Meg Tilly's father was Chinese-American, while her mother was of Irish and Finnish descent.
17 Facts About Meg Tilly
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Meg Tilly is the younger sister of actress Jennifer Tilly.
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At the age of 12, Meg Tilly started taking dance lessons, in part to avoid her stepfather, and in a few years had developed into a gifted ballerina.
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Meg Tilly attended Esquimalt High School in Esquimalt, British Columbia, and Chief Sealth International High School in Seattle, Washington where she is listed among its alumni.
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Meg Tilly made her screen debut as a dancer in Alan Parker's 1980 musical drama Fame, despite the fact that Tilly's dance career had been halted in 1979, when a dance partner dropped her, leading to a serious back injury.
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Meg Tilly made her television debut in the 1982 half-hour drama The Trouble with Grandpa, co-starring Elisha Cook Jr.
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Meg Tilly was the first choice for the role of Constanze Mozart in Milos Forman's film Amadeus, having received glowing appraisals of her rehearsal work by both her would-be costar Tom Hulce and director Forman.
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In 1985, Meg Tilly landed the acclaimed title role in Norman Jewison's Agnes of God, appearing with Jane Fonda and Anne Bancroft.
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Meg Tilly's critically praised performance earned her an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award.
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Meg Tilly later appeared in Valmont, The Two Jakes with Jack Nicholson and Leaving Normal with Christine Lahti, as well as the 1993 horror film Body Snatchers.
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Meg Tilly returned to acting in 2010, portraying the Blessed Mother, a Pope-like figure in the Caprica episode "Unvanquished".
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Meg Tilly won the 2013 Lead Actress, Drama Canadian Screen Award for her work on the series.
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In 2018, Meg Tilly published the first of three books in her Solace Island trilogy, a series of romantic thrillers about a young woman, Maggie Harris, dating a mysterious handsome man after recently being dumped by her fiance.
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In 1983, Meg Tilly married Tim Zinnemann, an American film producer and son of film director Fred Zinnemann.
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In 1989, Meg Tilly began a 5-year relationship with British actor Colin Firth, whom she met during the filming of Valmont.
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In 1995, Meg Tilly married John Calley, an American film studio executive and producer 30 years her senior.
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In 2002, Meg Tilly married her current husband, author Don Calame, who writes fiction for adolescents.