American singer and actress from a noted family, the daughter of John and Michelle Phillips of “The Mamas and the Papas.” She teamed with Wendy and Carny Wilson, daughters of Beach Boy Brian Wilson and his wife Marilyn, when all three were in their early 20s. They released their self-titled debut album as “Wilson Phillips” in early 1990, an album which set the record of being the biggest-selling debut album of all times, selling over five million copies.
Phillips had a permissive upbringing and went through a period a drinking in high school, doing some drugs but not getting caught in the thrill of the high life. She played a few uneventful roles in TV, “The Invisible Kid” and “Some Kind of Wonderful.”
The girls had known each other since childhood. Their families gave them plenty of moral support but shied away from becoming involved; it was the girl’s production and they had to make it on their own.
They wrote their own material for their second album, “Shadows and Light,” 1992, after which they drifted away from the business and the group disbanded.
Phillips married actor, Billy Baldwin, in 1995 and welcomed their daughter, Jameson Leon, on “Sunday night” 27 February 2000 in Manhattan, New York. Their second child, son Vance Alexander, was born on 23 October 2001 at 3:50 AM in New York City. Their third child, daughter Brooke Michelle, was born on 6 December 2004 at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center.
On 12 February 2010, Phillips was treated for anxiety. In a statement made on 27 February, 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.”
Chynna Phillips is a born-again Christian.
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