Kelly McGillis
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McGillis at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
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| Born |
Kelly Ann McGillis July 9, 1957 Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress, Film producer, Voice actor, Teacher, Restaurateur |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Notable work |
Witness (1985 film) Top Gun Made in Heaven (1987 film) The Accused (1988 film) |
| Spouse(s) |
Boyd Black (m. 1979; div. 1981) Fred Tillman (m. 1989; div. 2002) |
| Partner(s) | Melanie Leis (2010–2011) civil union, annulled |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Kelly's Caribbean Bar, Grill and Brewery |
Kelly Ann McGillis (born July 9, 1957) is an American actress. She has found fame for her acting roles in several films since the 1980s including: her role as Rachel Lapp in Witness (1985) with Harrison Ford, for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations, the role of Charlie in the huge blockbuster hit Top Gun (1986) with Tom Cruise, and the role of attorney Kathryn Murphy in The Accused (1988), with Jodie Foster.
Kelly McGillis was born July 9, 1957, in Newport Beach, California, the daughter of Virginia Joan (née Snell), a homemaker, and Dr. Donald Manson McGillis, a general practitioner of medicine.
McGillis was raised in Los Angeles, and attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California. After graduating from high school in 1975, she moved to New York City to study acting at the Juilliard School, where she graduated in 1983. While at Juilliard she performed in William Congreve's Love for Love, directed by John Bletchley.
Her breakout role was that of an Amish mother in the 1985 film Witness with Harrison Ford, for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA award nominations. Her next high-profile role was that of flight instructor Charlie in the 1986 fighter-pilot film Top Gun with Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer. After 1988's The Accused, she appeared in Cat Chaser with Peter Weller, a film she despised and which discouraged her from pursuing an acting career. McGillis appeared in dozens of television and film roles throughout the 1990s before taking a break from acting for a few years.
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