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Geneviève Waïte, the actress, singer and former model who was married to the Mamas & the Papas musicianJohn Phillips, is dead. She was 71.
“Our beautiful Mother Geneviève Waïte Phillips, passed away in her sleep,” Bijou wrote. “She was a beautiful [a] soul, and born from another planet. Her ideas, her songs, her voice, and her heartbeat to a beautiful African rhythm no one else had and I am so thankful she was able to share it.”
She continued, “She was a light, a fairy, and a gift of a creature. The lyrics she wrote on her album were timeless and smart. Her mind was poetry and wit, her sense of humor was quick and dry. She was like a child in a way, who was too smart for her own good.”
Geneviève Waïte.Ron Galella/WireImage
Waïte married Phillips in January 1972. They had two children together, Bijou, 39, and son Tamerlane Philipps.
“My father and mother had a magical, wonderful, heartbreaking life together but they created a masterpiece of music (Romance is on the Rise) and I’m so honored to be their child,” she continued. “My mother’s role in Joanna was groundbreaking for racial divides… My mother was a gift and I will miss her every day. In everything I cook, and in everything I sing, and in everything I do without her wise guidance.”
John Phillips, Geneviève Waïte and Mick Jagger.Sal Traina/Penske Media/REX/Shutterstock
She worked on her 1974 albumRomance Is on the Risewith Phillips, who produced it.
source: people.com
