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Jennifer Tilly - Biography |
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Jennifer Tilly was born September
16, 1958, in Harbor City, California. Jennifer was the daughter of Harry,
a stockbroker, and Pat, a schoolteacher, who divorced when Jennifer was 6.
Pat Tilly remarried and took Jennifer, her 3 siblings, and her 3
stepsiblings to British Columbia, Canada.
Having to relocate constantly with her family, Jennifer had to adjust to
each new school, and was a pretty quiet student. At 17, she started out
yet again at a new school, this time at St. Stephen's College in Missouri,
to study theater. In order to help pay for her tuition, she contributed
articles to magazines and earned money by winning Honorable Mentions in
writing competitions. She then decided to head to college in Los Angeles
rather than New York, as opposed to her sister Meg (you might remember her
from roles in The Big Chill and Body Snatchers, in which Jennifer was
Meg's body double). Frustrated at first, Jennifer did land her own parts
as well.
Jennifer was making the television rounds, with a role as an extra on Days
of Our Lives, to a recurring role on Hill Street Blues in 1984. That year
she was cast as Shannon Winters on the short-lived sitcom, Shaping Up, and
followed it up with guest appearances on Remington Steele, Cheers, and
another recurring role on It's Gary Shandling's Show. Jennifer was also
busy appearing in bit parts, in films such as Moving Violations, Inside
Out, Remote Control, He's My Girl, and Rented Lips, one year after the
other.
In 1988, in addition to Johnny Be Good (which featured a young Uma
Thurman), Jennifer appeared in High Spirits. After roles in Let It Ride
and Far From Home, Jennifer was finally recognized for her role as
auditioning singer Blanche "Monica" Moran in 1989's The Fabulous Baker
Boys. Then more parts came her way and she appeared in The Doors,
Scorchers and Made in America. She finally got her big break when she was
cast as Olive Neal, the wife of a mobster, in Woody Allen's Bullets Over
Broadway, in 1994. The tiny-voiced actress was nominated for a Best
Supporting Actress Oscar, in her convincing portrayal of an untalented
aspiring actress. Her past theater experience could have helped make her
portrayal of a theater actress easier, as she has appeared in the theater
production of One Shoe Off -- and this role garnered her a Theater World
Award in 1993.
In 1996, Jennifer reprised her role as a mobster's girlfriend, only this
time as a bisexual girlfriend in the erotic film Bound. She then appeared
in the Jim Carrey comedy, Liar Liar, and in 1998's Relax... It's Just Sex
and Hoods. With few substantial film roles coming her way, Jennifer
starred yet again as the girlfriend of a criminal, only this time as the
wife of a terrorizing doll, Chucky, in 1998's The Bride of Chucky.
In 1999, she lent her voice to The Family Guy and Stuart Little; appeared
as herself in The Muse; and had a bit part in Play It to the Bone.
Jennifer had to take it off for her role as a stripper in 2000's The Crew,
and starred in Inside Job, in 2001. She next appeared in Fast Sofa, The
Cat's Meow (with Kirsten Dunst), and Ball in the House. |
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Jennifer Tilly - Personal Quotes |
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"Everyone said that if you
want to be a real actor, go to New York. If you want to sell out, go
to LA. And I thought - I want to sell out!"
"A way you can get really good abs in film is you get your makeup
artist to paint shadows--faux washboard. But if you see me in a
movie and I have great abs, it means I have a great body double."
"Spending time with Jim on a stage is an incredibly weird
experience! I found myself unable to act seriously! Hard to shoot
with the master of comedy!"
"I still haven't made a film that defines who I am."
"If I was like some of the characters I played, I'd probably be dead
by now".
"I was the most popular person in my family. I was like a celebrity.
All my sisters would fight over who got to sleep with me. I was
always thinking up all the games, telling all the stories, and had
the best clothes. I was the entertainment. We didn't have television
and we didn't have movies, and I was always the boss. I'd write
these plays and I'd make everybody be in them. Once, I had this idea
that we'd put all the beds on top of one another so there would be
only one bed, but it would be a really big, tall bed. Then we'd take
turns sleeping on that bed while everybody else slept on the floor.
Like, for a month. Everyone thought that was a great idea. I don't
know why. I guess because we grew up way, way out in the country and
we never had any neighbors."
On her curves and her frequent cleavage baring characters; "People
are always accusing me of having implants."
[On Seed of Chucky (2004)] "It's really gruesome, but it's a
heartwarming story."
About Madonna: "We went to a club once. The doorman opened the rope
for me but closed it on Madonna - he didn't recognize her. She
wouldn't have gotten in, but I put in a good word for her." (In
Style magazine, Sept/2006) |
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Jennifer Tilly - Filmography |
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The Caretaker (2007) .... Miss
Perry
Intervention (2007)
The Initiation of Sarah (2006) (TV) .... Dr. Eugenia Hunter
Family Guy (2006) (VG) (voice) .... Bonnie Swanson
"Family Guy" .... Bonnie Swanson / ... (15 episodes, 1999-2006)
... aka Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title)
- I Take Thee, Quagmire (2006) TV Episode (voice) .... Bonnie
Swanson
- Brian Sings & Swings (2006) TV Episode (voice) .... Bonnie Swanson
- The Perfect Castaway (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Bonnie Swanson
- Breaking Out Is Hard to Do (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Bonnie
Swanson
- Brian the Bachelor (2005) TV Episode (voice) .... Bonnie Swanson
(10 more)
"Out of Practice" .... Crystal (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Yours, Mine or His? (2006) TV Episode .... Crystal
- Guilt Trip (2005) TV Episode .... Crystal
- Key Ingredients (2005) TV Episode .... Crystal
- We Wanna Hold Your Hand (2005) TV Episode .... Crystal
- Breaking Up Is Hard to Do. And Do. And... (????) TV Episode ....
Crystal
Tideland (2005) .... Queen Gunhilda
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright (2005) .... Dr. O'Shannon
Lil' Pimp (2005) (V) (voice) .... Miss De La Croix
Bailey's Billion$ (2005) .... Dolores Pennington
Love on the Side (2004) .... Alma Kerns
... aka Deluxe Combo Platter (Canada: English title)
... aka Love on the Side (USA: DVD title)
A Dairy Tale (2004) (V) (voice) .... Grace
Saint Ralph (2004) .... Nurse Alice
Padrino, El (2004) .... Sebeva
"Frasier" .... Kim (1 episode, 2004)
- Miss Right Now (2004) TV Episode .... Kim
Home on the Range (2004) (voice) .... Grace
Perfect Opposites (2004) .... Elyse Steinberg
Second Best (2004) .... Carole
Return to Babylon (2004) .... Clara Bow
Nowhere to Go But Up (2003) .... Edna
... aka Happy End (France) (USA)
... aka I Want to Be Famous (Singapore: English title)
The Haunted Mansion (2003) .... Madame Leota
... aka Disney's The Haunted Mansion (USA: complete title)
Hollywood North (2003) .... Gillian Stevens
Jericho Mansions (2003) .... Donna Cherry
Monsters, Inc. (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Celia Mae
Stage on Screen: The Women (2002) (TV) .... Crystal Allen
The Magnificent Ambersons (2002) (TV) .... Fanny Minafer
The Kid (2001) (TV) (voice) .... Waitress
... aka Gahan Wilson's The Kid (USA: complete title)
Monsters, Inc. (2001) (voice) .... Celia
Ball in the House (2001) .... Dot
... aka Relative Evil (Australia: DVD title) (USA: DVD title)
The Cat's Meow (2001) .... Louella Parsons
Fast Sofa (2001) .... Ginger Quail
Sister Mary Explains It All (2001) (TV) .... Philomena Rostovich
Dirt (2001) .... Hooker
... aka Dumber Than Dirt (USA: video title)
"Pigs Next Door" (2000) TV Series (voice)
... aka Muca Beal Dorais (Ireland: Irish title)
Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) .... Jo
The Crew (2000/I) .... Ferris 'aka Maureen' Lowenstein
"Hey Arnold!" .... Lola (1 episode, 2000)
- Suspended/Ernie in Love (2000) TV Episode (voice) .... Lola
Bruno (2000) .... Dolores
... aka The Dress Code (USA: alternative title)
Cord (2000) .... Helen
... aka Hide and Seek (UK: video title) (USA: video title)
... aka Jeu mortel (Canada: French title)
Play It to the Bone (1999) .... Ringside Fan
... aka Play It (USA: promotional title)
Stuart Little (1999) (voice) .... Mrs. Camille Stout
Bartok the Magnificent (1999) (V) (voice) .... Piloff
Do Not Disturb (1999) .... Cathryn Richmond
... aka Do not disturb - Zwei Augen zu viel (Germany)
... aka Silent Witness (USA: video title)
Goosed (1999) .... Charlene
Music from Another Room (1998) .... Nina Swan
Bride of Chucky (1998) .... Tiffany
"Sin City Spectacular" (1 episode)
... aka Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (USA)
- Episode #1.11 (????) TV Episode
Hoods (1998) .... Mary Crippa
Relax... It's Just Sex (1998) .... Tara Ricotto
Bella Mafia (1997) (TV) .... Moyra Luciano
The Wrong Guy (1997) .... Lynn Holden
"Gun" .... Phyllis (1 episode, 1997)
... aka Robert Altman's Gun
- All the President's Women (1997) TV Episode .... Phyllis
Liar Liar (1997) .... Samantha Cole
American Strays (1996) .... Patty Mae
Bound (1996) .... Violet
House Arrest (1996) .... Cindy Figler
The Pompatus of Love (1996) .... Tarzaan
... aka The Pompatus of Love (France: TV title)
Edie & Pen (1996) .... Edie Piper
... aka Desert Gamble (UK: TV title)
Man with a Gun (1995) .... Rena Rushton/Kathy Payne
... aka Gun for Hire (Australia)
... aka Hired for Killing
Bird of Prey (1995) .... Kily Griffith
... aka Хищна птица (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994) .... Olive Neal
The Getaway (1994) .... Fran Carvey
Double Cross (1994) .... Melissa
Embrace of the Vampire (1994) .... Marika
... aka The Nosferatu Diaries: Embrace of the Vampire (USA)
"Key West" .... Savannah Sumner (8 episodes, 1993)
- Heavy Metal, Heavy Hearts (1993) TV Episode .... Savannah Sumner
- The Greening (1993) TV Episode .... Savannah Sumner
- Less Moonlight (1993) TV Episode .... Savannah Sumner
- The Great Unknown (1993) TV Episode .... Savannah Sumner
- 2nd Day in Paradise (1993) TV Episode .... Savannah Sumner
(3 more)
Made in America (1993) .... Stacy
Heads (1993) (TV) .... Tina Abbot
The Webbers (1993) (TV) .... Miranda Webber
... aka At Home with the Webbers
... aka Webber's World
Shadow of the Wolf (1992) .... Igiyook
... aka Agaguk (Canada: French title)
"Dream On" .... Ryan (1 episode, 1992)
- What Women Want (1992) TV Episode .... Ryan
Scorchers (1991) .... Talbot
... aka Jumper: Hot Lover (Philippines: English title)
The Doors (1991) (uncredited) .... Okie Girl
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) .... Blanche 'Monica' Moran
Let It Ride (1989) .... Vicki
Far from Home (1989) .... Amy
"Moonlighting" .... Nurse Saundra (1 episode, 1989)
- Plastic Fantastic Lovers (1989) TV Episode .... Nurse Saundra
High Spirits (1988) .... Miranda
Rented Lips (1988) .... Mona Lisa
Johnny Be Good (1988) .... Connie Hisler
"It's Garry Shandling's Show." .... Angelica (2 episodes, 1987)
- It's Garry and Angelica's Show: Part 2 (1987) TV Episode ....
Angelica
- It's Garry and Angelica's Show: Part 1 (1987) TV Episode ....
Angelica
He's My Girl (1987) .... Lisa
Inside Out (1987) .... Amy
Remote Control (1987) .... Allegra James
"Cheers" .... Candi Pearson (1 episode, 1986)
- Second Time Around (1986) TV Episode .... Candi Pearson
"Stir Crazy" .... Karen (1 episode, 1986)
- Basic Straining (1986) TV Episode .... Karen
"Remington Steele" .... Eva Wilson (1 episode, 1985)
- Dancer, Prancer, Donner and Steele (1985) TV Episode .... Eva
Wilson
Moving Violations (1985) .... Amy Hopkins
"Hill Street Blues" .... Gina Srignoli (6 episodes, 1984-1985)
- Queen for a Day (1985) TV Episode .... Gina Srignoli
- The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr. (1985) TV Episode ....
Gina Srignoli
- El Capitan (1985) TV Episode .... Gina Srignoli
- Passage to Libya (1985) TV Episode .... Gina Srignoli
- Davenport in a Storm (1985) TV Episode .... Gina Srignoli
(1 more)
No Small Affair (1984) .... Mona
"Shaping Up" (1984) TV Series .... Shannon Winters
"Boone" .... Sonia (1 episode, 1983)
- Words and Music (1983) TV Episode .... Sonia |
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