Kelly McGillis is a prominent actress from the USA.
Early Accomplishments
Interest in acting began to develop when Kelly was a teenager. She dropped out of school and later entered the world-famous Juilliard School. Her movie debut happened in 1983 – it was Reuben, Reuben.
Best Known For
Her breakthrough role was a soft-spoken Amish widow opposite Harrison Ford's detective in Witness in 1985. Since then, McGillis has appeared in more than 50 various hit projects. Among them we can highlight the following: At First Sight, The Settlement, Morgan's Ferry, The Innkeepers, We Are What We Are, Maternal Secrets, and more.
She has multiple awards and nominations for her roles.
Sexual Orientation
Kelly is known to be straight. She was married to Boyd Black from 1979 to 1981 and to Fred Tillman from 1989 to 2002. However, in 2009, the actress came out as a lesbian. In 2010, she tied the knot with bartender Melanie Leis. But they broke up in 2011.
Family
She is from Newport Beach, California. McGillis was born to Virginia Joan who was a homemaker, and Donald Manson McGillis who was a general practitioner of medicine.
The actress has two kids: Kelsey Lauren and Sonora Ashley. Both of them appeared when she was married to Tillman.
Religion
McGillis is a very spiritual person and she doesn’t call her being very religious.
Worth To Know
In 1982, when two men broke into her home and raped her at knifepoint. Later, both men were identified and were taken to prison. But the actress was mentally damaged for many years.
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