Mackenzie Phillips says child stardom made her preform like a ‘trained monkey’

Mackenzie Phillips has said becoming a child star left her feeling like a ‘trained monkey‘

Mackenzie Phillips has said becoming a child star left her feeling like a “trained monkey”.

The 66-year-old actor, who found fame at 12 in George Lucas’s American Graffiti before becoming a household name as Julie Cooper in the hit CBS sitcom One Day at a Time, also admitted she entered Hollywood without understanding her own identity or worth.