Bijou Phillips Biography
Connecticut born Bijou Phillips is an actress, model, socialite, and singer. She is well known as daughter of musician John Phillips and actress, model, and artist Geneviève Waïte, she started her career as a model but soon began acting and singing. At age 13 she became one of the youngest people to ever appear on the cover of Italian Vogue. Bijou also appeared in several ads for Calvin Klein.
In 1999 she made her musical debut with her album I’d Rather Eat Glass. She has also appeared in several films such as Black and White (1999), Almost Famous (2000), Bully (2001), Octane (2003), The Door in the Floor (2004), Venom (2005), Hostel: Part II (2007), and Choke (2008). Bijou played the recurring role of Lucy Carlyle from 2010 to 2013 on the television series Raising Hope.
Bijou Phillips Education
At 14, Phillips quit school and moved into her own apartment with a housekeeper, just off Fifth Avenue. Once described by The Guardian as a “wild child”, she experienced a rebellious childhood in NYC, where she used to party, drink and take drugs, such as cocaine, ecstasy and even heroin.
On this period of her life, she remarked: “If you were 14 years old and able to live on your own in an apartment in New York City, and you got invited to all these clubs, and you got a bank account and you had a car service you could call so that you could go wherever you wanted […] What would happen?”. At 15, she reportedly lost her virginity to singer Evan Dando.
Growing up, she became somewhat of a local tabloids’ fixture due to her late-night persona and association with other socialites like the Hilton sisters. At 17, following the death of her friend, the 20-year-old Manhattan socialite Davide Sorrenti, due to overdosing on heroin, her father sent her into rehab, a process he was familiar with.
Bijou Phillips Acting Career
Bijou in 1999 she made her film debut as Charlie in Black and White. Her performance was praised by film critics. The film was directed by James Toback and starred Robert Downey Jr., Jared Leto, Brooke Shields and Elijah Wood, with whom she would later start an off-screen romance.
Alongside Kate Hudson she appeared in the musical drama Almost Famous (2000). The film received four Academy Awards nominations and was a critical success but not a box office success. She appeared in the comedy Tart and in the drama Bully in 2001. Later, Bijou starred in the thriller feature Octane, which was released at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003; in the film, she appeared opposite Mischa Barton. Bijou starred opposite Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger in The Door in the Floor in 2004 , a film adaptation of John Irving’s novel A Widow For One Year.
She represented a leading role as Emily in the low-budget drama Havoc (2005), alongside Anne Hathaway. In the same year, she appeared in the teen horror-thriller Venom. Bijou played one of the main characters, Whitney, in the sequel to the horror film Hostel, Hostel: Part II, which opened in 2007. She also starred in What We Do Is Secret, in which she appeared again with Lauren German (her Hostel co-star). She received critical acclaim for her portrayal; Phil Gallo for Variety called Phillips’ performance “striking” and stated that her character “lights up in a unique way whenever she’s in Crash’s company or simply talking about him.”
In the 2008 black comedy Choke she starred , with Anjelica Huston and Sam Rockwell, and directed by Clark Gregg. This film is based on the Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name. On 21 January 2008 Choke premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival , where it won a Special Jury Prize for a dramatic work by an ensemble cast. In the comedy Made for Each Other, with Danny Masterson and Chris Masterson she played as Marcy. In a biopic about the Hotel Chelsea directed by Abel Ferrara she was a cast as Nancy Spungen. She also got the starring role in Dark Streets.
Bijou landed the lead role in a horror remake It’s Alive. She also has an uncredited cameo in the as-yet-unreleased Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead. Bijou alongside Danny Masterson she starred in the 2009 drama The Bridge to Nowhere. In three episodes of the Fox Network’s comedy series Raising Hope Bijou appeared as Lucy. The show premiered on September 1, 2010. She starred in the video for Broken Social Scene’s song Sweetest Kill in 2011.
Model
Bijou has appeared on the covers of magazines such as Playboy, Missbehave, Stuff, and Nylon. When she was 13 she was on the cover of Interview magazine, and shortly thereafter became the youngest model to ever appear on the cover of Vogue’s Italian edition. She also became an image model for Calvin Klein and appeared in several advertising campaigns in which adolescents showed white underwear. The campaigns were widely condemned as eerily pedophilic. In 2007 she was listed #88 on Maxim magazine’s “Hot 100” list.
Stuff magazine ranked Bijou as #52 in their “100 Sexiest Women in the World” In one interview on modeling she said that: “It was like, I wanted to go swimming in the ocean, but I was jumping up and down in a puddle.” It is said that the title of her album ‘I’d Rather Eat Glass’ is a reference to what she’d rather do than go back to modeling.
Bijou Phillips Age
Bijou was born on April 1, 1980 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. She is 39 years old as of 2019.
Bijou Phillips Family
Parents
Bijou was born in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. She is the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, and his then-wife, Geneviève Waïte, a South African model, artist, and actress. Bijou is the youngest of Phillips’s children. She has one brother, Tamerlane, and three half-siblings (Mackenzie, Jeffrey, and Chynna).
After her parents split up, both were found unfit to have custody of her and Bijou was placed in foster care with a family in Bolton Landing, New York. Bijou lived there on and off, making extended visits with her parents, who had both acquired houses in the area. Her father won custody when she was in third grade and she moved with him to Lloyd Harbor, a village of the Town of Huntington, Long Island.
Bijou Phillips Husband
Bijou started dating dating That ’70s Show actor Danny Masterson in 2004. The couple met at a poker tournament in Las Vegas. They are both Scientologists. In March 2009 they announced their engagement. October 18, 2011 they got married in a private castle in Ireland. Bijou gave birth to their daughter, Fianna Francis Masterson on February 14, 2014.
Bijou Phillips Body Measurements
- Height: 5 Feet 6 Inches
- Weight: 50kg
- Shoe Size: Not Available
- Body Shape: Not Available
- Hair Colour: Not Available
- Bra Size: 34C.
Bijou Phillips Salary
Bijou has not disclosed her annual earnings.
Bijou Phillips Net Worth
Phillips is an actress, model, and singer who has a net worth of $20 million.
Bijou Phillips Calvin Klein
Bijou also appeared in several ads for Calvin Klein.
Bijou Phillips Bully
Bully is a 2001 American psychological crime drama film directed by Larry Clark, and starring Brad Renfro, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner, Michael Pitt, Leo Fitzpatrick, Daniel Franzese, Kelli Garner, and Nick Stahl. It is Based on the 1993 murder of Bobby Kent. The plot follows several young adults in South Florida who enact a murder plot against a mutual friend who has emotionally, physically and sexually abused them for years. The screenplay was written by David McKenna (under the pseudonym Zachary Long) and Roger Pullis, who adapted the book Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge by Jim Schutze.
On June 15, 2001 the film was released in the United States , and met with mixed critical responses, though many critics noted the film’s disturbing and straightforward handling of youth crime and murder.
Bijou Phillips Hostel
Hostel: Part II is a 2007 American horror film written and directed by Eli Roth, and starring Lauren German, Roger Bart, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips, and Richard Burgi, while Jay Hernandez briefly reprises his role from the first film.
Bijou Phillips Havoc
Havoc is an American crime drama film 2005 starred by Anne Hathaway and Bijou Phillips, with Shiri Appleby, Freddy Rodriguez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Biehn, and Laura San Giacomo appearing in supporting roles. It is about the lives of wealthy Los Angeles teenagers whose exposure to hip hop culture inspires them to imitate the gangster lifestyle. They run into trouble when they encounter a gang of drug dealers, discovering they are not as street-wise as they had thought.
Bijou Phillips Tart
Tart is a 2001 American film coming of age which was released by Lionsgate in 2001. It is written and directed by Christina Wayne and starring Dominique Swain, Bijou Phillips, and Brad Renfro. It follows a young woman at a preparatory school in 1980s New York City and her ingratiation with a group of elite peers. It was released by Lionsgate in 2001.
Bijou Phillips Kidney Desease
Masterson revealed on February 17, 2017,that Bijou had been suffering from kidney disease for five years. Bijou was born with small kidneys and had been battling the disease by living a stress-free life, eating a vegan diet, and getting dialysis. She later suffered from a blood infection and was in need of a transplant. Bijou received a kidney transplant on April 7, 2017.
Bijou Phillips Films
Films From Year 2007 To 2012
- 2012 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dia Nobile
- 2010 – Black Limousine as Erica Long
- 2010 – Hawaii Five-0 as Camille
- 2010–2013 – Raising Hope as Lucy Carlyle
- 2009 – Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead as Lauren Lamont
- 2009 – Wake as Carys Reitman
- 2009 – Made for Each Other as Marcy
- 2009 – The Heart Is a Drum Machine as Herself
- 2009 – The Bridge to Nowhere as Jasper
- 2009 – It’s Alive as Lenore Harker
- 2008 – Chelsea on the Rocks as Nancy Spungen
- 2008 – The Art of Travel as Christina Layne
- 2008 – Choke as Ursula
- 2008 – Dark Streets as Crystal
- 2007 – Spin as Aubrey
- 2007 – The Wizard of Gore as Maggie
- 2007 – Hostel: Part II as Whitney Swerling
- 2007 – What We Do Is Secret as Lorna Doom
Films From Year 1999 To 2006
- 2006 – CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Lil’ Cherry
- 2006 – Totally Awesome as Karelynn (uncredited)
- 2006 – Friendly Fire as The Lover
- 2005 – Pancho’s Pizza N/A
- 2005 – Havoc as Emily
- 2005 – Venom as Tammy
- 2005 – The Outsider as Herself
- 2004 – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Helena Wankstein (voice)
- 2004 – The Door in the Floor as Alice
- 2003 – Octane as Backpacker
- 2001 – Fast Sofa as Tracy
- 2001 – Tart as Delilah Milford
- 2001 – Bully as Ali Willis
- 2000 – Almost Famous as Estrella Starr
- 1999 – Sugar Town as Autograph Girl
- 1999 – Black and White as Charlie
Frequently Asked Questions About Bijou Phillips
Who is Bijou Phillips?
Phillips is an American model, socialite, and singer.
How old is Bijou Phillips?
Bijou is 39 years old as of 2019. She was born on April 1, 1980 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
How tall is Bijou Phillips?
Bijou stands at a height of 5 Feet 6 Inches
Is Bijou Phillips married?
Bijou is married to actor Danny Masterson.
How much is Bijou Phillips worth?
Phillips is an actress, model, and singer who has a net worth of $20 million.
How much does Bijou Phillips make?
Bijou has not disclosed her annual earnings.
Is Bijou Phillips dead or alive?
Bijou is still alive and in good health.
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Phillips is an actress, model, socialite, and singer.
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