Michelle Phillips
Michelle Gilliam Phillips (born Holly Michelle Gilliam; June 4, 1944) 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.
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| Full name at birth | Holly Michelle Gilliam
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| Claim to fame | her tenure as the vocalist in the musical quartet the Mamas and the Papas in the mid-1960s, and for her roles as Billie Frechette in the 1973 gangster film Dillinger and Anne Matheson in the CBS primetime soap opera Knots Landing
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| Date of birth | 4 June 1944
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| Place of birth | Long Beach, California, USA
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| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, actress, model
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| Height | 5' 7" (170 cm)
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| Weight | 120 lbs (54 kg)
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| Shoe size | 7
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| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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- The wildly popular Mamas and the Papas 60s pop/folk group ("Monday, Monday" and "California Dreamin'" were their biggest hits) was comprised of Michelle and her husband at the time, John Phillips, along with 'Mama' Cass Elliot, and Denny Doherty. Michelle was temporarily kicked out of the group after it was discovered she was fooling around with the other 'Papa' (Doherty), whom Cass had a crush on. The fans, however, missed her and she was soon brought back, but the damage had been done and the group wasted no time in splitting up.
- Sang at Danny Doherty's funeral, whose death made her the only surviving member of The Mamas and the Papas (2007).
- When The Mamas and the Papas were in the Bahamas and couldn't afford the flight back to the US, she won 17 straight shoots at a crap table, enough for the first class.
- Born to Joyce Leon, née Poole, an accountant, and Gardner Burnett Gilliam, a merchant marine.
- Sang at Denny Doherty`s funeral, whose death made her the only surviving member of The Mamas and the Papas (2007).
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