Genevieve Waite
Genevieve Waite | |
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Waite in 1969 | |
| Born | Genevieve Joyce Weight 13 February 1948 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Died | 18 May 2019 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Spouse(s) | Matthew Reich (m. 1968; div. 1970) Norman Buntaine (separated) |
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Geneviève Joyce Waïte (born Genevieve Joyce Weight, 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. 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, she starred in the short-lived Broadway musical, Man on the Moon, which she co-wrote with Phillips.