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Bijou Phillips - Biography |
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A reformed, drug-addicted wild
child-model turned actress from a notable celebrity lineage, Bijou
Phillips' uninhibited club-kid childhood proved fodder for the
celebrity-obsessed masses as its lurid details were documented in nearly
every tabloid on the shelves. Yet despite the traps and temptations that
she may have fallen victim to in her early years, Phillips has restored
her existence from tabloid headlines to forge a successful career in film
and music.
Born in Greenwich, CT, in 1980 to Mamas & Papas founder John Phillips and
actress Genevieve Waite, Bijou's early years were accelerated into
overdrive when she began modeling at the age of 13. Emancipated from her
parents the following year, Phillips went out on her own in New York City
and although she initially resisted the lure of its cocaine-fueled
nightlife after witnessing its effects on her sister and father's lives,
soon began to experiment with drugs after being ostracized by the city's
substance-powered movers and shakers.
Though she would become the youngest model ever to appear on the cover of
Vogue and once again became the center of attention for appearing in
Calvin Klein's revealing and controversial ad campaign, life in the fast
lane was bleeding Phillips of both her soul and vital energy. It was only
a few short months later that the former champion equestrian pleaded with
her father to be allowed to return home and attend rehab -- a plea that
was initially denied until her father awoke to the mirror-image dangers
his daughter was facing.
Recovering from her accelerated youth more focused and wiser from
experience, Phillips began to turn life around by focusing on her music
and film career. As the animal-loving and self-proclaimed bipolar actress
emerged to appear in such films as Almost Famous (2000) and renegade
director Larry Clark's Bully (2001), she also began to reach into her past
to find inspiration as a singer/songwriter. Utilizing the 12 chords her
father had taught her on a guitar at age 15, and drawing from the
harrowing experiences that nearly destroyed her in her early teens,
Phillips crafted her debut album entitled I'd Rather Eat Glass. An
unguarded musical eulogy to her former life, Phillips' debut as a
songwriter may not have broken as much new ground as her father in his
prime, though it marked a maturity and growth that hinted toward the good
things to come from a reformed free spirit reclaiming her youthful vigor. |
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Bijou Phillips - Personal Quotes |
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On music: "Music is real; it's
something you can touch and feel. It moves you - the bass literally
shakes you and rocks you from the inside. Music makes your soul feel
amazing while you're performing it. It's not air, it's not wind,
it's not anything like that. It's solid. It's thick. It's like
summertime in New York."
On being world-weary: "I never had innocence."
On modeling: "It was like, I wanted to go swimming in the ocean, but
I was jumping up and down in a puddle."
"Bijou Phillips- you never knew what the f**k she would say or do
next. There is no line between her unconscious and her articulation
of it and her behavior. She is a genuine psychopath. I say that with
affection and admiration, because she's also incredibly smart and
talented, so she knows how to amuse and how to get and hold
attention. If she were just a psychopath, you wouldn't want to use
her; you'd just be bored. But she is always amusing and interesting,
and if one thing isn't working she has a good sense of it, and she
just starts on something else." - James Toback |
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Bijou Phillips - Filmography |
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Hostel: Part II (2007)
(post-production) .... Whitney
Dark Streets (2007) (post-production) .... Crystal
What We Do Is Secret (2007) (completed) .... Lorna Doom
The Wizard of Gore (2006) (completed) .... Maggie
Totally Awesome (2006) (TV) (uncredited) .... Karelynn
You Are Here (2006) .... Aubrey
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Li'l' Cherry (1 episode, 2006)
... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
... aka CSI: Las Vegas (USA: syndication title)
... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
... aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
- Kiss Kiss, Bye Bye (2006) TV Episode .... Li'l' Cherry
Venom (2005) .... Tammy
Havoc (2005) .... Emily
Pancho's Pizza (2005)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Helena
Wankstein
... aka GTA: San Andreas (International: English title: short title)
... aka San Andreas (International: English title: short title)
The Door in the Floor (2004) .... Alice
Octane (2003) .... Backpacker
... aka Pulse (USA: DVD box title)
Tart (2001) .... Delilah Milford
... aka Naïve (Canada: French title)
Bully (2001) .... Ali Willis
... aka Bully (France)
Fast Sofa (2001) .... Tracy
Almost Famous (2000) .... Estrella Starr
... aka Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut (USA: director's cut
(DVD title))
Black and White (1999/I) .... Charlie
Sugar Town (1999) .... Autograph Girl
Sublime: Sublime (1997) (V) .... Annie |
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Bijou Phillips - Related Links |
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Wikipedia: Bijou Phillips
YouTube: Bijou Phillips
Bijou Phillips at Babemania.com
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