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Main Movie Roles 2009 - Imps* 2008 - Inconceivable 2005 - Tideland 2004 - Seed of Chucky 2004 - Home on the Range 2003 - Nowhere to Go But Up 2003 - The Haunted Mansion 2001 - Monsters, Inc. 2000 - Dancing at the Blue Iguana 2000 - Cord 1999 - The Muse 1999 - Do Not Disturb 1999 - Stuart Little 1998 - Bride of Chucky 1998 - Music From Another Room 1997 - The Wrong Guy 1997 - Liar Liar 1996 - Bound 1995 - Embrace of the Vampire 1994 - Bullets Over Broadway 1993 - Made in America 1991 - The Doors 1989 - The Fabulous Baker Boys 1989 - Far From Home 1989 - Let It Ride 1988 - High Spirits 1988 - Johnny Be Good 1985 - Moving Violations

BIOGRAPHY:

An actress who always attracts audiences' attention, Jennifer Tilly is by turns funny, sexy, compassionate, compelling and often all at once.

Her breakthrough movie role tapped into all of those qualities failing singer Blanche "Monica" Moran in Steve Kloves' The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) opposite brothers Jeff Bridges (I) and Beau Bridges (I). A few years later, Jennifer earned an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of the aspiring but hopelessly untalented actress Olive Neal in Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway (1994). She has become well-known to filmgoers for both major studio and independent films. In Tom Shadyac's blockbuster Liar Liar (1997) she kept pace with Jim Carrey. Her steamy performance opposite Gina Gershon helped make Larry Wachowski's and Andy Wachowski's Bound (1996) a breakout indie success at the Sundance Film Festival and then in theatrical release. It also expanded Jennifer's already significant gay and lesbian following.

She successfully cultivated another fan base with the revitalization of the "Child's Play" horror comedy franchise. For Ronny Yu's Bride of Chucky (1998), the filmmakers turned to Jennifer to create the character who would spark the series in a new direction. She met the challenge and established a new horror icon in Tiffany. This Halloween, in Rogue Pictures' all-new Seed of Chucky (2004), written and directed by series creator Don Mancini (I), Jennifer again takes the popular series to the next level; she stars as Tiffany and as herself, the deadly doll's favorite actress, who soon becomes an unwitting hostess in more ways than one.

Jennifer's pitch-perfect voiceover work as Tiffany is not the only instance of her being able to incarnate a character from the vocal chords out. Families know her distinctive cadences from the recent Disney hits Home on the Range (2004) (in which Jennifer voiced a new-age bovine), directed by Will Finn (I) and John Sanford (I); The Haunted Mansion (2003) (in which Jennifer acted from the neck up only), directed by Rob Minkoff; and the Pixar blockbuster Monsters, Inc. (2001) (voicing Mike's love interest Celia), directed by Pete Docter, David Silverman (I) and Lee Unkrich.

She began her acting career as a teenager, putting herself through the theater program at Stephens College in Missouri by winning writing competitions. She then headed to Los Angeles. While she continued to act on the stage (earning a Dramalogue Award for her performance in "Vanities"), movies and television immediately came calling for the actress with the unique voice and visage.

Over the years Jennifer has made memorable appearances on some of television's best series, including "Hill Street Blues" (1981) (in a recurring dramatic role), "Cheers" (1982), "Moonlighting" (1985), "It's Garry Shandling's Show." (1986) and "Frasier" (1993). In addition, she has been a favored guest on a number of talk shows, from "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) to "The Arsenio Hall Show" (1989) to (currently) "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992). Those interview segments have encouraged viewers to expect the unexpected from her interplay with the host and the studio audience.

Her many films over a two-decade span include Neil Jordan (I)'s High Spirits (1988), Oliver Stone (I)'s The Doors (1991), Richard Benjamin (I)'s Made in America (1993), Roger Donaldson's The Getaway (1994), Joe Pytka's Let It Ride (1989), P.J. Castellaneta's Relax... It's Just Sex (1998), Michael Radford's Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000), Peter Bogdanovich's The Cat's Meow (2001) (in which she played Louella Parsons).

Jennifer has also continued to act on the stage. She won a Theater World Award for her performance in off-Broadway's "One Shoe Off" and starred on Broadway in the 2001 revival of "The Women" (which was later taped for, and broadcast on, PBS).


TRIVIA:

• She has played a hot, ditzy, sexy love interest for 'Kelsey Grammer' (qv)'s Frasier Crane character when he was trying to get over other women on _"Cheers" (1982)_ (qv) and again on _"Frasier" (1993)_ (qv) (though she was not playing the same character).
• Attended Stephens College, in Columbia, Missouri (majored in drama)
• Followed up her World Series of Poker win with a victory in the _"World Poker Tour" (2003)_ (qv) Ladies Night, to be broadcast during the fourth season of WPT.
• In 2005, won the Ladies-Only No Limit Texas Hold 'Em event at the World Series of Poker, becoming the first celebrity to win an open (as opposed to celebrity-only) WSOP tournament and earn a World Series bracelet. She beat out exactly 600 other women to take the championship.
• Formerly engaged to actor Lou Diamond Phillips.
• She ranked #23 in Celebrity Sleuth 25 Sexiest Women of 1995
• Sister of actress 'Meg Tilly' (qv). She also has an older brother, Steve Tilly and a younger sister named Rebecca Tilly.
• In high school, everyone called Jennifer, Meg, and their younger sister Becky the Three Musketeers.