Jennifer Tilly

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Biography

Known for her bubbly onscreen persona, distinctively breathless baby-ish voice and eye-popping curves, actress Jennifer Tilly has made a career playing airheads with high-pitched voices and hearts of gold. Though she has been accused of amplifying the ditziness supposedly inherent in her personality, Tilly began earning respect when she was nominated for an Academy Award for her comedic performance as a dumb and untalented actress in Woody …
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Job Title

Actor, Music

Born

September 16, 1958

Career Milestones

2006

Played Queen Gunhilda in Terry Gilliam's "Tideland"

2004

Again voiced Chucky's bride, Tiffany in the "Seed of Chucky"

2004

Voice of Grace (The Optimist) in the animated feature "Home on the Range"

2004

Portrayed a hooker in the comedy "Dirt," written and directed by Michael Covert

2003

Appeared as a ghost in "The Haunted Mansion"

2002

Had featured role in the A&E miniseries version of "The Magnificent Ambersons"

2001

Co-starred in the Broadway revival of "The Women"

2001

Portrayed gossip columnist Louella Parsons in "The Cat's Meow"

1999

Voiced Mrs. Stout in "Stuart Little"

1998

Had title role in the horror film "Bride of Chucky"

1996

Starred opposite Gina Gershon in the cult hit "Bound"

1994

Earned Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for portrayal of gangster's moll with acting aspirations in Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway"

1993

Off-Broadway debut, "One Shoe Off", at the New York Public Theater

1988

Appeared in Los Angeles Actors Theatre production of Moliere's "Tartuffe" (date approximate)

Performed in "Baby With the Bathwater" at the Los Angeles Public Theatre

1984

Starred in the TV series, "Shaping Up"

1984

Film debut, "No Small Affair"

1983

TV debut, recurring role on "Boone"

Joined the Group Repertory Theater; appeared in Sam Shepard's "Buried Child", "In the Summer House" and "The Bacchae"

Appeared in otherwise all-black production of "Vanities" in Los Angeles

Began acting career in Equity-waiver theater productions

Awards

2005

MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance in Seed of Chucky

1997

MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Bound

1994

Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Bullets Over Broadway