Kelly McGillis

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Kelly Ann McGillis was born in Newport Beach, California, to Virginia Joan (Snell), a homemaker, and Donald Manson McGillis, a general practitioner of medicine. She has English, Welsh, Scots-Irish, and German ancestry. McGillis dropped out of high school to pursue a career as an actress, and attended Juilliard in Manhattan and Pacific Conservatory... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

Witness
Witness Rachel
(1985)
Top Gun
Top Gun Charlie
(1986)
The Accused
The Accused Kathryn Murphy
(1988)
Stake Land
Stake Land Sister
(2010)
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Filmography

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 2020 Dirty John (TV Series)
Miriam Saslaw
- Scream Therapy (2020) ... Miriam Saslaw (uncredited)
 2018 Maternal Secrets (TV Movie)
Rose
 2017 An Uncommon Grace (TV Movie)
Elizabeth Conner
 2015/I Blue
Ms. Hutcherson
 2014 Z Nation (TV Series)
Helen
- Sisters of Mercy (2014) ... Helen
 2014 Love Finds You in Sugarcreek (TV Movie)
Bertha
 2014 Grand Street
Isabelle
 2013 Tio Papi
Elizabeth Warden
 2013 We Are What We Are
Marge
 2011 What Could Have Been
Margaret
 2011 Stake Land: Origins (TV Series short)
Sister
- Sister (2011) ... Sister
 2011 The Innkeepers
Leanne Rease-Jones
 2010 Stake Land
Sister
 2008 The L Word (TV Series)
Colonel Gillian Davis
- Lay Down the Law (2008) ... Colonel Gillian Davis
- Lesbians Gone Wild (2008) ... Colonel Gillian Davis
 2007 Supergator (Video)
Kim Taft
 2006 Black Widower (TV Movie)
Nancy Westveld
 2001 Morgan's Ferry
Vonnie Carpenter
 2001 No One Can Hear You
Trish Burchall
 2000 Cold Shoulder (TV Movie)
Lieutenant Lorraine Page
 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (TV Series)
Gorgeous Woman
- Planet of the Lost (2000) ... Gorgeous Woman (voice)
 2000 The Monkey's Mask
Professor Diana Maitland
 2000 The Outer Limits (TV Series)
Nicole Whitley
- Final Appeal (2000) ... Nicole Whitley
 2000 The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series)
Winema
- Pack of Thornberrys (2000) ... Winema (voice)
 1999 The Settlement
Fake Barbara / Ellie
 1999 At First Sight
Jennie Adamson
 1998 Ground Control
Susan Stratton
 1998 Perfect Prey (TV Movie)
Audrey Macleah
 1998 Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister (TV Movie)
Jamie Marshall
 1998 Painted Angels
Nettie
 1997 The Third Twin (TV Movie)
Dr. Jean 'Jeannie' Ferrami
 1996 We the Jury (TV Movie)
Alyce Bell
 1995 Dark Eyes (TV Series)
Mila McGann
- Pilot (1995) ... Mila McGann
 1995 Remember Me (TV Movie)
Menly Nichols
 1994 North
Amish Mom
 1993 Bonds of Love (TV Movie)
Rose Parks
 1992 The Babe
Claire Ruth
 1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (TV Movie)
Mrs. Joel McKelvey (uncredited)
 1991 Grand Isle
Edna Pontellier
 1989 Cat Chaser
Mary DeBoya
 1989 Rabbit Ears: Thumbelina (Video short)
Storyteller
 1989 Winter People
Collie Wright
 1988 The Accused
Kathryn Murphy
 1987 Santabear's High Flying Adventure (TV Movie)
Missy Bear (voice)
 1987 Once We Were Dreamers
Anda
 1987 Made in Heaven
Annie Packert / Ally Chandler
 1986 Santabear's First Christmas (TV Movie)
Narrator (voice)
 1986 Top Gun
Charlie
 1985 Private Sessions (TV Movie)
Jennifer Coles
 1985 Witness
Rachel
 1984 Sweet Revenge (TV Movie)
Katherine Dennison Breen
 1983 Reuben, Reuben
Geneva Spofford
 1968 One Life to Live (TV Series)
Glenda Livingston #1 (1984)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared in production of John Webber's play "The Duchess of Malfi" at the Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC. (2002) See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Interviews | 5 Articles | 6 Pictorials | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse:

Fred Tillman  (divorced)  (2 children) | See more »

Children:

Tillman, Kelsey Lauren | See more »

Parents:

McGillis (Snell), Virginia Joan | McGillis, Donald Manson

Relatives:

McGillis, Karen (sibling) | See more »
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Personal Quote:

I'm old and I'm fat and I look age-appropriate for what my age is, and that is not what that whole scene is about. But... I'd much rather feel absolutely secure in my skin and who and what I am at my age as opposed to placing a value on all that other stuff. See more »

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Currently working in The Graduate as Mrs. Robinson on Broadway. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer
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