Chynna Phillips

Singer

Birthday February 12, 1968

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Age 56 years old

Nationality United States

#3038 Most Popular

1968

Chynna Gilliam Phillips (born February 12, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

She is a member of the vocal trio Wilson Phillips and is the daughter of the Mamas & the Papas band members John and Michelle Phillips and half-sister of Mackenzie and Bijou Phillips.

Born in Los Angeles, Phillips began her career in acting.

1980

In the late 1980s, Phillips formed the trio Wilson Phillips with her childhood friends Carnie and Wendy Wilson.

1989

She appeared in films such as Some Kind of Wonderful, Caddyshack II, Say Anything and as the title character Roxanne Pulitzer in the 1989 television biographical film, Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer.

1990

The group released their self-titled debut album in 1990.

The album would go on to sell eight million copies.

1991

Phillips met actor William Baldwin of the acting Baldwin family in 1991 and has been married to him since 1995.

1992

The group's second album, Shadows and Light, released in 1992, was a commercial disappointment, despite being certified platinum.

1995

In 1995, she appeared as Kim MacAfee in the television film Bye Bye Birdie.

Phillips voiced the character of Kitty along with her husband William Baldwin as Johnny 13 in Danny Phantom.

Phillips was a contestant on the thirteenth season of Dancing with the Stars.

Her professional partner was two-time finalist Tony Dovolani.

In 1995, Phillips released her debut solo album, Naked and Sacred, but failed to recapture the success she found with Wilson Phillips.

2000

Together, they have three children, daughters Jameson (born in 2000) and Brooke (born in 2004) and son Vance (born in 2001).

2004

In 2004, Wilson Phillips reunited to record their third album, California, which featured cover tunes from West Coast singers from the 1960s/70s.

2007

In the October 15, 2007, issue of People magazine, she was said to be writing songs for a Christian album.

She appeared in brother-in-law Stephen Baldwin's documentary, Livin It: Unusual Suspects.

2009

In 2009, Phillips teamed up with singer/songwriter Vaughan Penn to form the duo "Chynna and Vaughan".

The two released their debut album, One Reason, on September 22, 2009.

In September 2009 Chynna's half-sister, Mackenzie Phillips, alleged in her memoirs that she [Mackenzie] and her father had had a "consensual" ten-year incestuous relationship.

While both Geneviève Waïte (John's wife at the time, and mother of Bijou Phillips), and Michelle Phillips, John's second wife (mother of Chynna Phillips) told the media that they did not believe her claims, Chynna said she believed Mackenzie.

2010

Wilson Phillips released Christmas In Harmony in 2010 and Dedicated in 2012.

, they continue to play shows every year.

On February 12, 2010, Phillips was treated for anxiety.

In a statement made on February 27, her manager Lizzie Grubman said, "After successfully completing her in-patient treatment for anxiety, Chynna Phillips has happily returned home to celebrate her daughter's birthday with her family."

Grubman said Phillips was "happy to be home with her family. She is in great spirits."

2016

In July 2016, Wilson Phillips reunited and performed on ABC's Greatest Hits.

Phillips had a drug and alcohol addiction as a teenager.

2019

In October 2019, Phillips revealed that her son Vance had been diagnosed with cancer the year prior and was now in remission.

Phillips is a Christian.

Chynna Phillip's partner was Tony Dovolani.

Solo music.

For her work in a group, see Wilson Phillips.