Mackenzie Phillips Recalls Tensions With Costar Richard Masur
Mackenzie Phillips said her One Day at a Time costar Richard Masur wasn’t very nice during season 1, but the two later made peace after Masur apologized. The broader cast, including Valerie Bertinelli, recalled Norman Lear as a loving yet intimidating mentor, and Masur left the show after the first season.
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About Mackenzie Phillips
Laura Mackenzie Phillips is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of seminal folk-rock musician John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and his first wife Susan Adams. Her best-known roles include Carol Morrison in the film American Graffiti, Julie Laura Cooper Horvath on the sitcom One Day at a Time, Molly Phillips on Disney Channel's supernatural series So Weird, and Barbara "Barb" Denning in Orange Is the New Black.
Everything about Mackenzie Phillips →- Occupation
- singer, television actor, film actor, actor
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- November 10, 1959, 1959