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1 Biography

Tilly was born Jennifer E Chan and was raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. She attended Belmont High School along with her two sisters, one of whom, Meg Tilly, is also an actress. She began her acting career as a teenager, putting herself through the theater program at Stephens College in Missouri.

Her breakthrough film role was in The Fabulous Baker Boys ( 1989) and she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Bullets Over Broadway ( 1994).

In the 1980s Jennifer was briefly married to Sam Simon .

2 Selected filmography

• No Small Affair ( 1984)
• Hill Street Blues (TV-Series 1981 - 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train) Tilly appeared ( 1984 - 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor)
• Moving Violations (1985)
• Johnny Be Good ( 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day.)
• High Spirits ( 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day.)
• Let It Ride ( 1989)
• The Fabulous Baker Boys ( 1989)
• The DoorsThe Doors is a 1991 film about the Los Angeles band The Doors. It was directed by Oliver Stone, and starred Val Kilmer as lead singer Jim Morrison, along with Meg Ryan, Kevin Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley and Kathleen Quinlan. External links Doors ( 1991)
• Scorchers ( 1991)
• Shadow of the Wolf ( 1992)
• Made in America ( 1993)
• Bullets Over Broadway ( 1994)
• The Getaway (1994)
• Bound ( 1996)
• Liar Liar ( 1997)
• Edie & Pen (1997)
• The Wrong Guy (1997)
• Bride of Chucky ( 1998) (voice)
• Stuart Little ( 1999) (voice)
• The Crew ( 2000)
• Monsters, Inc. ( 2001) (voice)
• The Cat's Meow (2001)
• The Haunted Mansion ( 2003)
• Home on the Range ( 2004) (voice)
• Seed of Chucky (2004)