Before the records, headlines, red carpets, and public battles, she was a little girl trapped inside a childhood so chaotic that survival itself seemed uncertain. Born in San Francisco in 1964, she entered a family already connected to music, literature, and counterculture. Her father managed the Grateful Dead, while founding bassist Phil Lesh became her godfather. Her parents had met at a party honoring jazz … Continue reading Her Father Gave Her LSD at Four—Then She Became a Rock Icon

One photograph introduced her to millions during the golden age of magazine glamour. Four years later, she appeared in a major Mel Brooks comedy—but her most surprising transformation happened after she quietly stepped away from the spotlight. She was born on March 21, 1955, in Vancouver, Washington, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. Her childhood connected her to two very different professions that … Continue reading One Photograph Made Her Famous—Then She Quietly Switched Sides of the Camera