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Jennifer Tilly

1958 - Today

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Jennifer Tilly (born Jennifer Ellen Chan; September 16, 1958) is an American and Canadian actress and professional poker player. Known for her distinctive breathy voice and comedic timing, she is the recipient of a Saturn Award and a GLAAD Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and two MTV Movie Awards. 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 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently earned acclaim for her portrayal of Violet, a lesbian femme fatale, in Bound (1996). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Jennifer Tilly is the 3,776th most popular actor (down from 2,569th in 2024), the 6,124th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,027th in 2019) and the 1,770th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Jennifer Tilly ranks 3,776 out of 13,578. Before her are Jason Robards Sr., John Bradley, William Daniels, Matthew Lillard, John McIntire, and Patsy Kensit. After her are Sally Kellerman, Terry-Thomas, Cobie Smulders, Cameron Mitchell, Lee Min-jung, and Ruth Ford.

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Among people born in 1958, Jennifer Tilly ranks 197. Before her are Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, Nichi Vendola, You Xie, Marina Silva, Magnus Lindberg, and Salima Ghezali. After her are Masaaki Kato, Walburga Habsburg Douglas, Fish, Bruno Dumont, Marlies Göhr, and Ahmad Vahidi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jennifer Tilly ranks 6,124 out of 20,380. Before her are William Daniels (1927), Matthew Lillard (1970), John McIntire (1907), Charlotte Flair (1986), Gilbert Baker (1951), and Johnny Hodges (1906). After her are Ken Ribet (1948), Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Fred Alderman (1905), Sally Kellerman (1937), Robert Henri (1865), and Lewis Terman (1877).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jennifer Tilly ranks 1,770. Before her are Troy Donahue (1936), Emma Roberts (1991), Jason Robards Sr. (1892), William Daniels (1927), Matthew Lillard (1970), and John McIntire (1907). After her are Sally Kellerman (1937), Cameron Mitchell (1918), Ruth Ford (1911), John Larroquette (1947), John Drew Barrymore (1932), and Zach Braff (1975).

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