Kelly McGillis filmography | |
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 McGillis at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival | |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
Kelly McGillis is an American actress. She has appeared in several films since the 1980s including: her role as Rachel Lapp in Witness (1985) with Harrison Ford, for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations, the role of Charlie in the Top Gun (1986) with Tom Cruise, and the role of attorney Kathryn Murphy in The Accused (1988). [1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Reuben, Reuben | Geneva Spofford | |
| 1985 | Witness | Rachel Lapp | |
| 1986 | Top Gun | Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood | |
| 1987 | Made in Heaven | Annie Packert / Ally Chandler | |
| 1987 | Unsettled Land | Anda | |
| 1987 | Santabear's High Flying Adventure | Missy Bear | Voice, short |
| 1988 | The House on Carroll Street | Emily Crane | |
| 1988 | The Accused | Assistant District Attorney Kathryn Murphy | |
| 1989 | Winter People | Collie Wright | |
| 1989 | Cat Chaser | Mary DeBoya | |
| 1989 | Rabbit Ears: Thumbelina | Narrator | Video short |
| 1991 | Grand Isle | Edna Pontellier | |
| 1992 | Weather Is Good on Deribasovskaya, It Rains Again on Brighton Beach | Marriott Manager | |
| 1992 | The Babe | Claire Merritt Ruth | |
| 1992 | Rabbit Ears: Noah and the Ark | Narrator | Video short |
| 1994 | North | Amish Mother | |
| 1998 | Painted Angels | Nettie | |
| 1998 | Ground Control | Susan Stratton | |
| 1999 | At First Sight | Jennie Adamson | |
| 1999 | The Settlement | Fake Barbara / Ellie | |
| 2000 | The Monkey's Mask | Professor Diana Maitland | |
| 2001 | No One Can Hear You | Trish Burchall | |
| 2001 | Morgan's Ferry | Vonnie Carpenter | |
| 2007 | Supergator | Kim Taft | |
| 2010 | Stake Land | Sister | |
| 2011 | The Innkeepers | Leanne Rease-Jones | |
| 2011 | What Could Have Been | Margaret | |
| 2013 | We Are What We Are | Marge | |
| 2013 | Tio Papi | Elizabeth Warden | |
| 2014 | Grand Street | Isabelle | |
| 2015 | Blue | Ms. Hutcherson | |
| 2018 | Maternal Secrets | Rose Lewis | |
| 2022 | Top Gun: Maverick | Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood | Cameo Archival footage |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Sweet Revenge | Katherine Dennison Breen | Television film |
| 1984 | One Life to Live | Glenda Livingston | Unknown episodes |
| 1985 | Private Sessions | Jennifer Coles | Television film |
| 1986 | Santabear's First Christmas | Narrator | Television film |
| 1992 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing | Joel McKelvey | Television film |
| 1993 | Bonds of Love | Rose Parks | Television film |
| 1994 | In the Best of Families: Marriage, Pride & Madness | Susie Lynch | Television film |
| 1995 | Dark Eyes | Mila McGann | Unsold television pilot |
| 1995 | Remember Me adapted from the novel by Mary Higgins Clark | Menly Nichols | Television film |
| 1995 | Out of Ireland | Narrator, Documentary Film | Television film |
| 1996 | We the Jury | Alyce Bell | Television film |
| 1997 | The Third Twin | Dr. Jean 'Jeannie' Ferrami | Television film |
| 1998 | Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister | Jamie Marshall | Television film |
| 1998 | Perfect Prey | Audrey Macleah | Television film |
| 2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Winema | Voice, episode: "Pack of Thornberrys" |
| 2000 | The Outer Limits | Nicole Whitley | Episode: "Final Appeal" |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Gorgeous Woman | Voice, episode: "Planet of the Lost" |
| 2006 | Black Widower | Nancy Westveld | Television film |
| 2008 | The L Word | Colonel Gillian Davis | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Love Finds You in Sugarcreek | Bertha Troyler | Television film |
| 2014 | Z Nation | Helen | Episode: "Sisters of Mercy" |
| 2017 | An Uncommon Grace | Elizabeth Conner | Television film |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Witness | Nominated |
| 1986 | BAFTA Award | Best Actress | Witness | Nominated |
| 1986 | Bravo Otto | Best Actress | Top Gun | Won |
| 1987 | Bravo Otto | Best Actress | Made in Heaven | Won |
| 1987 | Golden Ciak | Best Actress | Made in Heaven | Won |
| 1988 | Bravo Otto | Best Actress | The Accused | Bronze |
Witness is a 1985 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Peter Weir. The film stars Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, with Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubeš, Danny Glover, Alexander Godunov, Patti LuPone and Viggo Mortensen. Its plot focuses on a police detective protecting an Amish woman and her son, who becomes a target after he witnesses a brutal murder in a Philadelphia railway station.
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