Genevive Wate (13 February 1948 18 May 2019) was a South African
actress, singer and model. Her best known acting role was the title
character in the 1968 film Joanna. As a model, she was photographed
for Vogue in 1971 by Richard Avedon. And, in 1974, she recorded her
only album as a singer.Wate first married Matthew Reich on 10 December
1968. Later, Wate married musician John Phillips of the Mamas & the
Papas on 31 January 1972. They had two children, actors Tamerlane
Phillips (b. 1971) and Bijou Phillips (b. 1980). They divorced in
1985. She later married Norman Buntaine; they later separated.Wate's
1974 album Romance Is on the Rise was produced by her second husband,
John Phillips, formerly of the folk rock group the Mamas & the Papas.
A 2011 release of the album on CD includes her cover of the Velvet
Underground song "Femme Fatale".
actress, singer and model. Her best known acting role was the title
character in the 1968 film Joanna. As a model, she was photographed
for Vogue in 1971 by Richard Avedon. And, in 1974, she recorded her
only album as a singer.Wate first married Matthew Reich on 10 December
1968. Later, Wate married musician John Phillips of the Mamas & the
Papas on 31 January 1972. They had two children, actors Tamerlane
Phillips (b. 1971) and Bijou Phillips (b. 1980). They divorced in
1985. She later married Norman Buntaine; they later separated.Wate's
1974 album Romance Is on the Rise was produced by her second husband,
John Phillips, formerly of the folk rock group the Mamas & the Papas.
A 2011 release of the album on CD includes her cover of the Velvet
Underground song "Femme Fatale".
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