Mackenzie Phillips

About Mackenzie Phillips

Laura Mackenzie Phillips (born November 10, 1959, in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in American Graffiti and as rebellious teenager Julie Cooper Horvath on the sitcom One Day at a Time (1975-1980, 1981-1983). Phillips is the daughter of The Mamas and the Papas lead singer, John Phillips.

Laura Mackenzie Phillips is the daughter of The Mamas and the Papas lead singer, John Phillips, and his first wife, Susan Adams (aka Suzy January). She is the sister of Jeffrey Phillips and half-sister of Tamerlane Phillips, actress Bijou Phillips and singer Chynna Phillips. At one time, she was the stepdaughter of singer and actress Michelle Phillips.

Phillips displayed early musical talent, forming a band with her school classmates at the age of twelve. One of her performances started her on the way to professional entertainment success, when she was discovered by a casting agent who offered her audition for a role in the 1973 film classic, American Graffiti (1973).