Michelle Phillips is an American actress and singer whose career spans over five decades. She initially came to prominence as a vocalist in the group The Mamas and the Papas in 1965. She had her first major screen appearance in a minor role in Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie (1971) before being cast as Billie Frechette in the John Dillinger biopic Dillinger (1973), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nominations for Most Promising Newcomer. Phillips subsequently had leading roles in the television films The Death Squad and The California Kid (both 1974).
In 1977, she was cast as Natacha Rambova in the Rudolph Valentino biopic Valentino, directed by Ken Russell. Subsequent film roles included The Man with Bogart's Face (1980), and the nature horror film Savage Harvest (1981). Throughout the majority of the 1980s, Phillips worked prolifically in television, appearing in guest-starring roles on Fantasy Island and The Love Boat, as well as appearing in a number of television films, such as Murder Me, Murder You (1983) and Secrets of a Married Man (1984).
Beginning in 1987, Phillips portrayed Anne Matheson on the series Knots Landing, a role she continued until 1993. She subsequently provided the voice role of Raven on the short-lived Ralph Bakshi animated series Spicy City (1997), and appeared in several episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210 (1997–1998), playing Abby Malone, mother of Valerie Malone. In the 2000s, Phillips appeared in several independent films, including the comedy Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002) and the gay-themed drama Harry + Max (2004), and the comedy Kids in America (2005). Since the millennium, she has also appeared in a number of documentary films as an interview subject, including Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018) and Echo in the Canyon (2019).
Film +Key Denotes documentary film appearances Year Title Role Director(s) Notes 1968 Monterey Pop Herself Documentary film 1970 Saturation 70 Unfinished; lost film 1971 The Last Movie Banker's Daughter 1973 Dillinger Evelyn "Billie" Frechette Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer 1974 The Death Squad Joyce Kreski Television film 1974 The California Kid Maggie Television film 1975 Shampoo Girl at Party Uncredited 1975 Miracle Trixie Short film 1977 Valentino Natacha Rambova 1978 The Users Marina Brent Television film 1979 Bloodline Vivian Nichols 1980 The Man with Bogart's Face Gena 1981 Savage Harvest Maggie 1982 Moonlight Meredith Tyne Television film 1983 Murder Me, Murder You Chris Jameson Television film 1984 Secrets of a Married Man Katie Jordan Television film 1985 The Covenant Claire Noble Television film 1985 Stark: Mirror Image Jennifer Clayton Television film 1986 American Anthem Linda Tevere 1987 Assault and Matrimony Madge Evers Television film1989 Let It Ride Mrs. Davis 1989 Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All Leora Van Treas Television film 1989 Trenchcoat in Paradise Suzanna Hollander Television film 1991 Tracy 1991 Scissors Ann Carter 1993 Joshua Tree Esther Severance Also known as: Vanishing Red and Army of One 1993 Rubdown Jordana Orwitz Television film 1996 No One Would Tell Laura Collins Television film 1996 Pretty Poison Mrs. Stepanek Television film 1999 Sweetwater Nancy Nevins Television film 2000 Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel DeeDee Westbrook 2000919 Fifth AvenueMrs. Janet Van Degen Television film 2000 The Price of Air Mrs. Rye 2001 March Joan 2002 Jane White Is Sick & Twisted June 2004 Harry + Max Mother 2005 Kids in America Singer 2006 Unbeatable Harold Erma 2006 And the Sea Took Us Herself (voice) Documentary film 2009 Betrayal Eva Karlsen 2016 Good Fortune Herself Documentary film 2018 Feminists: What Were They Thinking? Herself Documentary film 2019 Echo in the Canyon Herself Documentary film
Television Year Title Role Notes 1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Stephanie Marks Episode: "The Prowler" 1977 Aspen Gloria Osborne 3 episodes 1979 The French Atlantic Affair Jennie Barber 3 episodes 1979–1984 Fantasy Island Various 7 episodes 1980 Vega$ Officer Cassandra Hunt 2 episodes 1981–1984The Love Boat Barbara Carroll/Sheila Price/Linda Gammon 5 episodes 1982 Matt Houston Glenda Collins Episode: "Shark Bait" 1983 The Fall Guy Fay Charles Episode: "The Chameleon" 1983 The Mississippi Caroline Foster Episode: "The Last Voice You Hear" 1983Search For Tomorrow Ruby Ashford Procter & Gamble Productions 1983–1986 Hotel Elizabeth Bradshot Cabot 8 episodes 1984 Automan Veronica Everly Episode: "Murder, Take One" 1984 Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense Sandra Lorenz Episode: "Paint Me a Murder" 1984 Finder of Lost Loves Alicia Marsh Episode: "Yesterday's Child" 1984 Murder, She Wrote Regina Kellijian Episode: "Death Casts a Spell" 1985 T. J. Hooker Teri Sherman Episode: "Love Story" 1985 Glitter Episode: "The Matriarch" 1987; 1989–1993Knots Landing Anne Matheson 88 episodes 1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Katherine Clark Episode: "If Looks Could Kill" 1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation Jenice Manheim Episode: "We'll Always Have Paris" 1993–1994Second Chances Joanna Russell 4 episodes 1994 Burke's Law Denise Kima Episode: "Who Killed the Starlet?" 1994 Herman's Head Sandra Clayton Episode: "A Head in the Polls" 1994 Heaven Help Us Episode: "Stepping Out" 1994–1999 Diagnosis MurderLivia Parkinson/Christine Shaw2 episodes 1995Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Claudette Wilder Episode: "Target: Jimmy Olsen" 1996 Malibu Shores Suki Walker 10 episodes 1996 Too Something Karen Reeves Episode: "Donny's Mother" 1997 The Big Easy Collette Episode: "Ghost of the Pricky Rose" 1997 Pauly Cassandra Episode: "Foreplay" 1997Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac Anne Matheson Sumner 2 episodes 1997 Spicy City Raven 6 episodes 1997–98 Beverly Hills, 90210 Abby Malone 9 episodes 1998Love Boat: The Next Wave Quinn Ford Episode: "True Course" 1998–2000The Magnificent Seven Maude Standish 3 episodes 1999Providence Blair Mason Episode: "If Memory Serves" 1999–2001Rude Awakening Vivian 3 episodes 2000Twice in a Lifetime Edwina Lewis Episode: "Old Flames" 2000Popular Hellacious Akers 2 episodes 2001All About Us Juliana Merrick Episode: "The Scare" 2001Spin City Jane Moore Episode: "The Wedding Scammer" 2001–2002 That's LifeMaureen 2 episodes 2001–2004 7th Heaven Lilly 3 episodes 2003AbbyChristine Newton Episode: "The Mama and the Papa"
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