Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Bijou Phillips












Bijou Lily Phillips(born April 1, 1980), is an American actress, fashion model, and singer. Some of her larger film roles were in Bully, Havoc, Hostel: Part II, and Tart.

Modeling career
Phillips began modelling at an early age to escape boarding school.Besides Vogue, Phillips has also appeared on the cover of Stuff, Interview, Playboy, People, Detour, Nylon, Paper, 944, and Missbehave magazines. She has been on the catwalk of Jill Stuart and Heatherette.
Phillips also appears in Stuff magazine's 2006–2007 pin-up calendar.

Music career
At the age of 17, she signed a record deal with Almo Sounds.Her debut album, released in 1999, was titled I'd Rather Eat Glass, a sentiment that expressed her feelings about her former profession.She toured with the Lilith Fair music festival in 1999. As of 2007, Phillips is working on a second album and has posted several demos on her MySpace page.

Film career
In 1999, Phillips had a brief cameo in the film Sugar Town, playing a girl wanting an autograph. That same year, Phillips appeared in Black and White as Charlie. In 2000, she played Estrella Starr in Almost Famous. 2001 saw Phillips get bigger parts, including a supporting role in Bully and starring roles in Tart and Fast Sofa.
Later film appearances include Octane, The Door in the Floor, Havoc, What We Do Is Secret, and Hostel: Part II (for which she was nominated for Scream Queen in the 2007 Scream Awards). Completed but not yet released is her starring role in Dark Streets, and she's also reported to be starring in a remake of the 1974 film, It's Alive.

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