A husband-wife team of producers, who divorced in 1974, who enjoyed a string of movie triumphs in the 70s. Julia (born Julia Miller in New York City, 1944), a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College, was an editorial assistant with several magazines before entering films as a story editor for Paramount, later rising to head of production for Mirisch and creative executive for First Artists. Michael (born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1943) was educated at Dartmouth and at the NYU Law School, becoming a practicing attorney and securities analyst. In 1970 they formed Bill/Phillips Productions with Tony Bill and proceeded to produce three of the decade's most prestigious productions: THE STING (1973), winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture (first Oscar® in that category ever won by a woman producer); TAXI DRIVER (1976), winner of the Golden Palm at Cannes; and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977), a mammoth box-office hit. Michael's other producing credits include STEELYARD BLUES (1973), THE BIG BUS (1976), HEARTBEEPS (1981), CANNERY ROW (1982), THE FLAMINGO KID (1984), DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD and EYES OF AN ANGEL (both 1991), MOM AND DAD SAVE THE WORLD (1992), MIMIC (1997), IMPOSTER (2002) and THE LAST MIMZY (2007). But their meteoric rise proved ephemeral, partly because of Julia's growing addiction to drugs. Although she recovered after treatment, she found herself a social and professional pariah in Tinseltown. She wreaked her revenge on Hollywood in 1991 with a vicious best-selling exposé, You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again.  Best Picture 1973: THE STING - Producer at Bill/Phillips-Hill (w. Tony Bill & Julia Phillips)  Nominated for Best Picture 1976: TAXI DRIVER - Producer at Bill/Phillips-Scorsese (w. Julia Phillips) 2 nominations, 1 Award