Michelle Phillips, the last surviving original member of the folk-pop group The Mamas and the Papas, is celebrating her birthday today (b. 1944). She’s also made a name for herself as an actress, appearing in projects as diverse as the 1973 film “Dillinger” to a role on TV’s “Star Trek: The Next Generation” as Capt. Picard’s paramour. Here’s the appropriate TMATP tune, “Monday, Monday”:
And here’s the group’s biggest hit, “California Dreamin'” which Phillips co-wrote: