| Nick Name: |
Jennifer
E Chan
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| Height: |
5'4"
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| Birthplace: |
Harbor City,
California, USA
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| Date of Birth: |
September
16, 1958
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| Husband/Partner: |
Sam Simon (divorced)
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| Contact Info: |
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| Personal
Quote: |
"If
you want to sell out, go to LA. And I thought
- I want to sell out!"
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Jennifer
Tilly was born Jennifer Chan on September 16, 1958,
in Harbor City, California. The daughter of Harry,
a Chinese stockbroker, and Patrica, a schoolteacher,
Jennifer's parents got divorced when she was 6.
Patrica Tilly remarried and took Jennifer, her 3
siblings, and her 3 stepsiblings to British Columbia,
Canada. Having to relocate constantly with her family,
Jennifer had to adjust to each new school, and was
a pretty quiet student. At 17, she started out yet
again at a new school, this time at St. Stephen's
College in Missouri, to study theater. In order
to help pay for her tuition, she contributed articles
to magazines and earned money by winning 'honorable
mentions' in writing competitions. She then headed
to college in Los Angeles rather than New York,
unlike her sister Meg who starred in Body Snatchers.
She made the television rounds, starting with a
role as an extra on "Days of Our Lives", then a
recurring role as a Mafia moll who snares a straight-laced
cop on "Hill Street Blues" in 1984. Also that year
she was cast as Shannon Winters on the short-lived
sitcom, "Shaping Up", and followed it up with guest
appearances on "Remington Steele", "Cheers", and
another recurring role on "It's Gary Shandling's
Show".
Jennifer
was also busy appearing in small parts, in films
such as Moving Violations (1985), (her first film
when she was 27) He's My Girl (1987), and Rented
Lips (1988), one year after the other. In 1988,
Jennifer appeared in Johnny Be Good (1988) and High
Spirits (1988). After roles in Let It Ride (1989)
and Far from Home (1989), Jennifer was finally recognized
for her role as auditioning singer Blanche "Monica"
Moran in 1989's Fabulous Baker Boys, The (1989).
Then more parts came her way, such as in Doors,
The (1991), Scorchers (1991) and Made in America
(1993), but she finally got her big break when she
was cast as Olive Neal, the wife of a mobster, in
Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway (1994), in 1994.
She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress
Oscar, in her convincing portrayal of an untalented,
aspiring actress. She has since starred in many
hit films such as Liar Liar (1997) with Jim Carrey,
Stuart Little (1999) with Michael J. Fox, as a stripper
in Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000), and in the
hit blockbuster Monsters, Inc. (2001). She has also
appeared in theater productions, including "One
Shoe Off" -which earned her a Theater World Award
in 1993. She is the sister of actress Meg Tilly. |
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Last
Update:
June 15, 2003
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Films:
Jericho Mansions (2003)
Hollywood North (2003)
Avenue A (2003)
A Piece of My Heart (2002)
Sex & Violence (2002)
Babylon Revisited (2001)
Joplin: The Movie (2001)
Ball in the House (2001)
The Cat's Meow (2001)
Fast Sofa (2001)
Dirt (2001)
Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000)
The Crew (2000)
Cord (2000)
Bruno (2000)
Do Not Disturb (1999)
Music From Another Room (1998)
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Hoods (1998)
Relax It's Just Sex (1998)
Gun (1997)
The Wrong Guy (1997)
Edie & Pen (1997)
Liar Liar (1997)
Man with a Gun (1996)
American Strays (1996)
Bound (1996)
House Arrest (1996)
The Pompatus of Love (1996)
Bird of Prey (1996)
Double Cross (1994)
Embrace of the Vampire (1994)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
The Getaway (1994)
The Webbers (1993)
Made in America (1993)
Shadow of the Wolf (1992
) Scorchers (1991)
The Doors (1991)
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
Let It Ride (1989)
Far from Home (1989)
High Spirits (1988)
Rented Lips (1988)
Johnny Be Good (1988)
He's My Girl (1987)
Remote Control (1987)
Inside Out (1986)
Moving Violations (1985)
No Small Affair (1984)
Made for TV:
Stage On Screen: The Women (2002)
The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)
The Kid (2001)
Sister Mary Explains It All (2001)
Bella Mafia (1997)
Heads (1993)
Direct to Video: None
TV Shows:
Key West (1993)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Shaping Up (1984)
Boone (1983)
Cartoon Voices:
Monsters Inc. Video Game (2002)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Stuart Little (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
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