Jennifer Tilly

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Jennifer Tilly
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Tilly at the 2024 WonderCon
Born
Jennifer Ellen Chan

(1958-09-16) September 16, 1958 (age 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater Stephens College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • poker player
Years active1983–present
Spouse
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(m. 1984;div. 1991)​
Partner Phil Laak (2004–present)
Relatives Meg Tilly (sister)

Jennifer Tilly (born Jennifer Ellen Chan; September 16, 1958) [1] is an American-Canadian actress and professional poker player. [2] Known for her distinctive breathy voice and comedic timing, [3] [4] she is the recipient of a Saturn Award, a Fantasporto Award, and a GLAAD Award, as well as nominations for an American Comedy Award, a Gemini Award, two MTV Movie Awards, and an Academy Award.

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Following a succession of small parts in film and on television throughout the mid-late 1980s, Tilly made her feature film breakthrough with a supporting role as Olive Neal in Bullets Over Broadway (1994), for which she was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. [5] She subsequently earned acclaim for her portrayal of Violet, a lesbian femme fatale, in Bound (1996). Tilly rose to widespread recognition when she played Tiffany Valentine in Bride of Chucky (1998), reprising the character in several more installments of the Child's Play film series, [6] as well as the Syfy/USA show Chucky (2021–2024). Her association with the franchise has established her as a pop culture icon and scream queen. [7] [8] Since 1999, Tilly has voiced Bonnie Swanson on the Fox animated sitcom Family Guy .

Tilly's other film credits include The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Made in America (1993), Liar Liar (1997), Music from Another Room (1998), Stuart Little (1999), The Cat's Meow (2001), Monsters, Inc. (2001), The Haunted Mansion (2003), Home on the Range (2004), and Tideland (2005). On stage, she appeared in the Broadway revivals of The Women (2001) and Don't Dress for Dinner (2012), and was the recipient of a Theatre World Award in 1993 for her performance in the off-Broadway play One Shoe Off.

Tilly is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, the first celebrity to win such a tournament. [9] She won the third World Poker Tour Ladies Invitational Tournament in 2005, and was nominated for PokerListings' Spirit of Poker Living Legend Award in 2014. [10] As of 2019, her live tournament winnings exceeded $1 million. [11]

Early life

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Tilly in 1991

Tilly was born Jennifer Ellen Chan on September 16, 1958, in Harbor City, Los Angeles, to Harry Chan, a used car salesman, and Patricia (née Tilly), a Canadian schoolteacher and former stage actress. [12] Her father was of Chinese descent and her mother was of Irish and Finnish ancestry. [13] [14] [15] [16] She has an older brother, Steve, and two younger sisters, Meg and Rebecca. [17]

Following her parents' divorce when she was five, Tilly was raised by her mother and stepfather, John Ward, on rural Texada Island in British Columbia. According to her sister Meg, Ward was a sadistic pedophile. Their sister Rebecca agreed, but Jennifer did not comment on the issue. [18] Her mother divorced again when Tilly was 16. The family then moved to Langford, a suburb of Victoria, British Columbia, where Tilly attended Belmont Secondary School. [19]

During her high school years, she developed an interest in theater, which prompted her to actively participate in plays as an extra with the assistance of her mother. [20] Tilly holds a bachelor's degree in theater from Stephens College in Missouri. [21]

Acting career

In 1983, Tilly had small roles and had a recurring guest role on Hill Street Blues as Gina Srignoli, a mobster's widow who becomes romantically involved with detective Henry Goldblume. She played Frasier Crane's seductive-but-ditzy date Candi Pearson on an episode of the fourth season of Cheers and appeared as a similar character on the eleventh season of Frasier .

She appeared as Garry's girlfriend on It's Garry Shandling's Show , which aired on Showtime. She was also cast as a high-end prostitute on the short-lived comedy Key West , alongside Fisher Stevens. In 1989, she had a prominent role in the comedy Let It Ride , starring Richard Dreyfuss. Tilly's breakthrough film role was short but memorable appearance as a waitress who fails miserably when auditioning to be a singer in The Fabulous Baker Boys , a role that was written specially for her by Steve Kloves. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Olive Neal, a hopelessly bad actress in Woody Allen's 1994 comedy Bullets Over Broadway but she lost to her co-star Dianne Wiest. In 1994, she also had a small role in The Getaway with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.

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Tilly at the 2007 World Poker Tour

Tilly starred in Bound (1996), directed by the Wachowskis, which portrays a lesbian relationship her character has with Gina Gershon. She played Samantha Cole in the Jim Carrey comedy Liar Liar (1997). In Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000), she played a stripper and part-time dominatrix. She portrayed gossip columnist Louella Parsons in the Peter Bogdanovich historical drama The Cat's Meow (2001).

She gained additional popularity around that time for her portrayal of serial killer Tiffany Valentine in several of the Child's Play horror movie series. The character was first introduced in the fourth installment of the franchise, Bride of Chucky (1998), and subsequently appeared in Seed of Chucky (2004), Curse of Chucky (2013), Cult of Chucky (2017), and the television series Chucky (2021). In Seed of Chucky, she plays a dual role, providing the voice for Tiffany and also playing an exaggerated version of herself. The performance earned her nominations for the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress and the MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-Shit Performance. [22] [23] She reprises the role in every subsequent appearance.

In 2001, she starred as Crystal Allen in the Broadway revival of The Women . In 2002 she played Fanny Minafer in the made-for-TV remake of Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons .

She is a semi-regular cast member on Family Guy , voicing the Griffin family's neighbor, Bonnie Swanson. She has also done voice-over work for the films Monsters, Inc. , Stuart Little and Home on the Range , as well as the children's series Hey Arnold! In Disney's The Haunted Mansion , she portrays Madame Leota (a head in a crystal ball). She has been active in the theatre, winning a Theater World Award for her performance in the off-Broadway play One Shoe Off.

She had a starring role on the sitcom Out of Practice , which starred Henry Winkler and Stockard Channing. The series was cancelled in May 2006. About this time, Tilly started dividing her time between her film career and professional poker. By the end of 2008, she returned to her film and television career. In 2009, Tilly made her Chinese film debut in the Christina Yao film Empire of Silver playing Mrs. Landdeck.

In 2012, she returned to Broadway in Don't Dress for Dinner , garnering an Audience Choice Award nomination for her portrayal of mistress Suzanne. In 2013, she starred in the Wallace Shawn/Andre Gregory collaboration Grasses of a Thousand Colors which premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2009 and then moved to the Joseph Papp Theater in 2013. She regularly appeared in the comedy revue Celebrity Autobiography . [24]

In 2024, it was announced that Tilly would be appearing on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills , as a friend of the housewives, for the fourteenth season. [25]

Poker career

Jennifer Tilly
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Tilly after her win at the 2005 World Series of Poker $1,000 Ladies Only Event – No Limit Hold'em
Nickname(s)The Unabombshell, J Tilla the Killa
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Money finish(es)20 [26]
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		None
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)6 [27]
Information last updated on 28 October 2021.

Tilly's father was a gambler and a poker player, and gave her the video game World Series of Poker. She was subsequently taught the real game by her boyfriend when she moved to Hollywood. [28]

On June 27, 2005, Tilly won a World Series of Poker bracelet (and $158,625) in the Ladies' No-Limit Texas hold 'em event, beating 600 other players. [9] She followed up this accomplishment on September 1, 2005, by winning the third World Poker Tour Ladies Invitational Tournament held at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, a suburb of Los Angeles. Tilly has appeared in the GSN Poker Royale series. [29] Tilly played in the Celebrity Poker Showdown which aired June 14, 2006, on Bravo. She came in third place after being beaten by Bravo's online poker champion Ida Siconolfi. She also participated in the Poker After Dark show.

When playing poker on television, Tilly often wears low-cut tops with push-up bras that expose considerable cleavage in order to "look cute", but noted that "if people are really playing poker, they don't care. Nothing looks better to them than a pair of aces. They're not looking at your pair. They're looking at their pair." [30] Tilly appears in the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions 2007 Edition video game, along with her boyfriend Phil Laak, which was released in 2007 by Activision. [31]

In a television interview in 2005, Tilly stated that at that point in her career she was more interested in pursuing poker than acting. [32] By December 2008, Tilly announced her retirement from poker as a career. In her monthly column in Bluff Magazine, she said: "I love poker but greatness in poker is an elusive dream. There are too many variants. Trying to find validation in poker is like trying to find a virgin in a whorehouse. I'm not giving up poker entirely – gambling is an addiction after all. I'm just going to treat it more like a hobby and less like a career." [33]

In January 2010, she resumed her poker career. [34] She was nominated for PokerListings' Spirit of Poker Living Legend Award in 2014, [35] and as of July 2019, her live tournament winnings exceeded $1 million. [11]

Personal life

Tilly was married to Sam Simon, developer and producer of The Simpsons , from 1984 until 1991. [36] As of 2018, Tilly receives 30 percent of net proceeds that Simon's estate receives from the show, an arrangement she credits with allowing her to be choosier about her roles. [37] [38] She has been in a relationship with professional poker player Phil Laak since 2004. [39] [40]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 No Small Affair Mona
1985 Moving Violations Amy Hopkins
1986 Inside Out Amy
1987 He's My Girl Lisa
1988 Remote Control Allegra James
1988 Johnny Be Good Connie Hisler
1988 Rented Lips Mona Lisa
1988 High Spirits Miranda
1989 Far from Home Amy
1989 Let It Ride Vicki
1989 The Fabulous Baker Boys Blanche "Monica" Moran
1991 The Doors Okie GirlUncredited. Deleted Scenes.
1991 Scorchers Talbot
1992 Shadow of the Wolf Igiyook
1993 Made in America Stacy
1994 The Getaway Fran Carvey
1994Double CrossMelissa
1994 Bullets Over Broadway Olive Neal
1995 Embrace of the Vampire Marika
1995Bird of PreyKily Griffith
1995 Man with a Gun Rena Rushton / Kathy Payne
1996 Edie & Pen Edie Piper
1996 The Pompatus of Love Tarzaan
1996 Bound Violet
1996 American Strays Patty Mae
1996 House Arrest Cindy Figler
1997 Liar Liar Samantha Cole
1997 The Wrong Guy Lynn Holden
1998 Music from Another Room Nina
1998 Relax...It's Just Sex Tara Ricotto
1998HoodsMary Crippa
1998 Bride of Chucky Tiffany Valentine
1999 The Muse Herself
1999 Bartok the Magnificent Piloff (voice)Direct-to-video
1999GoosedCharlene
1999 Do Not Disturb Cathryn
1999 Stuart Little Mrs. Camille Stout (voice)
1999 Play It to the Bone Ringside Fan
2000 Cord (also released as Hide and Seek)Helen
2000 Bruno Dolores
2000 The Crew Ferris "Maureen" Lowenstein
2000 Dancing at the Blue Iguana Jo
2001DirtHooker
2001 Fast Sofa Ginger Quail
2001 The Cat's Meow Louella Parsons
2001Ball in the HouseDot
2001 Monsters, Inc. Celia Mae (voice)
2003 Hollywood North Gillian Stevens
2003 Jericho Mansions Donna Cherry
2003 The Haunted Mansion Madame Leota
2003 Happy End Edna
2004Second BestCarole
2004Perfect OppositesElyse Steinberg
2004 Home on the Range Grace (voice)
2004 El Padrino Sebeva
2004 Saint Ralph Nurse Alice
2004 Love on the Side Alma Kerns
2004 Seed of Chucky Tiffany Valentine (voice) / Herself
2005 Lil' Pimp Miss De La Croix (voice)Direct-to-video
2005 The Civilization of Maxwell Bright Dr. O'Shannon
2005 Bailey's Billion$ Dolores Pennington
2005 Tideland Queen Gunhilda
2006The Poker MovieHerself
2007InterventionJane
2008 Deal Karen "Razor" Jones
2008The CaretakerMiss Perry
2008 Bart Got a Room Melinda
2008 Inconceivable Salome "Sally" Marsh
2009 An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong Mrs. Rundell
2009 Empire of Silver Mrs. Landdeck
2009 Made in Romania Herself
2010 The Making of Plus One Amber
2012 30 Beats Erika
2013Amelia's 25thMiss Celie
2013 Curse of Chucky Tiffany ValentineCameo, direct-to-video
2013 Return to Babylon Clara Bow
2013 The Secret Lives of Dorks Ms. Stewart
2015 Unity HerselfDocumentary
2015Rebel With a Cause, the Sam Simon StoryHerselfDocumentary
2016 A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits DivineDirect-to-video
2017 Cult of Chucky Tiffany ValentineDirect-to-video
2017 Ray Meets Helen Ginger
2019 7 Days to Vegas Jennifer
2020Poker QueensHerselfDocumentary
2021High HolidayStephanie Cooksey

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Oh Madeline LaurieEpisode: "Madeline Acts Forward at the Retreat"
1983BooneSoniaEpisode: "Words and Music"
1984 Shaping Up Shannon Winters4 episodes
1984–1985 Hill Street Blues Gina Srignoli6 episodes
1985 Remington Steele Eva Wilson / BlitzenEpisode: "Dancer, Prancer, Donner and Steele"
1986 Stir Crazy KarenEpisode: "Basic Straining"
1986 Cheers Candi PearsonEpisode: "Second Time Around"
1987 It's Garry Shandling's Show AngelicaEpisodes: "It's Garry and Angelica's Show: Part 1 & 2"
1989 Moonlighting Nurse SaundraEpisode: "Plastic Fantastic Lovers"
1992 Dream On RyanEpisode: "What Women Want"
1993 At Home with the Webbers Miranda WebberTelevision film
1993 Key West Savannah Sumner13 episodes
1994HeadsTina AbbotTelevision film
1997 Gun PhyllisEpisode: "All the President's Women"
1997 Bella Mafia Moyra LucianoTelevision film
1999–present Family Guy Bonnie Swanson (voice)Recurring role
2000 Hey Arnold! Lola (voice)Episode: "Suspended/Ernie in Love"
2000–2003 Scruff Tricks (voice)Main role
2001 Sister Mary Explains It All Philomena RostovichTelevision film
2001The KidWaitress (voice)Television film
2002 The Magnificent Ambersons Fanny MinaferTelevision film
2002Stage on Screen: The WomenCrystal AllenTelevision film
2004 Frasier KimEpisode: "Miss Right Now"
2005–2006 Out of Practice Crystal14 episodes
2006 The Initiation of Sarah Dr. Eugenia HunterTelevision film
2009 The Cleveland Show Bonnie Swanson (voice)Pilot episode
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Terpsie PrattEpisode: "Take My Life, Please!"
2011 Drop Dead Diva GinnyEpisode: "Dream Big"
2011, 2014 Modern Family Darlene2 episodes
2012 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself – Guest JudgeEpisode: "Frenemies"
2012 The Simpsons Herself (voice)Episode: "Gone Abie Gone"
2013, 2014 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Amanda Levay / The Sorceress (voice)2 episodes
2015 Spun Out Maggie FelgateEpisode: "The Secret of My Ex-Wife's Success"
2018 SuperMansion Marjorie (voice)Episode: "A Prayer for Mister T: A SuperMansion Thanksgiving Special"
2020 JJ Villard's Fairy Tales Little Red Riding Hood (voice)Episode: "Little Red Riding Hood"
2020, 2022–present The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills HerselfEpisode: "To Live and Text in Beverly Hills", "Secrets Revealed", "The Crystal Conundrum", "The Eaglewoman Has Landed", & "Sutton-ly Suspicious"
Guest: Seasons 10, 12 & 13, Friend: Season 14
2021 Calls Mother (voice)Episode: "The Beginning"
2021 Monsters at Work Celia Mae (voice) [41] Main role: Season 1 only
2021–2024 Chucky Tiffany Valentine / Herself (voice)Recurring role
2022 Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy In Space Violet (voice)Guest
2022 Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror HerselfDocuseries
2023 SpongeBob SquarePants Petunia (voice)Episode: "The Flower Plot"
2024 The Boulet Brothers' Dragula Herself – Guest JudgeEpisode: "Killer Dolls"

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Kevin Pollak's Chat Show Herself/GuestEpisode: "335"

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNote
2014 Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff Bonnie Swanson
2023 Dead by Daylight The Good Gal (Tiffany Valentine) DLC

Awards and nominations

Acting awards

YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1989 CableACE Award Best Actress in a Comedy Series It's Garry Shandling's Show Nominated
1993 Theatre World Award Outstanding NewcomerOne Shoe OffWon [42] [43]
1994Awards Circuit Community AwardBest Cast Ensemble (shared with the cast) Bullets Over Broadway Nominated
1995 Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated [44]
American Comedy Award Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureNominated
Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-seriesHeadsNominated [44]
1997 Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress Bound Nominated
Fantasporto Film Festival Best Actress Won
MTV Movie Award Best Kiss (shared with Gina Gershon)Nominated
1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy Liar Liar Nominated
Eyegore AwardsBest ActressHerselfWon [45]
1999 Saturn Award Best Actress Bride of Chucky Nominated
2000 Fantafestival Best ActressWon
2001 DVD Exclusive Award Best Actress in a DVD Premiere MovieBall in the HouseWon
2004 Fangoria Chainsaw Award Best Actress Seed of Chucky 3rd place [22]
MTV Movie Award Best Frightened Performance Nominated [23]
2006 GLAAD Media Award Golden Gate Award HerselfHonored
Asheville Film FestivalCareer Achievement AwardHonored [46] [47]
2007 San Diego Film Festival Best Actress Intervention Won [48]
2008 Florida Film Festival Artistic AchievementHerselfHonored [49]
2010TheWIFTS Foundation International Visionary AwardBarbara Tipple Award for Best ActressIntervention and Inconceivable Won
2015Behind the Voice Actors AwardBest Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/Drama Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja Nominated
2021 Garden State Film Festival Best Ensemble (Feature) (shared with the cast) 7 Days to Vegas Won
2022 Saturn Award Best Guest-Starring Performance: Network / Cable Series Chucky Won [50] [51]

In addition, she received Drama-Logue Awards for her work in the theater plays Vanities and One Shoe Off. [42]

Poker awards

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