24 Facts About Kelly McGillis

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Kelly Ann McGillis was born on July 9,1957 and is an American actress.

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Kelly McGillis is known for her film roles such as Rachel Lapp in Witness, for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations; Charlie in Top Gun ; Made in Heaven ; The House on Carroll Street ; and as Kathryn Murphy in The Accused.

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Kelly McGillis was raised in Los Angeles, and attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California.

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In 1987, Kelly McGillis acted in the romance film Made in Heaven, directed by Alan Rudolph, which was produced by Lorimar Productions.

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Kelly McGillis played the part of caretaker for Miss Venable in 1988's The House on Carroll Street, which starred Jeff Daniels.

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Kelly 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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Kelly McGillis played the part of Babe Ruth's second wife, Claire Merritt Ruth, in The Babe.

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In 1999, Kelly McGillis co-starred with Val Kilmer, for a second time as his over protective sister in At First Sight.

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Kelly McGillis played the suspect in the disappearance of a young woman in The Monkey's Mask, an international lesbian cult film from 2000 starring Susie Porter.

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Kelly McGillis starred in the 1984 television movie Sweet Revenge with Alec Baldwin.

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Kelly McGillis narrated the documentary Out of Ireland for PBS in 1995.

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Kelly McGillis appeared in a couple of off-broadway and Broadway theater productions during the 1980s in New York City.

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Kelly McGillis starred in a Pasadena Playhouse stage production of The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman in May 2009, co-starring with Julia Duffy.

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Kelly McGillis appeared in a production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally, which toured the United Kingdom in 2010.

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Kelly McGillis began working in television again in 2006, then in 2007 joined the cast of Showtime's The L Word for its fifth season.

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Kelly McGillis had a role in the 2010 vampire film Stake Land, directed by Jim Mickle, starring alongside Nick Damici, Connor Paolo and Danielle Harris.

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Kelly McGillis was featured in a breast cancer docu-drama titled 1 a Minute, released in 2010.

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Kelly McGillis starred in Ti West's 2011 thriller The Innkeepers, We Are What We Are and Tio Papi in 2013, Grand Street, Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio, Z Nation, and an episode of Sisters of Mercy in 2014, and Blue in 2015.

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Kelly McGillis married fellow Juilliard student Boyd Black in 1979; the couple divorced in 1981.

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Kelly McGillis married Fred Tillman in 1989, and they have two daughters.

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Kelly McGillis came out as a lesbian in 2009 during an interview with SheWired.

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Kelly McGillis worked full-time with drug addicts and alcoholics at Seabrook House Drug Alcohol Rehab Center, a rehabilitation center in Bridgeton, New Jersey, when she and Leis shared a home in Collingswood.

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Kelly McGillis was left scratched and bruised after being assaulted by a woman who broke into her home on June 17,2016.

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Kelly McGillis said the attack, as well as others she has experienced in the past, led her to apply for a concealed carry permit to protect herself.