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Michelle Phillips is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and former model. She rose to fame as a vocalist in the musical quartet the Mamas and the Papas in the mid-1960s. Phillips garnered critical acclaim for her voice, which was deemed 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. Phillips is the last surviving original member of the Mamas and the Papas.
Birth Name
Holly Michelle Gilliam
Born
Sunday, 04 June 1944
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Velvet Underground | Self | 2021 |
| This Is Pop | Self - The Mamas and the Papas | 2021 |
| Helter Skelter: An American Myth | Self - The Mamas and the Papas | 2020 |
| Laurel Canyon | Self | 2020 |
| Feminists: What Were They Thinking? | Herself / Self | 2018 |
| Echo in the Canyon | Herself / Self | 2018 |
| Breaking the Band | Self - Mamas and Papas Band Member | 2018 |
| The Top Ten Revealed | Self | 2018 |
| Good Fortune | Self | 2017 |
| Classic Hollywood Cinemas | Self | 2016 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Velvet Underground | Self | 2021 |
| This Is Pop | Self - The Mamas and the Papas | 2021 |
| Helter Skelter: An American Myth | Self - The Mamas and the Papas | 2020 |
| Laurel Canyon | Self | 2020 |
| Feminists: What Were They Thinking? | Herself / Self | 2018 |
| Echo in the Canyon | Herself / Self | 2018 |
| Breaking the Band | Self - Mamas and Papas Band Member | 2018 |
| The Top Ten Revealed | Self | 2018 |
| Good Fortune | Self | 2017 |
| Classic Hollywood Cinemas | Self | 2016 |
| The Sixties | Self - The Mamas & The Papas | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation | Self | 2013 |
| What's Up Orange County | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N Roll Revolution | Self | 2011 |
| Betrayal | Eva Karlsen (1993) | 2009 |
| The Wrecking Crew! | Self | 2008 |
| The Florence Henderson Show | Self - Guest | 2008 |
| 1968 with Tom Brokaw | Self | 2007 |
| 3055 Jean Leon | 2007 | |
| Unbeatable Harold | Erma | 2006 |
| Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula | Messalina | 2005 |
| Kids in America | Singer | 2005 |
| Eye on Entertainment | Self | 2005 |
| Harry + Max | Mother | 2005 |
| Mayor of the Sunset Strip | Self | 2003 |
| Jane White Is Sick & Twisted | June | 2003 |
| Abby | Christine Newton | 2003 |
| Autograph | Self | 2002 |
| All About Us | Juliana Merrick | 2001 |
| That's Life | Maureen | 2000 |
| The Price of Air | Mrs. Rye | 2000 |
| Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel | DeeDee Westbrook | 2000 |
| Popular | Hellacious Akers | 1999 |
| Twice in a Lifetime | Edwina Lewis | 1999 |
| Sweetwater | Nancy Nevins (present day) | 1999 |
| Providence | Blair Mason | 1999 |
| Rude Awakening | Vivian | 1998 |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave | Quinn Ford | 1998 |
| The Magnificent Seven | Maude Standish | 1998 |
| Behind the Music | Self | 1997 |
| Spicy City | Raven (voice) / Raven | 1997 |
| Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac | Anne Matheson Sumner | 1997 |
| Pauly | Cassandra | 1997 |
| 919 Fifth Avenue | Mrs. Janet Van Degen | 1996 |
| Spin City | Jane Moore | 1996 |
| 7th Heaven | Lilly | 1996 |
| The Big Easy | Collette | 1996 |
| No One Would Tell | Laura Collins | 1996 |
| Malibu Shores | Suki Walker | 1996 |
| New York Daze | Karen Reeves | 1995 |
| Rock Family Trees | Self | 1995 |
| The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Self / Self - The Mamas and the Papas | 1995 |
| Robin's Hoods | Vanessa Magnuson | 1994 |
| Burke's Law | Denise Zima | 1994 |
| Second Chances | Joanna Russell | 1993 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Christine Shaw / Livia Parkinson | 1993 |
| Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document | Self | 1993 |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Claudette Wilder | 1993 |
| Joshua Tree | Esther Severence | 1993 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| Herman's Head | Sandra Clayton | 1991 |
| Scissors | Ann Carter | 1991 |
| The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards | Self | 1991 |
| Keep on Running | Tracy | 1991 |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | Abby Malone | 1990 |
| Let It Ride | Mrs. Davis | 1989 |
| Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All | Leora Van Treas | 1989 |
| Jimi Plays Monterey | Self (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Assault and Matrimony | Madge Evers | 1987 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Jenice Manheim | 1987 |
| Biography | Self / Self - Former Stepmother | 1987 |
| American Anthem | Linda Tevere | 1986 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Covenant | Claire Noble | 1985 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Katherine Clark | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Regina Kellijian | 1984 |
| Secrets of a Married Man | Katie Jordan | 1984 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Alicia Marsh | 1984 |
| Fox Mystery Theater | Sandra Lorenz | 1984 |
| Automan | Veronica Everly | 1983 |
| Murder Me, Murder You | Chris Jameson / Chris | 1983 |
| Matt Houston | Glenda Collins | 1982 |
| Hotel | Elizabeth Bradshaw Cabot / Gerry Howland / Claire Talbot Ames | 1982 |
| The Mississippi | Caroline Foster | 1982 |
| T.J. Hooker | Teri Sherman | 1982 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| Moonlight | Meredith Tyne | 1982 |
| The Fall Guy | Fay Charles | 1981 |
| Savage Harvest | Maggie | 1981 |
| The Man with Bogart's Face | Gena | 1980 |
| Knots Landing | Anne Matheson / Anne Matheson Sumner | 1979 |
| The French Atlantic Affair | Jennie Barber | 1979 |
| Bloodline | Vivian Nichols | 1979 |
| The Users | Marina Brent | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Officer Cassandra Hunt | 1978 |
| Aspen | Gloria Osborne | 1977 |
| Valentino | Natasha Rambova | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Barbara Carroll / Emily / Linda Gammon / Sheila Price | 1977 |
| The 4th Annual American Music Awards | Self | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Princess Nyah / The Mermaid / Andrea Barclay / Helen Sinclair / Shelia Godfrey / Valerie Larrabe | 1977 |
| Shampoo | Girl at Party | 1975 |
| Miracle | Trixie | 1975 |
| The California Kid | Maggie | 1974 |
| The Death Squad | Joyce Kreski | 1974 |
| Dillinger | Billie Frechette | 1973 |
| The Last Movie | Banker's Daughter | 1971 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Stephanie Marks | 1971 |
| Gimme Shelter | Self | 1971 |
| Monterey Pop | Performers / Self - Mamas and the Papas | 1968 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| NBC Experiment in Television | Self | 1967 |
| ABC Stage 67 | Self | 1966 |
| Where the Action Is | Self | 1965 |
| Shivaree | Self | 1965 |
| Hullabaloo | Self | 1965 |
| Shindig! | Self - Singer | 1964 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Guest / Herself - Singer | 1961 |
| American Bandstand | Herself | 1952 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Musical Guest / Self | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1974 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Nominated |
