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BIOGRAPHY

Bijou Phillips
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Bijou Lily Phillips, born on April 1, 1980, is an American film actress, former fashion model and singer.

Phillips has appeared in several films, such as Bully, The Door in the Floor, Havoc and Tart.

Phillips was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, and is the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and his then-wife Geneviève Waïte, a South African model. She also is the half-sibling of Mackenzie Phillips, Jeffrey Phillips and Chynna Phillips. Her older brother is Tamerlane Phillips. The name "Bijou", which is French for "jewel," was taken from the song "My Petit Bijou" by Lambert, Hendricks and Ross.

Phillips had a tumultuous childhood, and began modeling at an early age. She has appeared on Maxim ads, Stuff ads, and several Calvin Klein ads. She has also appeared on the cover of Vogue, Stuff, Interview, Playboy, People, Detour, Nylon, Paper, 944, and Missbehave magazines.

In 1999, Phillips made a small appearance in the film Sugar Town as a girl wanting an autograph. That same year, Phillips was given a role in Black and White as Charlie. In 2000, she was given a role in the hit Almost Famous as Estrella Starr. In 2001, director Larry Clark cast her in Bully, a film version of a true story about a brutal teenage murder in Florida in 1993.

Later that year, Phillips had starring roles in Tart and Fast Sofa. She later starred in Octane, the critical hit The Door in the Floor, Pancho's Pizza, Havoc, and Venom. She also has many roles in upcoming films such as What We Do Is Secret, Dark Streets, The Wizard of Gore, You Are Here and Hostel: Part II. Currently, she is starring in a remake shooting in Bulgaria of the 1974 Larry Cohen movie It's Alive, playing the part of the mother of a murderous mutant newborn.

At the age of 17, Phillips was granted a record deal with Almo Sounds and ended her modeling career; her debut album was titled I'd Rather Eat Glass, a sentiment that expressed her feelings about her former profession. In 2005, Phillips continued to act while she recorded tracks for her second album.