Claim: Michelle Phillips is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and former model who rose to fame as a vocalist in the musical quartet the Mamas and the papas in the mid-1960s.
Evidence: Michelle Phillips (born Holly Michelle Gilliam; June 4, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and former model. She rose to fame as a vocalist in the musical quartet the Mamas and the Papas in the mid-1960s.