Kelly McGillis is an American actress. She is most known for her roles in movies like Witness, Top Gun, and The Accused. The Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominee has a net worth of $4 million as of June 2020.
In this article, we look at the career of Kelly McGillis and breakdown her net worth.
Kelly McGillis: Salary, Income & Net Worth Breakdown
Kelly McGillis’ wealth comes from her salary as an actress.
McGillis studied acting at the prestigious Juilliard School and the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts.
During her time at Juilliard, McGillis was part of many Broadway and off-Broadway stage features like Love for Love, The Duchess of Malfi, The Graduate, The Merchant Of Venice, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to name a few.
She broke into the industry with a role in the 1983 comedy-drama, Reuben, Reuben.
Her breakout role came two years later when she starred opposite Harrison Ford in the 1985 neo-noir crime thriller, Witness. Her portrayal of the Amish mother, Rachel Lapp, earned her nominations at the Golden Globes and the BAFTA Awards.
She also played Jennifer Coles in the 1985 made-for-TV movie, Private Sessions.
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Her next blockbuster role came the following year when she starred as Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood alongside Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer in the action drama, Top Gun.
She went on to star opposite Jodie Foster and Bernie Coulson, among others, in the 1988 legal drama, The Accused.
In the latter half of her career, McGillis was seen in such movies as The Innkeepers, What Could Have Been, Tio Papi, and Grand Street; as well as TV shows like The L Word, Z Nation, An Uncommon Grace, and Dirty John.
Who is Kelly McGillis? Age, Height, Parents & Education
Kelly McGillis was born as Kelly Ann McGillis to Dr. Donald Manson McGillis and his homemaker wife, Virginia Joan Snell.
Born on July 9, 1957, in Newport Beach, California, the 62-year-old stands at a tall 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 meters).
Kelly attended Newport Harbor High School but dropped out to pursue her acting career.
She studied acting at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts from Allan Hancock College in Santa Monica, California, and after getting her GED, studied acting at the esteemed Juilliard School in New York City.
Is Kelly McGillis Married? Does She Have Children?
Kelly McGillis has been married twice in her life; both of which ended in divorce.
She was married to her Julliard classmate, Boyd Black, in 1979. They tied the knot on April 14 and were married for two years before divorcing in 1981.
Her second marriage happened in 1989 when she tied the knot with Fred Tillman on New Year’s Day.
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They had two children together: daughters Kelsey Lauren Tillman (born on May 24, 1990), and Sonora Ashley Tillman (born on April 10, 1993).
Is Kelly McGillis Gay?
Kelly McGillis came out as gay in April 2009 during an interview with SheWired.
Following her announcement, she got into a “civil union” with Melanie Leis — a sales executive McGillis had known when Leis was a bartender at McGillis and her then-husband, Fred Tillman’s Florida bar, Kelly’s Caribbean Bar Grill & Brewery.
They had been dating for nearly a decade before getting into a “civil union” in 2010, but they broke up in 2011.
Sexual Assaults
McGillis moved to New York City in 1979 to study acting at Juilliard School. She was renting an apartment with a roommate when, in 1982, the apartment was broken into and two armed assailants sexually and physically assaulted her along with her roommate.
They took turns violating her and stabbed her several times. The police arrived in the nick of time, saving McGillis, who faced certain death.
She spent years rehabbing her past trauma and the consequent substance abuse issues when she was again assaulted in June 2016 as a woman forced herself into her North Carolina home.
McGillis also revealed that she had been sexually assaulted by three men when she was 12.
It is believed that her harrowing experiences caused her to step out of the spotlight.
