Jennifer Tilly | |
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Jennifer Tilly in 2006
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Born |
Jennifer Ellen Chan September 16, 1958 Harbor City, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Stephens College |
Occupation | Actress, poker player |
Years active | 1983–present |
Spouse(s) |
Sam Simon (m. 1984–91) Phil Laak (2004–present) |
Jennifer Tilly | |
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Tilly after her win at the 2005 World Series of Poker $1,000 Ladies Only Event – No Limit Hold'em.
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Nickname(s) | The Unabombshell, J Tilla the Killa |
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelet(s) | 1 |
Money finish(es) | 13 |
Highest ITM Main Event finish |
None |
World Poker Tour | |
Title(s) | None |
Final table(s) | None |
Money finish(es) | 11 |
Sam Simon (m. 1984–91)
Jennifer Ellen Tilly (née Chan; September 16, 1958) is a Canadian-American actress and poker player. She is a World Series of Poker Ladies' Event bracelet winner. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Olive Neal in the film Bullets over Broadway (1994). Her other film roles include Let It Ride (1989) Made in America (1993), Bound (1996), Liar Liar (1997) and Bride of Chucky (1998). She has done extensive voice-over work including Celia in Monsters, Inc. (2001). She is the older sister of actress Meg Tilly.
Tilly was born Jennifer Ellen Chan in Harbor City, Los Angeles. She is the first child of Harry Chan, a used car salesman, and Patricia (née Tilly), a Canadian schoolteacher and former stage actress. Her father was of Chinese descent and her mother was of Irish, First Nations and Finnish ancestry. She has an older brother, Steve, and two younger sisters, Meg and Rebecca.
Following her parents' divorce when she was five, Tilly was raised by her mother and stepfather, John Ward, on rural Texada Island, British Columbia. Her mother divorced again when Tilly was 16, and moved to Victoria, where Tilly attended Belmont High School.