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| Mackenzie Phillips | |
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| Born | Laura Mackenzie Phillips November 10, 1959 Alexandria, Virginia |
| Spouse(s) | Jeff Sessler (1979-1981) Michael Barakan (1996-2000) Keith Levenson (2005-present ) |
Laura Mackenzie Phillips (born November 10, 1959, in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in American Graffiti and as rebellious teenager Julie Cooper Horvath on the sitcom One Day at a Time.
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Family background and early life
Mackenzie Phillips is the daughter of John Phillips, lead singer of the The Mamas and the Papas, and his first wife, Susan Adams. She is the sister of Jeffrey Phillips and half-sister of Tamerlane Phillips, actress Bijou Phillips and singer Chynna Phillips.
At the age of twelve, she formed a band with three of her classmates and was spotted by a casting agent during one of their performances.[1] This won her an audition for a role in the 1973 hit film American Graffiti, in which she was subsequently cast.
Career
Phillips was 12 years old when the filming of American Graffiti began, and was 14 when the movie was released in 1973. She was cast as Carol Morrison, a younger girl picked up by [[hot rod|hot rodding] teenager John Milner. Due to her age and California state law, producer Gary Kurtz became Phillips' legal guardian during the period of filming.[2]
Phillips' career took off in the 1970s and 1980s, when she was cast in the role of the rebellious, boy-crazed, teenager Julie Cooper Horvath on the long-running television show One Day at a Time. She was reportedly commanding $50,000 a week from the sitcom.[1] However, after having problems with drugs and alcohol, she was fired from the sitcom in February 1980.[1] After two near fatal overdoses, she checked into Fair Oaks Hospital to undergo treatment. In 1981, after seeing that she had gone though rehabilitation, the producers of One Day at a Time invited her back to the show.[1] In 1982 she resumed using cocaine, and she was once again fired from the show in 1983. This time, however, her departure was permanent, and her character was written out of the series as having abandoned her child. In 1992, Mackenzie Phillips entered into a long-term drug rehabilitation program at the Little Hill Alina Lodge, and underwent undergoing intensive treatment for nine months.[1]
In 1999, she co-starred with Cara DeLizia in the Disney Channel series So Weird as the fictional rock star Molly Phillips. She guest starred as the sister of Annie Spadero in the sitcom Caroline in the City.
Personal life
Phillips has been married thrice. Her first marriage was to Jeff Sessler (1979-1981), and her second to rock guitarist Michael Barakan (1996-2000). In June 2005, she married Keith Levenson. Mackenzie Phillips has one son, Shane, who was born in 1987.
On August 27, 2008, she was arrested by the Los Angeles Airport Police on charges of possession of cocaine and heroin after she went through airport security screening. [3] On October 31, 2008, Phillips pled guilty to one felony count of possession of cocaine, and was sentenced to a drug rehabilitation program.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mackenzie Phillips Biography (1959-)". The Biography Channel. Retrieved on 16 November 2008.
- ^ Baxter, John (1999). Mythmaker: The Life and Work of George Lucas. Avon Books. ISBN 0380978334.
- ^ "Mackenzie Phillips arrested on drug charge", Reuters (August 27, 2008). Retrieved on 16 November 2008.
- ^ "Mackenzie Phillips pleads guilty to drug charge", Reuters (October 31, 2008). Retrieved on 16 November 2008.
External links
Scott McKenzie - San Francisco - 45 rpm
5-27-67 - penned by John Phillips
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Added: November 18, 2008
"San Francisco" (Scott McKenzie cover) - The Laptop Sessions
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Author: jimfusco
Keywords: san francisco be sure to wear some flowers in your hair jim fusco laptop sessions acoustic cover scott mckenzie phillips
Added: November 17, 2008
WCR Commentary: Theme Songs
Valerie Bertinelli or Mackenzie Philips?
Author: FSinWCR
Keywords: Wrestlecrap Radio RD Reynolds Blade Braxton
Added: November 17, 2008
MOTG - Molly kicks out slimeball Louis
Series 4 episode 3 Louis is kicked into place
Author: motgfan
Keywords: monarch of the glen archie macdonald alastair mackenzie louis leslie phillips
Added: November 17, 2008
Kiley and McKenzie play Nintendo some more
Our little girls got to play Nintendo one weekend. That's right, one weekend.
Author: NewtonEagle
Keywords: Kiley McKenzie Phillips Nintnedo
Added: November 15, 2008