Bijou Phillips

Bijou Phillips was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, on April 1, 1980. She is the daughter of The Mamas and The Papas singer John Phillips and actress-model Geneviève Waïte, but grew up in foster care in upstate New York.

After years of being a rebellious teenager — she dropped out of school at age 14 and had a stint in rehab three years later — Phillips started her career as a model. She became the youngest model to ever appear on the cover of Vogue Italia before scoring a campaign with Calvin Klein.

Phillips released an album titled I’d Rather Eat Glass in 1999, the same year she landed her first major onscreen appearance in Black and White. She later had roles in Almost Famous (2000), Bully (2001), The Door in the Floor (2004), Hostel: Part II (2007), Choke (2008) and the Fox sitcom Raising Hope.

The actress started dating Danny Masterson in 2004 after meeting at a poker tournament in Las Vegas. The couple, both of whom are Scientologists, got engaged in 2009 and married in 2011. They welcomed daughter Fianna on Valentine’s Day in 2014.

After Masterson was charged with three counts of rape by three different women, Phillips stuck by her husband’s side through the legal process and first trial, which ended in a mistrial in November 2022. Masterson, who as vehemently denied all allegations, faced a second trial and was found guilty of two counts of forcible rape and sentenced to 30 years in prison in September 2023.

Phillips filed for divorce from Masterson in September 2023 after 12 years of marriage. In June 2024, she moved on with boyfriend Jamie Mazur.