South African actress, singer, and model (1948–2019)
Genevieve Waite
Waite in 1969
Born
Genevieve Joyce Weight
(1948-02-13)13 February 1948
Cape Town, South Africa
Died
18 May 2019(2019-05-18) (aged 71)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Occupation(s)
Actress, singer, model
Spouse(s)
Matthew Reich (m. 1968; div. 19??)
John Phillips
(m. 1972; div. 1985)
Norman Buntaine (separated)
Children
Tamerlane Phillips
Bijou Phillips
[2]
Genevieve Waite (born Genevieve Joyce Weight,[3] 13 February 1948 – 18 May 2019) was a South African actress, singer, and model.[3][4] Her best known acting role was the title character in the 1968 film Joanna.[5] She was a muse to photographer Richard Avedon, who photographed her several times for Vogue in the early 1970s.[3][5] In 1974, she recorded her only album as a singer, which was produced and written by her husband, John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas.[3][5] Her singing voice has been described as "Betty Boop crossed with Billie Holiday".[3] That same year, she starred in a short-lived Broadway musical, Man on the Moon, which she co-wrote with John Phillips; it was produced by Andy Warhol.[3]
^Barnes, Mike (21 May 2019). "Geneviève Waïte, Singer, Songwriter and 'Joanna' Actress, Dies at 71". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019.
^Fernandez, Alexia (20 May 2019). "Actress Geneviève Waïte, Former Wife of Musician John Phillips, Dead at 71". People. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ abcdefCampion, Chris (24 May 2019). "Genevieve Waite, who made the '60s scene with John Phillips and Mick Jagger, dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^"Geneviève Waïte". allmovie.com. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
^ abcSandomir, Richard (24 May 2019). "Geneviève Waïte, 71, Star of the Swinging-'60s Film 'Joanna,' Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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American former actress. The daughter of musicians John Phillips and GenevièveWaïte, she began her career as a model. Phillips made her singing debut with...
had had a "consensual" ten-year incestuous relationship. While both GenevièveWaïte (John's wife at the time, and mother of Bijou Phillips), and Michelle...
in Knoxville, Iowa. Waite and Genevieve had two children, Helen Jane (July 1, 1911 – May 19, 1963; age 52) and Elliott "Chope" Waite (January 11, 1918 –...
father and subsequently had an abortion, for which her father paid. GenevieveWaite, John's third wife, denies the allegations, saying they were inconsistent...
(whom he married in 2008), Pete Townshend, and John Phillips with GenevièveWaïte. As a filmmaker, his short films won awards internationally. Shaffer...
whom he married in 2004 in Chelsea, London. Sarne had an affair with GenevièveWaïte, while directing her in his 1968 film Joanna. He was physically violent...
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adapted into a 1970 film starring Elliott Gould, Paula Prentiss and GenevièveWaïte, and directed by Stuart Rosenberg; Lieber wrote the screenplay with...
starring Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman and Hope Lange Joanna, starring GenevièveWaïte Kill! (Kiru) – (Japan) Killers Three, starring Dick Clark and Merle...
Lieber, Stanley Hart (screenplay); Elliott Gould, Paula Prentiss, GenevieveWaite, John Larch, Joe Silver, Graham Jarvis, Ron O'Neal, Garrie Bean, David...
politician, MP (1965–1973) and County Governor of Aust-Agder (1983–1994). GenevieveWaite, 71, South African actress, singer and model. Doug Wilson, 88, New...
Later singles such as "Biting My Nails" (a cover version of a song by GenevieveWaite, from her 1974 album, Romance Is on the Rise, produced by her husband...
Phillips; and actress and model Bijou Phillips by his third wife, actress GenevièveWaïte. Chynna is currently the wife of actor William Baldwin (see Baldwin)...
villa, "Villa Philbrook", the home of Oklahoma oil pioneer Waite Phillips and his wife Genevieve. Showcasing nine collections of art from all over the world...
Best Actress at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. Joanna Michael Sarne GenevièveWaïte, Christian Doermer Drama Was due to be entered into the 1968 Cannes...
"The Crunge" by Led Zeppelin. The dance song "Biting My Nails", a GenevieveWaite cover, samples the chord progression and horn riff from Eddie Floyd's...
David R. Ellis (director); Chris Hauty, Julie Hickson (screenplay); Ralph Waite, Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, Robert Hays, Kim Greist, Veronica Lauren,...
Welton, Cam's adopted daughter Ty Panitz as Parker Booth, Booth's son Ralph Waite as Hank Booth, Seeley's grandfather Interns Carla Gallo as Daisy Wick Michael...
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