Mackenzie Phillips - Biography

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Son, Shane (b. 1987), with Barakan. Has been in rehab several times for drug and alcohol addiction. Sang in her father's music group, The Mamas and the Papas, when it made a comeback. One of her stepmothers was Michelle Phillips. Daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas musical group and Susan Adams. Half sister of Bijou Phillips, Chynna Phillips and Tamerlane Phillips. Sister of Jeffrey Phillips. Skipped a grade in elementary school. Sister-in-law of William Baldwin. Mackenzie was named in honor of her dad's friend and songwriting/performing partner, Scott MacKenzie, with whom he played prior to The Mamas and the Papas in a band called the Journeymen. John Phillips and Scott MacKenzie co-wrote the big 1960s hit "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)," which Scott MacKenzie recorded and made into a worldwide hit. They also co-wrote the big 1980s hit "Kokomo" for The Beach Boys from the movie Cocktail (1988). Scott MacKenzie, John Phillips, & Mackenzie Phillips also worked together in the reformed the Mamas & the Papas in the 1980s & 1990s at various times, with Scott replacing original member Denny Doherty. Childhood best friends of Lisa Coleman, musician in "Prince and the Revolution", and in "Wendy & Lisa" (with Wendy Melvoin). Aunt of Jamison Leon Baldwin. While shooting "So Weird" (1999) in Vancouver, Mackenzie was the legal guardian of co-star Patrick Levis until he turned 18. Best remembered by the public for her starring role as daughter Julie Cooper in "One Day at a Time" (1975). Her paternal grandmother was Cherokee Indian and met and married Phillips' grandfather in Oklahoma.

Mackenzie Phillips Detailed Biography -

Laura Mackenzie Phillips (born November 10, 1959 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of The Mamas and the Papas lead singer John Phillips and Susan Adams. She was also the stepdaughter of group member Michelle Phillips. Her first major acting role was the part of "Carol" in American Graffiti (1973). In 1975, she started playing Julie Cooper on the TV sitcom One Day at a Time. This was Mackenzie's most famous role. Using her star power from One Day at a Time, Mackenzie had easy access to drugs like cocaine, to which she became addicted. This, coupled with an alcohol problem, caused her to be late for tapings, or sometimes miss them entirely. This got a lot of coverage in the press, and the executive producer of the show fired her in 1980 when she refused to get help. She returned to the show from a rehabilitation center in 1981 but eventually became addicted again. She was fired for good in 1983 and did not return to the show before it was canceled. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Mackenzie attempted and eventually succeeded in getting over her drug problem with the help of her father, who was also a recovering addict. She was asked to play substance abuse counselors on Beverly Hills 90210 in 1994 (when Luke Perry's character was suffering from drug addiction) and on Guiding Light in 1996 (when she tried to help Cynthia Watros's character Annie Dutton through her drug problem). Today she is a budding singer and has starred with Cara DeLizia on the Disney Channel series So Weird as rock star Molly Phillips. She also guest-starred as a singer on Caroline in the City.