Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958 in Harbor City, California) is an American actress who has starred in many major films as well as independent features. She has a younger sister, Meg, who is also an actress (albeit currently retired), and another sister, Rebecca.

Biography

Tilly was born Jennifer E. Chan to a Chinese stockbroker and was raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Tilly is her mother's maiden name) She is considered to be a sex symbol among her fans, as they feel she's beautiful because of her unusual, Eurasian appearance. She attended Belmont High School along with her two sisters. She began her acting career as a teenager, putting herself through the theater program at Stephens College in Missouri, whose alumni include Joan Crawford who withdrew from the school, and actress Carrie Nye, wife of Dick Cavett.

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Chinese - British Columbia, Canada - Sex symbol - Eurasian - Joan Crawford - Carrie Nye - Dick Cavett

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Her breakthrough film role was as a singing waitress in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) in a part that was specially written for her by Steve Kloves. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role as a hopelessly bad actress in Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway (1994), which brought the movie's star Dianne Wiest an Oscar for her role as a 1920s Broadway diva.

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The Fabulous Baker Boys - 1989 - Steve Kloves - Academy Award - Woody Allen - Bullets Over Broadway - 1994 - Dianne Wiest

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Tilly gained some additional popularity in recent years for providing voice-over work as killer doll Tiffany for the Child's Play series of movies. In the most recent installment, Seed of Chucky, she plays a dual role, not only providing the voice for Tiffany, but also playing an exaggerated version of herself.

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Child's Play - Seed of Chucky

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Tilly is a semi-regular cast member on Family Guy, voicing the Griffin family's neighbor, Bonnie. She has also done vocal work for the film Monsters, Inc. and the children's series Hey Arnold. She has been active in Los Angeles theatre, winning a Theater World Award for her performance in off-Broadway's One Shoe Off.

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Family Guy - Monsters, Inc. - Hey Arnold

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On June 27, 2005, Tilly won a World Series of Poker bracelet (and $158,625) in the Ladies' No-Limit Texas hold 'em event, outlasting 600 other players. She followed this accomplishment up on September 1, 2005 by also winning the third World Poker Tour Ladies Invitational tournament held at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles.

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June 27 - 2005 - World Series of Poker - Texas hold 'em - World Poker Tour - Bicycle Casino - Los Angeles

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Tilly is currently dating poker professional Phil "Unabomber" Laak and is nicknamed "The Unabombshell" within the poker circuit.

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Poker - Phil "Unabomber" Laak

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Tilly married The Simpsons producer Sam Simon in 1984, but they divorced in 1991 without children.

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The Simpsons - Sam Simon

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