Genevieve Waite
Genevieve Waite | |
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.jpg) Waite in 1969 | |
| Born | Genevieve Joyce Weight 13 February 1948 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Died | 18 May 2019 (aged 71) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, model |
| Spouse(s) | Matthew Reich (m. 1968; div. 19??) Norman Buntaine (separated) |
| Children |
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Genevieve Waite (born Genevieve Joyce Weight,[3] 13 February 1948 – 18 May 2019) was a South African actress, singer, and model.[3][4] Her best known acting role was the title character in the 1968 film Joanna.[5] She was a muse to photographer Richard Avedon, who photographed her several times for Vogue in the early 1970s.[3][5] In 1974, she recorded her only album as a singer, which was produced and written by her husband, John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas.[3][5] Her singing voice has been described as "Betty Boop crossed with Billie Holiday".[3] That same year, she starred in a short-lived Broadway musical, Man on the Moon, which she co-wrote with John Phillips; it was produced by Andy Warhol.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Waite married Matthew Reich, who appeared in Andy Warhol’s film ‘Bad’ and was known latterly by the nickname ‘Crazy Matty’ in the ‘Andy Warhol Diaries’, on 10 December 1968;[6] They later divorced. Waite then married John Phillips, on 31 January 1972, at a Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles' Chinatown by a one-legged Buddhist priest.[3] They had two children: Tamerlane Phillips (b. 1971) and actress Bijou Phillips (b. 1980).[3][5] They divorced in 1985. She then married Norman Buntaine; they later separated.[6][7]
Filmography[edit]
- Joanna (1968) as "Joanna".
- Move (1970) as "The Girl"
- Myra Breckinridge (1970) as the "Dental patient" (uncredited)
- Short Distance (1989) as Mona[5]
Music[edit]
Waite's 1974 album Romance Is on the Rise, released on John Phillips label Paramour, featured a cover image of Waite as a Vargas girl shot by Richard Avedon. A 2011 release of the album on CD includes her cover version of the Velvet Underground song "Femme Fatale" as a bonus track.[8]
Death[edit]
On 18 May 2019, Waite died in her sleep in Los Angeles, California.[1] Her daughter, Bijou, announced her mother's death several days later.[1] She is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cathedral City, near Palm Springs, along with her ex-husband John Phillips.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Barnes, Mike (21 May 2019). "Geneviève Waïte, Singer, Songwriter and 'Joanna' Actress, Dies at 71". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019.
- ^ Fernandez, Alexia (20 May 2019). "Actress Geneviève Waïte, Former Wife of Musician John Phillips, Dead at 71". People. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Campion, Chris (24 May 2019). "Genevieve Waite, who made the '60s scene with John Phillips and Mick Jagger, dies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Geneviève Waïte". allmovie.com. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Sandomir, Richard (24 May 2019). "Geneviève Waïte, 71, Star of the Swinging-'60s Film 'Joanna,' Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Geneviève Waïte". MyHeritage. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "American Female Singer / Song Writers". Air Structures. August 2004. Archived from the original (Genevieve Waite: Romance Is on the Rise (Released in 1974, Rating 3+) on 4 October 2009.
- ^ "Genevieve Waite". Amazon Music. Amazon (company). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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- English emigrants to South Africa
- 1948 births
- 2019 deaths
- Actresses from Cape Town
- Burials at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Cathedral City)
- South African film actresses
- South African emigrants to the United States
- South African female models
- 20th-century South African women singers
- White South African people
- 20th-century South African women
- 20th-century South African actresses