Julianne Phillips
Encyclopedia
Julianne Phillips is an American
model
and actress. She is the ex-wife of Bruce Springsteen
.
, Phillips was raised in the Portland
suburb of Lake Oswego, Oregon
, the daughter of insurance broker
, William Phillips, and wife, Ann Phillips. She was the youngest of six children in a Roman Catholic family. Phillips is a graduate of Lake Oswego High School
and Brooks College
.
in the early 1980s. By 1982 she was represented by the Elite Modeling Agency, which characterized her as a "perfect ten package", earning as much as $2,000 a day. She then moved to Los Angeles
, where she appeared in a .38 Special music video
. This led to her first notable acting roles, in 1984's made-for-TV movies Summer Fantasy and the Robert Urich
vehicle His Mistress. She also appears at the end of the Bruce Springsteen
music video "Glory Days
".
. Phillips met him in October 1984, and they were married in Lake Oswego on May 13, 1985, surrounded by intense media attention.
Opposites in background, their marriage was not long-lived. Springsteen's 1987 album Tunnel of Love
described some of his unhappiness in the relationship. During the subsequent Tunnel of Love Express Tour
, Springsteen took up with backup singer and fellow New Jersey
resident, Patti Scialfa
. The couple's breakup is perceived to have inspired several Springsteen songs, including most notably "Light of Day
", which Springsteen wrote for the film of the same name
.
Media reports made it appear that Phillips found out about Springsteen's relationship with Scialfa by reading of its extensive coverage in tabloids. However, as recounted in Dave Marsh's book, Glory Days - 3rd Edition, the couple had agreed to a separation during Springsteen's Tunnel of Love tour, although when, or indeed if, Springsteen informed Phillips of the affair is not disclosed.
Phillips and Springsteen filed for divorce on August 30, 1988. The divorce was finalized on March 1, 1989; Springsteen married Scialfa two years later.
in Fletch Lives
in 1989. Two years later she began the role of Frankie Reed, the business-oriented one of the four main titular characters on the popular television drama, Sisters
, in which she played until 1995. It became her best-known role. She left the show one season before it concluded its run (although she appeared in the series finale).
. According to a USA Today
profile in 2006, Phillips had spent time in Toronto, Canada, and El Salvador. Though she relished the anonymity of leading a life outside of the public eye, she was reading scripts for television pilots and had maintained friendships with several of her Sisters costars.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and actress. She is the ex-wife of Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
.
Biography
Born in Chicago, IllinoisChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Phillips was raised in the Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
suburb of Lake Oswego, Oregon
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Lake Oswego is a city located primarily in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Small portions of the city are also located in neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Located south of Portland surrounding the Oswego Lake, the town was founded in 1847 and incorporated as Oswego in...
, the daughter of insurance broker
Insurance broker
An insurance broker finds sources for contracts of insurance on behalf of their customers. The three largest insurance brokers in the world, by revenue, are Aon, Marsh & McLennan, and Willis Group Holdings.-Purpose of insurance brokers:...
, William Phillips, and wife, Ann Phillips. She was the youngest of six children in a Roman Catholic family. Phillips is a graduate of Lake Oswego High School
Lake Oswego High School
Lake Oswego High School is a public high school in Lake Oswego, Oregon. LOHS is accredited through the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.-History:...
and Brooks College
Brooks College
Brooks College was a system of two for-profit colleges in Long Beach and Sunnyvale, California. They offered career college programs in a variety of areas. The school in Long Beach was best known for its fashion design and fashion marketing programs...
.
Early career
She began work as a model in ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
in the early 1980s. By 1982 she was represented by the Elite Modeling Agency, which characterized her as a "perfect ten package", earning as much as $2,000 a day. She then moved to Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, where she appeared in a .38 Special music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
. This led to her first notable acting roles, in 1984's made-for-TV movies Summer Fantasy and the Robert Urich
Robert Urich
Robert Urich was an American actor. He played the starring roles in the television series Vega$ and Spenser: For Hire...
vehicle His Mistress. She also appears at the end of the Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
music video "Glory Days
Glory Days (song)
"Glory Days" is a 1984 song, written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. In 1985, it became the fifth single released from his massively successful album Born in the U.S.A.-History:...
".
Marriage and Divorce
Although 11 years younger, Phillips ultimately became best known for being the girlfriend, and later the first wife, of musician, Bruce SpringsteenBruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
. Phillips met him in October 1984, and they were married in Lake Oswego on May 13, 1985, surrounded by intense media attention.
Opposites in background, their marriage was not long-lived. Springsteen's 1987 album Tunnel of Love
Tunnel of Love (album)
Tunnel of Love is the eighth studio album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1987.In 1998, Q magazine readers voted Tunnel of Love the 91st greatest album of all time....
described some of his unhappiness in the relationship. During the subsequent Tunnel of Love Express Tour
Tunnel of Love Express Tour
The Tunnel of Love Express was a concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band that took place in 1988. It followed by four and a half months the release of Springsteen's 1987 album, Tunnel of Love.-Itinerary:...
, Springsteen took up with backup singer and fellow New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
resident, Patti Scialfa
Patti Scialfa
Vivienne Patricia "Patti" Scialfa is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She is married to Bruce Springsteen and they have three children.- Early life :...
. The couple's breakup is perceived to have inspired several Springsteen songs, including most notably "Light of Day
Light of Day (song)
"Light of Day", sometimes written as " Light of Day", is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and performed initially by Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox with their fictitious band The Barbusters in the 1987 film Light of Day...
", which Springsteen wrote for the film of the same name
Light of Day
The soundtrack to the film was released in 1987. As a single, "Light of Day" reached number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received additional album-oriented rock airplay due to the connection of Joan Jett and Bruce Springsteen....
.
Media reports made it appear that Phillips found out about Springsteen's relationship with Scialfa by reading of its extensive coverage in tabloids. However, as recounted in Dave Marsh's book, Glory Days - 3rd Edition, the couple had agreed to a separation during Springsteen's Tunnel of Love tour, although when, or indeed if, Springsteen informed Phillips of the affair is not disclosed.
Phillips and Springsteen filed for divorce on August 30, 1988. The divorce was finalized on March 1, 1989; Springsteen married Scialfa two years later.
Sisters
Phillips continued her acting career during and after the marriage. She appeared opposite Chevy ChaseChevy Chase
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, writer, and television and film actor, born into a prominent entertainment industry family. Chase worked a plethora of odd jobs before moving into comedy acting with National Lampoon...
in Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives
Fletch Lives is a 1989 comedy film starring Chevy Chase. It was directed by Michael Ritchie with a screenplay by Leon Capetanos based on the character created by Gregory Mcdonald. Fletch Lives was released by Universal Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1985 film Fletch.- Plot :Chevy Chase once again...
in 1989. Two years later she began the role of Frankie Reed, the business-oriented one of the four main titular characters on the popular television drama, Sisters
Sisters (TV series)
Sisters is a television drama which aired on NBC for six seasons, from 1991 to 1996. The series was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who also created the Showtime series Queer as Folk and wrote the acclaimed Emmy and Peabody Award winning drama An Early Frost, also for NBC...
, in which she played until 1995. It became her best-known role. She left the show one season before it concluded its run (although she appeared in the series finale).
Post 1997
Since 1997 Phillips has not acted in either television or film roles. She resides in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. According to a USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
profile in 2006, Phillips had spent time in Toronto, Canada, and El Salvador. Though she relished the anonymity of leading a life outside of the public eye, she was reading scripts for television pilots and had maintained friendships with several of her Sisters costars.
External links
- Julianne Phillips at the Notable Names DatabaseNNDBThe Notable Names Database , produced by Soylent Communications, the same entity that produces Rotten, Daily Rotten, Dr. Sputnik's Society Pages and Penny Postcards, is an online database of biographical details of over 36,000 people of note...