Bijou Phillips life and biography

Bijou Lilly Phillips is an American actress, model and singer. Phillips began her career as a model but soon transitioned herself into acting and singing. She made her musical debut with her album I'd Rather Eat Glass in 1999. She has appeared in 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).

Born in Connecticut and raised in New York, California and South Africa, Bijou Phillips has been living in the fast lane virtually since conception. The daughter of South African model Genevieve Waite and The Mamas & the Papas singer John Phillips, Bijou’s tumultuous adolescence was spent going to wild parties, battling drug addiction and working as an underage model. In the late ‘90s, Bijou decided the time was right to clean up her act; to that end, she released a confessional pop album and began pursuing movie roles.

In 1999, Bijou appeared in a pair of low-budget yet critically acclaimed films: Black and White, opposite Scott Caan, Jared Leto and Ben Stiller, and Sugar Town, in which she took on a small role as “Autograph Girl.” Bijou spent the next several years working steadily, appearing in a mix of mainstream projects, including Cameron Crowe’s 2000 rock drama Almost Famous, and obscure indies, such as 2001’s Tart and 2003’s Octane.

Bijou returned to the world of music in 2005 and began recording tracks for her second album -- though it has yet to see the light of day. In 2007, she has roles in several movies, including Eli Roth’s eagerly anticipated Hostel sequel.

FILMS:

1999 Black and White
2000 Almost Famous
2001 Fast Sofa ; Tart ; Bully
2003 Octane
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ; The Door in the Floor
2005 Pancho's Pizza ; Havoc ; Venom ; The Outsider
2006 Totally Awesome ; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2007 You Are Here ; The Wizard of Gore ; Hostel: Part II ; What We Do Is Secret
2008 Choke ; Dark Streets ; It's Alive
2009 Wake ; Made for Each Other ; The Bridge to Nowhere
2010 Raising Hope ; Hawaii Five-0

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