Kelly McGillis is an American actress with a net worth of $6 million. McGillis rose to fame after starring in films such as ‘Witness’, ‘Top Gun’, ‘Made in Heaven’ and ‘the Accused’. These films have earned her numerous awards including a Golden Globe for Witness and a nomination for the prestigious BAFTA award. Let’s find out how McGillis amassed this net worth and how she became famous.
Kelly McGillis Net Worth (2024)
| Name | Kelly McGillis |
| Job | Actress |
| Net asset value | 8 million dollars |
| Monthly income and salary | 250 thousand dollars |
| Annual income and salary | 3 million dollars |
| Factors | Movies, Brands, Promotions |
| Last updated | 2024 |
Kelly McGillis Net Worth Growth
| Net worth 2024 | 8 million dollars |
| Net worth 2023 | 5 million dollars |
| Net worth 2022 | 4 million dollars |
| Net worth 2021 | 3 million dollars |
| Net worth 2020 | 2 million dollars |
Early life
McGillis was born in Newport Beach, California, on July 9, 1957, to Virginia Joan and Donald Manson. Her ancestors include Scott Irish, German, and Welsh. Raised in Los Angeles, she attended Newport Harbor High School.
He attended the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts at Alan Hancock College in Santa Maria. She earned her GED and dropped out of high school before moving to New York City to study acting at the Juilliard School, graduating in 1983.
Career
She made her film debut in the film “Rueben” and had her breakthrough role in the film Witness (1985) as an Amish mother, a role for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations.
Her next big role was in the movie ‘Top Gun (1986),’ where she played a fighter pilot named Charlotte Blackwood. She then went on to act in the 1987 movie ‘Made in Heaven,’ a romantic film.
He then played the role of a caretaker in the film ‘The House of Carroll Street’ which was released in 1988. That same year, she appeared in the films ‘The Accused and ‘Cat Chaser.’
He was discouraged by co-star Peter Weller when he told her to stop acting. McGillis appeared in many commercials and films throughout the 90s and took a break from acting for several years.
She then starred in the film ‘The Babe’, as Babe Ruth’s second wife, Claire Merritt Ruth. She then appeared in the films ‘Winter People (1989)’ and ‘North (1994)’, which was her second Amish role in a television series.
She appeared in ‘At First Sight,’ where she co-starred with Van Kilmer in 1999, and also starred in ‘The Monkey’s Mask’ in the 2000s, playing a young woman who is a member of an international lesbian cult.
McGillis returned to film in 2010 and starred in ‘Stake Land’, a vampire film. She has also starred in films such as the horror film ‘The Innkeepers’, ‘Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio’, ‘Z Nation’, ‘Sisters of Mercy’ and ‘We Are What We Are’.
She played the 4th Amish in the film ‘An Uncommon Grace’, and also had a lead role in ‘Mother of All Secrets’ in 2017. McGillis is reportedly set to star in a biopic ‘Annie Cook’.
Television career
McGillis’ best known role was appearing on the daytime soap opera ‘One Life to Live’ in 1984, and also starred in the TV movie ‘Sweet Revenge’, alongside Alec Baldwin.
Her other film credits include the narrator roles in ‘Santabear’s First Christmas’ and ‘Private Sessions’ in 1985. She was also the narrator in the documentary ‘Out of Ireland’ for the Public Broadcasting Service in 1995.
McGillis returned to television in 2006 and joined ‘The L Word’, a Showtime show in its fifth season. She appeared in a breast cancer documentary called ‘1 a Minute’ in 2010.
Stage production
McGillis is also known for appearing in plays. She starred in William Congreve’s ‘Love for Love’, and performed on and off Broadway in the 1980s in NYC. She was part of the Washington DC Shakespeare Theater Company.
She appeared in ‘The Duchess of Malfi,’ a play by John Webber at the Shakespeare Theater. McGillis then appeared in the play ‘The Graduate,’ and also starred in ‘The Little Foxes,’ a play at the Pasadena Playhouse in 2009.
She participated in the UK tour of the play ‘Frankie and Johnny at Clair de Lune,’ which was held in 2010. Her other plays include ‘Don Juan,’ ‘The Sea Gull,’ ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor,’ ‘Measure for Measure’ and ‘Six Characters,’ etc.
Kelly McGillis Biography
| Real name | Kelly Ann McGillis |
| Nickname | Kelly |
| Year old | 67 years old |
| Height | In feet – 5 feet 10 inchesIn meters – 1.78 mIn centimeters – 178 cm |
| Weight | In Kilograms – 63 KgIn Pounds – 139 lbs |
| Family | Father – Donald Manson McGillisMother – Virgina Joan McGillisSisters – Karen McGillis, Kathleen McGillisBrothers – None |
| Boyfriend | Do not have |
| Husband | Melanie Leis (married 2010–2011)Fred Tillman (married 1989–2002)Boyd Black (married 1979–1981) |
| Children | Sonora Tillman and Kelsey Tillman |
“Life is a journey, a process of growing up, changing and accepting yourself for who you are, and loving yourself for who you are.”
– Kelly McGillis
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Personal life
McGillis married a Julliard student, Boyd Black in 1979 but divorced in 1981. She then married Fred Tillman in 1989 and had two daughters but also divorced in 2002. She came out as a lesbian in 2009 on the talk show ‘SheWired.’
She has worked with drug and alcohol addicts at a rehabilitation center in Bridgeton, North Carolina. She has taught acting at the New York Studio for Stage and Screen NYS3 in North Carolina and currently lives there as well.
McGillis was sexually assaulted in New York City in 1982. Police were only able to arrest one of the attackers while the other was not arrested due to lack of evidence.
McGillis suffered a home invasion injury in 2016 after she was attacked by a woman who broke into her North Carolina home. She later applied for a concealed carry permit to protect herself from any future attacks.
A $1.5 million sailboat was destroyed in a fire owned by McGillis and her ex-husband, Fred Tillman. The fire started on a boat next to theirs in 1996 at the Lau Dania Marina in the Dania Cut off the canal.
He immediately moved into their real estate. Tillman hoped to sell the boat at the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show because he had purchased it from their home in Key West. McGillis was married to Melanie Leis, a sales executive in Philadelphia.
They met when Leis was a bartender at Kelly’s Bar Grill and Brewery in Florida in 2000. However, they dissolved the Union the following year due to personal reasons.
Summary
As of 2024, Kelly McGillis’ estimated net worth is around $8 million. Most of her income comes from movies, television shows, and stage shows. Famous for her appearance in the movie “Witness,” she earns an annual income of $2 million.
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