Kelly McGillis Biography

Kelly McGillis is a renowned American actress widely known for her role as Charlie in Top Gun (1986) with Tom Cruise, as Rachel Lapp in Witness of 1985 with Harrison Ford, for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations and her role as Kathryn Murphy in The Accused (1988) with Jodie Foster.

10 Quick Facts About Kelly McGillis

1. Name: Kelly McGillis
2. Age: 64 years
3. Birthday: July 9
4. Zodiac Sign: Cancer
5. Height: 5 feet 10 inches
6. Nationality: American
7. Occupation: Actress
8. Marital Status: Melanie Leis (m. 2010–2011), Fred Tillman (m. 1989–2002), Boyd Black (m. 1979–1981)
9. Salary: Not Available
10. Net worth: $7 million

Kelly McGillis Age

She celebrates her birthday on July 9 every year.

Kelly McGillis Height

Kelly is a young man of average stature, he stands tall at a height of  5ft and 10inches tall. He also weighs a mass of  65 kg (143 lbs).

Kelly McGillis Education 

Kelly attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California. After graduating from high school in 1975, she moved to New York City to study acting at the Juilliard School, where she graduated in 1983, Group 12.

Kelly McGillis Parents

Kelly was born the daughter of Virginia Joan, a homemaker, and Dr. Donald Manson McGillis, a doctor. McGillis is of Scots-Irish descent from her father’s side, and German from her mother, and Welsh also.

Kelly McGillis Siblings

Details about  Kelly‘s brothers and sisters are not known to the public and it is also not known if she has any siblings. She was raised up. However, this information will be updated as soon as it is available.

Kelly McGillis Married and Husband

She has been in a couple of relationships. In 1979, she married Boyd Black, but they later divorced in 1981. In 1989, she married Fred Tillman, the le later divorced in 2002. In April 2009, McGillis came out as a lesbian during an interview with SheWired. In 2010, she entered into a civil union with Melanie Leis, a Philadelphia sales executive.

They met in 2000 when Leis was a bartender at Kelly’s Caribbean Bar Grill & Brewery in Key West, Florida, which McGillis owned with her then-husband, Fred Tillman. They broke up in 2011. McGillis currently resides in Hendersonville, North Carolina. She gives lessons in acting at The New York

Kelly McGillis Children

Kelly together with Boyd Black has two daughters named Sonora Tillman and Kelsey Tillman.

Kelly McGillis Salary

At the moment, we do not have her exact salary and net worth of his but we’ll keep tabs and update once it is available.

Kelly McGillis Net Worth

Kelly has an estimated net worth of $7 million dollars as of 2022. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as an actress. Through her various sources of income, Kelly has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Kelly McGillis Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Kelly McGillis

Kelly McGillis ‎Bio and Wiki

• Full Names: Kelly McGillis
• Popular As:  McGillis
• Gender: Female
• Occupation: Actress
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Not Known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Kelly McGillis ‎Riddell Birthday

• Age/ How Old?: 63 years
• Zodiac Sign: Not Known
• Date of Birth: July 9, 1957
• Place of Birth: Newport Beach, California, U.S.
• Birthday: 8th July

Kelly McGillis ‎Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: Not Known
• Height / How Tall?: 5 ft 10 in
• Weight: 138.891 lbs or 63kgs
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair Color: Blonde
• Shoe Size: Not Available
• Breast Size: Not Available
• Waist Size:  Not Available

Kelly McGillis ‎Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Dr. Donald Manson McGillis
• Mother: Virginia Joan
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters):  Not Known
• Marital Status: Not Known
• Dating / Husband: Not Known
• Children: Sonora Tillman and Kelsey Tillman.

Kelly McGillis ‎Networth and Salary

• Net Worth: $7.5 Million
• Salary:  Under Review
• Source of Income: Actress

Kelly McGillis ‎House and Cars

• Place of living: Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States.
• Cars:  To be Updated

Is Kelly McGillis In Top Gun 2

She won’t feature in the sequel and replacing her as the film’s chief love interest is Jennifer Connelly. Top Gun: Maverick, directed by Oblivion’s Joseph Kosinski, is released on 17 July 2020. She stated that maybe she was not called for Top Gun 2 since she is old and fat.

Kelly McGillis Wikipedia

Her film career debuted in Reuben, Reuben in 1983. She had her breakthrough in the 1985 film Witness with Harrison Ford in her role as an Amish mother, for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA award nominations.

Her other big role was that of flight instructor Charlie in the 1986 fighter-pilot film Top Gun with Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer. In 1987, McGillis acted in the fantasy-comedy film Made in Heaven, which also co-stars Oscar winner Timothy Hutton and was directed by Alan Rudolph, which was produced by Lorimar Productions.

Kelly appeared in Cat Chaser with Peter Weller, a film she despised and which discouraged her from pursuing an acting career. In 1992, she played the part of Babe Ruth’s second wife, Claire Merritt Ruth, in The Babe. From the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, she appeared in Winter People (1989), and North (1994), her 2nd Amish part in television or film, as well as several made-for-TV films.

In 1999, she co-starred with Val Kilmer (who plays Virgil, a blind man), for a second time as his overprotective sister in At First Sight. From 2000, McGillis played the suspect in the disappearance of a young woman starring Susie Porter in The Monkey’s Mask, an international lesbian cult film. The film depends on the refrain novel of a similar name by Australian writer Dorothy Porter.

Kelly McGillis Stage Roles

McGillis appeared in a couple of off-broadway and Broadway theater productions during the 1980s in New York City. Through the mid-2000s, she was a featured actress at the prestigious Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC. She appeared in a production of John Webber’s play “The Duchess of Malfi” at the Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC in 2002.

In 2004, McGillis appeared in the stage play The Graduate as Mrs. Robinson, touring the United States. In May 2009, McGillis starred in a Pasadena Playhouse stage production of The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman, co-starring with Julia Duffy. She made an appearance in the production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally, which toured the United Kingdom in 2010.

She joined the cast of Showtime’s The L Word for its fifth season in 2007. In 2010, she starred alongside Nick Damici, Connor Paolo, and Danielle Harris in the vampire film Stake Land, directed by Jim Mickle. She starred in Ti West’s 2011 thriller The Innkeepers. McGillis was featured in a breast cancer docu-drama titled 1 a Minute, which was released in 2010. She also had a lead role in Mother of All Secrets in 2017 as Rose Lewis.

Kelly McGillis June 2016 home invasion

On June 17, 2016, McGillis was left scratched and bruised after being reportedly assaulted by a woman who broke into her home in North Carolina. That attack, as well as others she has experienced in the past, led her to apply for a concealed carry gun permit to protect herself. Following the incident, Laurence Marie Dorn was charged and convicted of misdemeanor breaking and entering.

Kelly McGillis Top Gun

Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures. On May 16, 1986, Top Gun was released in which McGillis appears as Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood. The character is based on Christine Fox, a real-life person, who worked at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Take My Breath Away” performed by Berlin. Subsequently, in 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. A sequel, Top Gun: Maverick is scheduled for release on June 26, 2020.

Kelly McGillis Awards

• 1986: nominated in Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in Witness
• 1986: Nominated in BAFTA Award Best Actress for Witness
• 1986: Won in Bravo Otto Best Actress for Top Gun
• 1987: Won in Bravo Otto Best Actress for Made in Heaven
• 1987: Won in Golden Ciak Best Actress for Made in Heaven
• 1988: Got Bronze in Bravo Otto Best Actress for The Accused

Frequently Asked Questions About Kelly McGillis

Who is Kelly McGillis?

McGillis is an American actress widely known for her role as Charlie in Top Gun (1986) with Tom Cruise.

How old is Kelly McGillis?

How tall is Kelly McGillis?

She stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches.

Is Kelly McGillis married?

She is currently unmarried but she came out as a lesbian in April 2009.

How much does Kelly McGillis make?

According to our reliable sources, her annual estimated salary is still under review.

Where does Kelly McGillis live?

Currently, she resides in Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States.

Is Kelly McGillis dead or alive?

Kelly is still alive and in good health.

Where is Kelly McGillis now?

She teaches acting at The New York Studio for Stage and Screen NYS3 in Asheville, North Carolina.

Kelly McGillis Social Media Contacts

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• Youtube
• Tiktok: To be updated

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