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Mackenzie Phillips

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in Alexandria, Virginia, The United States

November 10, 1959

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Laura Mackenzie Phillips is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in American Graffiti and as rebellious teenager Julie Cooper Horvath on the sitcom One Day at a Time.
In September 2009, Phillips' memoir High on Arrival was released. Phillips appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show for an hour-long interview. She told Winfrey that she first tried cocaine when she was 11 years old, and that her father did drugs with her and injected her with cocaine.
During the interview, Phillips read excerpts from her book. She said that at the age of 19, on the night before her first wedding, "I woke up that night from a blackout to find myself having sex with my own father." Both reportedly were under the influence of drugs at the time. Philli...more

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High on Arrival
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Quotes by Mackenzie Phillips

“You never know what someone is dealing with behind closed doors. You only know what you see or what you think you see.”
― Mackenzie Phillips, High on Arrival

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“The weight is off my shoulders. I don't live in the past anymore. I look forward, instead of back.”
― Mackenzie Phillips, High on Arrival

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