appear in the upcoming season. Spin City was an American sitcom television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, based on a fictional local government running New York City, originally starring Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard is a character in the Star Trek fictional universe, the captain of the USS Enterprise-D and the Enterprise_E. He was played by British actor Patrick Stewart in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and resulting films. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Catherine Hicks, Annie Camden on 7th Heaven Catherine Mary Hicks (born August 6, 1951 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American actress. ...

However, Phillips is best known to modern television audiences for her roles as mother to two prime-time vixens. She starred for several seasons on Knots Landing as Anne W. Matheson Sumner, playing the mother of future Desperate Housewives star Nicolette Sheridan (a role which Phillips returned to for the 1997 TV-Movie Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac). Then in the mid-1990's she gained a whole new generation of fans for playing Abby Malone, mother of Valerie (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen) on Fox's Beverly Hills, 90210. Knots Landing was a primetime television soap opera that aired for 14 seasons, from December 27th, 1979 to May 13th, 1993 on CBS. As a midseason replacement, it replaced the long-running crime drama, Barnaby Jones which, at that time was the second longest-running primetime drama on U.S... Desperate Housewives is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on October 3, 2004 on ABC. It is the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with an audience of approximately 119 million viewers. ... As Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives. ... Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac was a miniseries that served as a reunion show for the primetime soap opera Knots Landing. ... Tiffani in FHM Tiffani-Amber Thiessen (born January 23, 1974 in Long Beach, California) is an American television and film actress. ... Beverly Hills, 90210 was a popular, pop-culture, primetime television soap opera that aired from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, on FOX in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ...

On January 12, 1998, Michelle Phillips was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York City, along with her fellow bandmates. For the first time in over two decades Michelle performed California Dreamin live with Denny Doherty and John Phillips. January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... “New York, NY” redirects here. ... Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty (November 29, 1940 – January 19, 2007) was a Canadian singer and songwriter born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ...

Phillips was later inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2000 (for the Mamas & Papas) where she again performed live with Denny Doherty, but without John. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World. The Hall of Fame is headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On March 29, 2001, Michelle was one of several performers who gathered at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, California, for a John Phillips memorial tribute. Michelle performed live with Scott McKenzie and Denny Doherty on two numbers, while other live performances included Barry McGuire, John Stewart of The Kingston Trio, Mackenzie Phillips, Spanky McFarlane of Spanky & Our Gang, Owen Elliot-Kugell, Bijou Phillips, Sean Lennon, and Tamerlane Phillips. Non-performers who also attended included Lou Adler, The Mamas & the Papas' original record producer, among the three hundred other invited guests. March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Roxy Theatre (often just The Roxy) is a famous nightclub on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty (November 29, 1940 – January 19, 2007) was a Canadian singer and songwriter born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... Barry McGuire (born 15 October 1935) is an American singer-songwriter. ... John Stewart (b. ... The Kingston Trios original lineup: Bob Shane, Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds The Kingston Trio is an American folk group. ... Mackenzie Phillips, as Julie Cooper on One Day at a Time. ... Spanky and Our Gang was an American 1960s folk-rock band led by Elaine Spanky McFarlane. ... Spanky and Our Gang was an American 1960s folk-rock band led by Elaine Spanky McFarlane. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sean Taro Ono Lennon (aka Sean Ono Lennon, born October 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. ... Tamerlane Phillips is the son of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and his then-wife Geneviève Waïte, a South African model. ... Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American record producer, manager, and director. ...

Phillips is renowned for her youthful appearance which she attributes, in part, to staying completely away from direct sunlight.

With the recent death of Denny Doherty on January 19, 2007, Phillips became the last surviving member of the original Mamas and the Papas. She also sang at Doherty's funeral in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty (November 29, 1940 – January 19, 2007) was a Canadian singer and songwriter born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Mamas & the Papas were a leading vocal group of the 1960s, and one of the few American groups to maintain widespread success during the British Invasion, along with The Beach Boys. ...

External links

• Michelle Phillips at the Internet Movie Database