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Quick facts for kids Julianne Phillips
Phillips at the 1994 Emmy Awards
Born	(1960-05-06) May 6, 1960 (age 65) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Model actress
Years active	1982–1997
Spouse(s)	Bruce Springsteen ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 1989)​

Julianne Phillips (born May 6, 1960) is an American who used to be a model and actress. She started her career as a model in the early 1980s. Later, she became an actress. She became well-known as the first wife of famous musician Bruce Springsteen. She was also famous for her role as Francesca "Frankie" Reed in the TV show Sisters from 1991 to 1996.

Julianne Phillips's Early Life

Julianne Phillips was born in Evanston, Illinois. She was the youngest of six children in her family. Her father, William Phillips, worked in insurance. Her mother's name was Ann. Julianne has four older brothers and one older sister.

When she was young, her family moved to Oregon. They settled in a town called Lake Oswego, near Portland. This is where she grew up.

Julianne graduated from Lake Oswego High School. She then went to Brooks College in Long Beach, California.

How Julianne Phillips Started Her Career

After college, Julianne Phillips went back to Oregon. She started acting in local plays. This led to her signing with Elite Modeling Agency in 1982. The agency thought she was a "perfect-ten." She could earn as much as $2,000 a day as a model.

After modeling in New York City, Phillips moved to Los Angeles. There, she appeared in a .38 Special music video. The song was called "If I'd Been the One." This helped her get acting roles. In 1984, she was in two TV movies. These were His Mistress and Summer Fantasy. She also appeared in her then-husband Bruce Springsteen's music video for "Glory Days."

Julianne Phillips's Marriage to Bruce Springsteen

Julianne Phillips became very famous when she started dating and later married musician Bruce Springsteen. They met in October 1984. They got married in her hometown of Lake Oswego. The wedding was on May 13, 1985. There was a lot of media attention around their marriage.

She filed for divorce in August 1988. The divorce was finalized in March 1989. Since then, neither Julianne nor Bruce has talked much about their marriage in public. However, Bruce Springsteen did write about it in his autobiography, Born to Run (autobiography).

Julianne Phillips's Acting Roles

Julianne Phillips kept acting during and after her marriage. She appeared in several movies. These included Odd Jobs (1986), Sweet Lies (1988), and Seven Hours to Judgment (1988). In 1989, she starred with Chevy Chase in Fletch Lives. She also acted with John Ritter in Skin Deep.

Two years later, she took on the role of Frankie Reed. This was a business-focused character on the TV show Sisters. This became her most famous role. She left the show at the end of its fifth season in 1995. She came back for the very last episode in 1996. After Sisters, she returned to movies for a short time. She appeared in Big Bully (1996), Colin Fitz Lives! (1997), and Allie & Me (1997). She was also in the TV disaster movie Tidal Wave: No Escape (1997).

What Julianne Phillips Did After 1997

Julianne Phillips stopped acting in 1997. She has rarely been seen in public since then. In 2001, she was interviewed for a TV show called Intimate Portrait. This episode was about her Sisters co-star Sela Ward.

In 2014, she reunited with her Sisters co-stars. These included Sela Ward, Swoosie Kurtz, and Patricia Kalember. They met for Entertainment Weekly magazine. Their reunion was shown on the TV program Today.

Julianne Phillips's Filmography

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