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Bijou Lilly Phillips (born April 1, 1980) is an American actress, fashion model, and singer. Some of her larger film roles include Bully, Havoc, Hostel: Part II, and Tart.
Early lifePhillips was born in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and is the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas and his then-wife Geneviève Waïte, a South African model, artist, and actress. The youngest of John Phillips's children, she has one brother, Tamerlane, and three half-siblings: Mackenzie, Jeffrey, and Chynna. After her parents split up, both were found unfit to have custody of Bijou and she was placed in foster care with a family in Bolton Landing, New York. She lived there on and off, doing extended visits with her parents, who had both gotten houses in the area. Her father won custody when she was in third grade and she moved with him to Long Island.["Driving them wild", Glenn Waldron, guardian.co.uk, March 2 2002.]
At 13, Phillips moved to New York City to be a model. She appeared on the cover of Interview magazine and Italian Vogue (twice) and did a number of ads for Calvin Klein. At 17, she got a record deal and began working on her album ''I'd Rather Eat Glass'', which was produced by Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison. She was later cast in Black and White by director James Toback and garnered glowing praise from critics for her performance.
CareerModeling careerBesides Interview and Vogue, Phillips has also appeared on the cover of Playboy, Stuff, People, Detour, Nylon, Paper, 944, and Missbehave magazines
. She has been on the catwalk of Jill Stuart and Heatherette.
Music careerHer debut album, released in 1999, was titled ''I'd Rather Eat Glass, 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 careerIn 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 got 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 Hostel: Part II, for which she was nominated for Scream Queen in the 2007 Scream Awards. Her most recent starring roles are in Dark Streets and a remake of ''It's Alive''. She also has an uncredited cameo in the as-yet-unreleased Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead. Philips will star alongside Danny Masterson, in the 2009 drama The Bridge to Nowhere.
Personal lifeIn 2004, Phillips began dating ''That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson; the couple met at a [[poker] tournament in Las Vegas. The couple announced their engagement in March 2009. Both Phillips and Masterson have been described as devout Scientologists.
Discography- "When I Hated Him (Don't Tell Me)" single (1999)
- ''I'd Rather Eat Glass (1999)
Filmography
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