Mackenzie Phillips details
Roles: Actor
Date of Birth: November 10, 1959
Active Years: 1973-2005
Filmography: American Graffiti (1973), Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977), Eleanor and Franklin: The Early Years (1976), More American Graffiti (1979), Fast Friends (1979), Miles to Go Before I Sleep (1974), Go Ask Alice (1973)
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MacKenzie Phillips is the daughter of "The Mamas & the Papas" lead singer John Phillips, the stepdaughter of actress Michelle Phillips,and the half-sister of another film performer, Chynna Phillips. MacKenzie was 13 years old when she essayed her first film role as underaged "cruiser" Carol in American Graffiti (1973). She then essayed a series of juvenile-delinquent TV guest spots, which ended in 1975 upon her being cast as Julie Cooper on the popular sitcom One Day at a Time. During the run of this series, MacKenzie accepted a few outside assignments, notably a cameo as Lillian Gish (whom she closely resembled) in the made-for-TV The Silent Lovers (1980). Drug problems and run-ins with the law compromised MacKenzie's ability to function on One Day at a Time, culminating in her being fired during the 1979-80 season. After going "cold turkey," MacKenzie Phillips briefly returned to the series in 1981, but her previous self-destructive lifestyle had taken its toll on her physical and emotional makeup; she left One Day for good in 1983, and has worked but little since. by Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
