Bijou Phillips - Biography

Last Editor: rvarga				Bijou Phillips Biography -   Name : Bijou Phillips Date of Birth : April 1, 1980 Birthplace : USA Profession : Actress,Composer

Bijou Phillips Trivia -

She is the daughter of John Phillips and Geneviève Waïte Half sister of Chynna Phillips, Mackenzie Phillips and Jeffrey Phillips. Sister of Tamerlane Phillips. Professional model and singer. Aunt of Jameson Leon Baldwin. Aunt of Shane Fontayne Jr. An animal lover, Bijou owns two dogs and a horse. One is a white male Pekinese named Mama's Flea Angel Eyes (called Flea), which she got in 1996. The other is a black female Pek-a-Poo (a Pekinese/Poodle mix) named Sweet Pea (called Pea), which she got in early 2000 after convincing a journalist who was interviewing her to buy the puppy for her. Her horse is named Finnegan. Named after the song 'My Petite Bijou' by Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. 'Bijou' means 'jewel' in French. Champion equestrienne as a child. On the cover of 'Interview' magazine when she was 13, and shortly thereafter became the youngest model to ever appear on the cover of Vogue (she was on the Italian edition). The title of her album 'I'd Rather Eat Glass' is a reference to what she's rather do than go back to modeling. Her godfather was Andy Warhol. She is a big fan of Rickie Lee Jones, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Motown. Close friends with Nicky Hilton and Paris Hilton. She was a guest at Nicky Hilton's Las Vegas wedding to Todd Andrew Meister. Along with Tara Reid, Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Kimberly Stewart, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie & Kimberly Kardashian is one of Hollywood's most famous party girls. She was the January 2007 entry in Stuff magazine's 2006-2007 pin up calendar. Some songs on Sean Lennon's CD "Friendly Fire" is about their break-up. Her paternal grandmother was Cherokee Indian and met and married Phillips' grandfather in Oklahoma.

Bijou Phillips Detailed Biography -

The multi-talented Bijou Phillips has led an unusual life. She spent her childhood in New York, California and South Africa. She excelled at equestrienne sport but spent little time in formal schooling. When she was 13, she became a model to escape boarding school, which she hated. Bijou appeared in several campaigns for Calvin Klein. She became an infamous party girl in New York from the ages of 14 to 16, then quit modeling because she thought it was creepy and exploitive. She acquired a record deal with Almo Sounds at 17 and began work on her debut album 'I'd Rather Eat Glass'. She was cast in 'Black and White' by director James Toback after being introduced to her by Leonardo DiCaprio, with whom she is friends. Bijou has continued to make films since then, toting her 4-track and guitar to shoots and working on what will be her second album between takes.