Phillips, Chynna 1968–

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Phillips, Chynna 1968–

PERSONAL

Full name, Gilliam Chynna Phillips; born February 12, 1968, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of John (a singer and recording artist) and Michelle (a singer and recording artist) Phillips; half-sister of Bijou Phillips (am actress, singer, and model) and Mackenzie Phillips (an actress); married William "Billy" Baldwin (an actor), September 9, 1995; children: Jamison (daughter), Vance Alexander, Brooke Michelle.

Addresses:

Agent—(voice work), Special Artists Agency, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 890, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actress, singer, and songwriter. Wilson Phillips (music group), singer, songwriter, and recording artist, 1990-93, 2004.

Awards, Honors:

Awards with Wilson Phillips include Grammy Award nomination, album of the year, National Academy of Recordings Arts and Sciences, 1990, for Wilson Phillips; Grammy Award nomination, song of the year, and American Music Award nomination, favorite pop-rock single, and Billboard Music Award, hot 100 single of the year, all 1990, for "Hold On;" Grammy Award nominations, best new artist and best pop duo or group, both 1990; American Music Award nomination, favorite new pop-rock artist, 1990; Grammy Award nomination, best pop vocal performance by a duo or group, 1991, for "You're in Love."

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Movies:

Megan Lawrence, Moving Target, NBC, 1988.

Alma, Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (also known as Farewell, Miss Freedom), Disney Channel, 1988.

Jessica, The Comeback, CBS, 1989.

Mona Voight, Traveling Man, HBO, 1989.

Roxanne Pulitzer (title role), Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer (also known as The Prize Pulitzer), NBC, 1989.

Kim MacAfee, Bye Bye Birdie, ABC, 1995.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 1995, 2004.

"Carnie Wilson," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

"The 80s III," VH-1 Where Are They Now?, VH1, 2002.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004.

Primetime Live (also known as ABC Primetime and Primetime), ABC, 2004.

Celebrity Blackjack, Game Show Network, 2004.

The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2004.

Voice of Kitty, "13," Danny Phantom (animated), Nickelodeon, 2004.

Voice of Kitty, "Lucky in Love," Danny Phantom (animated), Nickelodeon, 2005.

Voice of Kitty, "Girl's Night Out," Danny Phantom (animated), Nickelodeon, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Lifetime Salutes Mom, Lifetime, 1987.

Videosyncrasy: The Generations Special, The Family Channel, 1991.

Back to School '92, CBS, 1992.

Lifetime Applauds: The Fight Against Breast Cancer, Lifetime, 1995.

Intimate Portrait: Mackenzie Phillips, Lifetime, 2000.

"Carnie Wilson," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

An All-Star tribute to Brian Wilson, TNT, 2001.

Intimate Portrait: Michelle Phillips, Lifetime, 2002.

Women Rock!, Lifetime, 2004.

I Love the '90s, VH1, 2004.

Livin' It: Unusual Suspects, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 1990 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV and syndicated, 1990.

The 1990 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1990.

The American Music Awards, ABC, 1991.

The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1991.

MTV Video Music Awards 1992 (also known as The 1992 MTV Video Music Awards), MTV, 1992.

Presenter, The 1992 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1992.

The 1995 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1995.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(With Wilson Phillips) I Love the '90s: Part Deux, VH1, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Little Boy Blue, 1975.

Mia, Some Kind of Wonderful, Paramount, 1987.

Cindy Moore, The Invisible Kid, Taurus Films, 1988.

Mary Frances "Miffy" Young, Caddyshack II, Warner Bros., 1988.

Mimi, Say Anything …, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989.M

Film Work; Song Performer:

"I Live for You," Striptease, Columbia, 1996.

"Dance, Dance, Dance," The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Buena Vista, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Albums with Wilson Phillips:

Wilson Phillips, SBK Records, 1990.

Shadows and Light, SBK Records, 1992.

The Best of Wilson Phillips, Excelsior, 1998.

Greatest Hits, SBK Records, 2000.

Pacific Coast Highway, 2004.

California, Columbia, 2004.

The Best of Wilson Phillips, Capitol, 2005.

Also recorded the singles, "Hold On," Capitol, 1990; "Impulsive," Capitol, 1990; "You're in Love," Capitol, 1991; "Otro Amor," Capitol, 1991; "The Dream Is Still," CBK Records, 1992; "You Won't See My Cry," SBK Records, 1992; "Give It Up," SBK Records, 1992; "Flesh & Blood," SBK Records, 1993; and "Go Your Own Way"/"Already Gone," Columbia, 2004.

Solo Albums:

Naked and Sacred, EMI, 1995.

Videos:

Wilson Phillips: The Videos, 1990.

Shadows and Light: From a Different View, 1992.

Appeared in the Wilson Phillips music videos "Wilson Phillips," Capitol, 1991; "Shadows & Light," Capitol, 1992; and "The Making of Shadows and Light," 1992; also appeared in the music video "Into the Great Wide Open" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

WRITINGS

Songs Featured in Films:

"I Live for You," Striptease, Columbia, 1996.

"Hold On," Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (also known as Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies and Harold et Kumar chassent le burger), New Line Cinema, 2004.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Billboard, September 30, 1995, p. 18.

People Weekly, May 31, 2004; October 15, 2007, p. 128.