MacKenzie Phillips Puts 13-Year Counseling Career Ahead of Acting Return
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Updated · Remind Magazine · May 29
MacKenzie Phillips Puts 13-Year Counseling Career Ahead of Acting Return
2 articles · Updated · Remind Magazine · May 29
MacKenzie Phillips said she is not actively seeking acting work and is unlikely to return soon, saying behavioral health has become her main focus.
For 13 years, Phillips has worked as a counselor at a treatment center, building a career around trauma, addiction recovery and behavioral health outreach.
Orange Is the New Black marked a rare screen return, and she said supportive employers let her stay on payroll and keep up counseling duties while filming.
Phillips, 66, said the shift felt natural after her own struggles with addiction and recovery, turning a five-decade entertainment career toward helping others.
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