Bijou Phillips

Infobox actor
name = Bijou Phillips

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caption = Phillips in 2005 (photo by Eduardo Sciammarella)
birth name = Bijou Lilly Phillips
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|4|1
birthplace = Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States

Bijou Lilly Phillips (born April 1 1980) is an American actress, fashion model, and singer. Some of her larger film roles include "Bully", "Havoc", "", and "Tart".

Biography

Early life

Phillips was born in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and is the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and his then-wife Geneviève Waïte, a South African model, artist, and actress. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/18/Bijou-Phillips.html Bijou Phillips Biography (1980-)] ] The youngest of Phillips' children, she has one brother—Tamerlane—and three half-siblings—Mackenzie, Jeffrey, and Chynna. Her godfather was Andy Warhol. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2002/mar/02/features1 "Driving them wild"] , Glenn Waldron, "guardian.co.uk", March 2 2002.]

Phillips began modeling at the age of thirteen, appearing on the covers of "Interview" and "Vogue Italia" and in one of Calvin Klein's more controversial ad campaigns. Emancipated from her parents at fourteen, Phillips lived on her own in New York City. That same year, Phillips attended the Sierra Tucson rehab center in Arizona—not because she was actually addicted to drugs, she claims, but to get out of trouble for running up a large credit card bill in her father's name. [http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/bijou_phillips.shtml Bijou Phillips] , Bruce LaBruce, "Index Magazine", 2000.]

Personal relationships

A four-year relationship with Sean Lennon in the early 2000s ended after Phillips had an affair with Lennon's childhood friend Max LeRoy. LeRoy subsequently died in a motorcycle accident before Lennon and he had a chance to mend their friendship. Phillips' infidelity and LeRoy's death was the inspiration for much of Lennon's 2006 album, "Friendly Fire". [ [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6189537 Sean Lennon Explores Love's 'Friendly Fire'] , Michele Norris, "All Things Considered", National Public Radio, October 3 2006.] [ [http://www.musicbox-online.com/interviews/sean-lennon-05212007.html Taking Friendly Fire with Sean Lennon] , Matt Parish, "The Music Box", May 2007.]

Phillips has been in a relationship with "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson since 2004. [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20080828/en_celeb_eo/26451;_ylt=AsjN7GyU_.nYMVa0xwuLDnZ2F78C Mackenzie Phillips Makes Bail] ] [ [http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=82a8a1d3-3f65-40f2-9e56-3740e1828ab3 Danny Masterson - Profile] ]

Career

Modeling career

Besides "Vogue", Phillips has also appeared on the cover of "Stuff", "Interview", "Playboy", "People", "Detour", "Nylon", "Paper", "944", and "Missbehave" magazines. She has been on the catwalk of Jill Stuart and Heatherette.

Music career

Her debut album, released in 1999, was titled "I'd Rather Eat Glass", a sentiment that expressed her feelings about her former profession. [ [http://uk.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUKN2320923420070525 Actress Bijou Phillips is sick of being bad] , Belinda Goldsmith, Reuters, May 25 2007.] She toured with the Lilith Fair music festival in 1999. As of 2007, Phillips is working on a second album and has posted several demos on her MySpace page.

Film career

In 1999, Phillips had a brief cameo in the film "Sugar Town", playing a girl wanting an autograph. That same year, Phillips appeared in "Black and White" as Charlie. In 2000, she played Estrella Starr in "Almost Famous". Beginning in 2001, Phillips get bigger parts, including a supporting role in "Bully" and starring roles in "Tart" and "Fast Sofa".

Later film appearances include "Octane", "What We Do Is Secret", and "", for which she was nominated for Scream Queen in the 2007 Scream Awards. Her most recent starring roles are in "Dark Streets" and an as-yet-unreleased remake of "It's Alive". [ [http://www.timeout.com/film/news/1754/?DCMP=OTC-RSS-Film 'It's Alive' for Bijou Phillips] , "Time Out London", March 6 2007.] She also has an uncredited cameo in the as-yet-unreleased "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead". [ [http://www.rushmoreacademy.com/2008/03/20/waris-in-rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-are-undead Waris In Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead] , RushmoreAcademy.com]

Discography

* "When I Hated Him (Don't Tell Me)" single (1999)
* "I'd Rather Eat Glass" (1999)

Filmography

Guest appearances

* "GNW Night Lite" (1 episode, 23 September 1999)
* "Intimate Portrait" (1 episode, "Mackenzie Phillips", 2000)
* "The Howard Stern Radio Show" (1 episode, 18 March 2000)
* "The Howard Stern Show" (1 episode, 30 March 2000)
* "The List" (1 episode, 9 June 2000)
* "" (2000)
* "Celebrities Uncensored" (1 episode, #1.15, 2003) archive footage (as Bisou Phillips)
* "Celebrity Blackjack" (1 episode, Tournament 1, Game 4, 2004)
* "The N Word" (2004) archive footage
* "The Simple Life" (1 episode, "Welcome to Camp Shawnee", 2007) archive footage
* "Tom Green Live!" (1 episode, 30 May 2007)
* "Howard Stern on Demand" (1 episode, "Bijou Phillips", 2007)

References

External links

*imdb|id=0005313|name=Bijou Phillips
*myspace|bijouphillips
*allmusic|11:hbfoxq9jld6e~T0

Persondata
NAME = Phillips, Bijou
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Phillips, Bijou Lily
SHORT DESCRIPTION = American actress
DATE OF BIRTH = 1980-04-01
PLACE OF BIRTH = Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =