Ann-Margret, Warren Beatty, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Zooey Deschanel are just a handful of the stars who studied arts and entertainment at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Though born in that city, Julianne Phillips attended Brooks College in Long Beach instead. Perhaps that’s because the brainy beauty was initially interested in fashion. However, she soon hung up her Manhattan modeling heels in favor of pursuing an acting career in Los Angeles. After appearing in the .38 Special music video (“If I’d Been the One”), the busy babe made several TV movies, including Summer Fantasy (1984). Then came the R-rated romantic comedy Sweet Lies (1988) featuring Joanna Pacula, Treat Williams, and a scantily-clad Julianne. But not before the rising starlet landed her most high profile part — that of Mrs. Bruce Springsteen (1985-1989). Once the gig ended, she looked for other leading men. In 1989, Ms. Phillips showed off her comic timing when she starred opposite John Ritter in Skin Deep and Chevy Chase in Fletch Lives. The latter had her treating audiences to peeks at her cleavage and panty-clad butt cheeks. Despite flashing her flesh, Julianne never became a household name. That is, until she was cast as Frankie Reed on the NBC series Sisters (1991-1996). When her small screen success came to an end, the pretty performer decided to retire a year later. Luckily, we can still look back at her “Glory Days” since she pops up at a baseball game in her ex’s 1984 music video of the same name. Score!
