Michelle Phillips

About Michelle Phillips

Actor in various films, including The California Kid, as a member of the Mamas & the Papas in the 1960s.

Michelle Gilliam Phillips is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and model. She rose to fame as a vocalist in the musical quartet the Mamas and the Papas in the mid-1960s. Her voice was described by Time magazine as the "purest soprano in pop music." She later established a successful career as an actress 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 vocal group the Mamas and 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. With John Phillips, she gave birth to a daughter, singer Chynna Phillips.

Occupation	Singer, songwriter, actress, model
Partner(s)	Grainger Hines (1981–1984), Geoffrey Tozer (1987–1996), Steven Zax (1999–2017, his death)
Years active	1965–present
Children	3, including Chynna Phillips
Born	Holly Michelle Gilliam, June 4, 1944, Long Beach, California, U.S.

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Michelle Phillips before fame

Her father was a student in Mexico City, thus she grew up there.

Achievement of Michelle Phillips

She is the last remaining member of the Mamas and Papas' original lineup.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$10 Million

Michelle Phillips family life

She has married four times: first to John Phillips on December 31, 1962, then to Dennis Hopper on October 31, 1970, then to Robert S. Burch on May 21, 1978, and finally to Steven Zax in 2000. Chynna is her daughter, and Austin and Aron are her sons.

Associations of Michelle Phillips

She appeared in Alec Baldwin's Knots Landing as a guest star.

Michelle Phillips Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	170 cm
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