Kelly McGillis is an American actress known for her roles in films such as Witness, Top Gun, and The Accused.
She was born in Newport Beach, California on July 9, 1957. McGillis is currently 66 years old and female. She is an American citizen and has risen to fame in the entertainment industry.
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- Full name: Kelly Ann McGillis
- Date of Birth: July 9, 1957
- Age: 66
- Gender: Female
- Birthplace: Newport Beach, California, USA
- Country: United States
- Occupation: Actor
Early life and education
Kelly McGillis grew up in Los Angeles and was born in Newport Beach, California on July 9, 1957. She is the eldest of three daughters born to Virginia Joan (née Snell), a homemaker, and Donald Manson McGillis, a doctor. McGillis attended Newport Harbor High School.
After high school, she pursued her passion for acting and attended the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts at the Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California.
She later moved to New York City to attend the Juilliard School, graduating in 1983.
Personal life
In her personal life, McGillis has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Juilliard classmate Boyd Black in 1979, but they divorced in 1981.
In 1989, she married Fred Tillman, with whom she had two daughters. However, McGillis and Tillman divorced in 2002.
In 2009, McGillis came out as a lesbian in an interview and subsequently entered into a civil union with Philadelphia sales executive Melanie Rice.
The marriage dissolved the following year. McGillis has remained open about his sexuality and a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.
Profession
McGillis began her acting career in the early 1980s. She rose to fame in 1985 when she played Rachel Lapp in Witness, a performance that earned her Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations.
She gained further recognition for her role as flight instructor Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood in the 1986 film Top Gun, Co-starring Tom Cruise.
McGillis went on to star in several films, including Made in Heaven (1987), The House on Carroll Street (1988)and The Accused (1988)for which she received critical acclaim and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
McGillis continued to appear in film and television roles in the 1990s. She starred in Baby (1992) As Babe Ruth’s second wife, she starred in North (1994) and several television movies. McGillis took a few years off from acting but returned to the screen in the mid-2000s.
The films she starred in include Land Wars (2010), The Innkeeper (2011) and We Are Us (2013)McGillis has also appeared in television series, including a 2007 appearance on Showtime’s The L Word and a role on Z Nation (2014) and Dirty John (2020).
net worth
Kelly McGillis has a successful acting career and her net worth is estimated to be $3 million.
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Filmography
- witness
- Top Gun
- Made in Heaven
- House on Carroll Street
- defendant
- Winter People
- baby
- Land Contracting
- Innkeeper
- We are who we are
