Renowned for her roles in movies and TV series such as “American Graffiti,” “One Day at a Time,” and “So Weird,” Mackenzie Phillips is recognized as an American vocalist and performer possessing a fortune of $1 million.

She made an appearance on “Celebrity Rehab” in 2010 and was apprehended for drug ownership in 2008. In her book “High on Arrival” published in 2009, she leveled accusations against her deceased father, the musician John Phillips, claiming that he administered cocaine to her when she was a young child. Furthermore, she asserted that she engaged in a consensual sexual relationship with her father for ten years, which concluded with an abortion.

Career

Phillips was cast as Carol Morrison in “American Graffiti” when she was 13, which helped launch her into stardom. Her fame further increased throughout the early 1970s, as she landed roles in various films and television shows like “The Twins of Gold Dust,” “Rafferty and Show,” “Tyler Moore,” “Baretta,” “Sleep Before I Go,” “Miles On Movin’,” “Alice,” and “Ask Alice.”

Her character was written out of the series, and she was fired again in 1982. However, she relapsed and completed treatment in 1981, so she was invited back to the show. Ultimately, she was fired in 1980 due to her behavior, but she was ordered to take a six-week leave from the show after struggling with drug abuse. Despite this, she remained on the show throughout its first few seasons. Phillips, who played Julie Cooper, a teenage boy-crazy teenager, was cast when the show launched into stardom in 1975. The CBS show depicted her as a divorced mother raising two teenage daughters, portrayed by Phillips herself. “One Day at a Time” was the name of the television show.

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The band, from the mid-1980s until the early 1990s, embarked on tours with her. The New Mamas and The Papas referred to the reformed version of The Mamas & The Papas, with a vocalist, as they started touring.

In 1999, Molly Phillips landed the role of a fictional rock star named Molly Phillips on the series “Weird” on the Disney Channel. Additionally, she appeared in a number of television shows including “90210,” “Beverly Hills,” “Cold Case,” “7th Heaven,” “Without a Trace,” and “ER.” She also appeared in the original Disney Channel movie “Double Teamed” in 2002.

“Orange Is the New Black” was a series she starred in during 2019. Additionally, she made an appearance in the revived edition of “One Day at a Time” in 2017 and later returned to play the same character in two episodes in 2019. Furthermore, in 2011, she received an Honorary Best Actress award at the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto for her exceptional acting in the movie, “Peach Plum Pear.”

Early Life

Chynna Phillips, the daughter of musician John Phillips and singer Michelle Phillips, was born on November 10, 1959, in Alexandria, Virginia. She had several half-siblings, including Bijou, Tamerlane, and Jeffrey Adams, and her parents were Stuart Susan and John Phillips.

She secured a part in the 1973 movie, “American Graffiti,” for which Phillips had an audition. The casting agent noticed the group during one of their shows, and Phillips established a band with three fellow students. She studied at Highland Hall Waldorf School in Northridge, California. Phillips’ family relocated to California when she was young.

Personal Life

In 2016, Phillips began working at the Center Healing Life Breathe in West Hollywood as a drug rehab counselor. She also appeared on the third season of “Celebrity Rehab” and continued to discuss her recovery on “The View” in 2010. Although she completed a drug diversion program, she was arrested in 2008 for possession of heroin and cocaine, and her case was eventually dismissed. Despite this, she continued to struggle with drug abuse. In 1992, she underwent nine months of intensive treatment at a long-term drug rehab program and continued to struggle with drug abuse. Initially, she was successful in her recovery, but she relapsed into cocaine use in 1982. After checking herself into rehab at Fair Oaks Hospital, Phillips suffered two fatal overdoses. She was fired from the show and would sometimes arrive incoherent. Phillips was often arrested for disorderly conduct, as she frequently abused alcohol and drugs. This behavior continued throughout the third season of “One Day at a Time” in 1977.

Phillips has been upfront in her memoir “Arrival on High” in 2009 about the role her father played in her lifetime troubles with drug addiction. She writes that her father had the habit of injecting drugs and she took her first dose of cocaine when she was only 11 years old. She also discloses in her book that she had a sexual relationship with her father on the night before her first wedding, a fact that was confirmed in later interviews. She goes on to describe how their relationship continued even after she got pregnant by her father and had an abortion. Although both her first and second wives denied that such a relationship ever occurred, other members of Phillips’ family have come out in support of her claims.

Philips ended her marriage with guitarist Michael Barakan in 2000 after they had a child together named Shane. Prior to this, she had been wedded to Jeffrey Sessler, a manager for a rock group, from 1979 to 1981.

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