Patricia Neal

They had five children. Phillips continues to act in movies and in television today. She was married to writer Roald Dahl from 1953 to 1983. Phillips is renowned for her pulchritude and youthful appearance which she attributes, in part, to staying completely away from direct sunlight. In 1988 Neal published an autobiography, As I Am. they were the happiest days of my life.". In 1981 Glenda Jackson played her in a television movie, The Patricia Neal Story. Of that marriage, Phillips said: "I will say this about Dennis Hopper: We were married for eight days and truly..

Robinson in The Graduate, but turned it down, feeling it had come too soon after her stroke. Phillips married actor Dennis Hopper in 1970 for eight days. She was offered the role of Mrs. The ill-will between the members was so embedded, however, that the band broke up soon after her return. She did not, however, reprise her role of the mother in the series. Her presence was missed by fans, however, so she was invited back into the band. Neal starred in the television movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, which proved to be the pilot episode for The Waltons. Fellow band member, Cass Elliott (the other "Mama"), was in love with Doherty, a fact Michelle was well aware of, so her affair with Doherty was a betrayal to half of the band.

In 1965 she suffered a series of strokes, and went through extensive rehabilitation, returning in 1968 to star in The Subject Was Roses, for which she was again nominated for an Oscar. After Michelle started dating a member of the rival band The Byrds, she was kicked out of the band. In 1963, Neal won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Hud. Phillip's infidelity, ultimately, led to the break-up of The Mamas & the Papas. She suffered a nervous breakdown in that year when her affair with Cooper came to an end, but she recovered, and returned in 1957 to star in A Face in the Crowd. The couple divorced in 1970 after her infidelity with co-band member Denny Doherty and others. Neal starred in The Breaking Point, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Operation Pacific before 1952. She helped him co-write some of the band's most popular hits, including "Monday, Monday" and "California Dreamin'." They had one child together, Chynna Phillips, who went on to found the singing group Wilson Phillips (along with Beach Boys children Wendy and Carnie Wilson).

Her appearance that same year in The Fountainhead led to a long romantic affair with her co-star, Gary Cooper. Michelle married fellow Mamas & Papas member John Phillips in 1962. In 1949, she debuted in film opposite Ronald Reagan in John Loves Mary. She later gained fame for appearances on several television series, such as Knots Landing. She studied drama at Northwestern University, then appeared on Broadway, winning a Tony Award for Voice of the Turtle. She gained fame as a member of the popular 1960s singing group The Mamas & the Papas. Born Patsy Louise Neal in Packard, Kentucky, she grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee. The blonde beauty was born Holly Michelle Gilliam in Long Beach, California.

Patricia Neal (born January 20, 1926) is an American actress. Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American singer and actress.