Genevieve Waite

Geneviève Joyce Waïte (born Genevieve Joyce Weight, Her best-known acting role was the title character in the 1968 film Joanna. In 1974, she released her only solo album, Romance Is on the Rise, which was produced by her husband, John Phillips of the Mamas & the Papas. Her singing voice has been described as "Betty Boop crossed with Billie Holiday".

In 1975, Waite starred in a short-lived Broadway musical, Man on the Moon, which she co-wrote with John Phillips.

Her last movie role was in Short Distance (1989). 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. The couple divorced in 1985.

Waite then married Norman Buntaine; they later separated.

Death On 18 May 2019, Waite died in her sleep in Los Angeles, California. Her daughter, Bijou, announced her mother's death several days later. She is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cathedral City, near Palm Springs, along with her ex-husband John Phillips.

Filmography Joanna (1968) as "Joanna". Move (1970) as "The Girl" Myra Breckinridge (1970) as the "Dental patient" (uncredited) Short Distance (1989) as Mona