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Michelle Phillips

ミシェル・フィリップス　/　みしぇる・ふぃりっぷす

American actor

June 4, 1944 (age 82)　・　Long Beach, California, United States

California
actor
singer-songwriter
television actor

My Take

Michelle Phillips, to me, is the sound of California itself. That crystalline soprano floating through the Mamas & the Papas catalog gave the 1960s its dreamy, aching glow, and Time calling her the purest soprano in pop barely overstates it. What impresses me even more is the second act: when the group dissolved, she rebuilt herself as a working actress and stayed employed for decades, a rare feat for any sixties icon. She lived through that era's beauty and wreckage and came out standing. Survivors who keep their grace intact are my favorite kind of legend, and she absolutely qualifies.

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.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Michelle Phillips
Name (Japanese): ミシェル・フィリップス
Reading: みしぇる・ふぃりっぷす
Born: June 4, 1944 (age 82)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Monkey
Origin: Long Beach, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / singer-songwriter / television actor / film actor / model

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: John Marshall High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Knots Landing	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%82%B9

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