Now, who does not know Kelly MacGillis from the movie Top Gun, a fabulous American Actress, and a wealthy woman? She has worked in numerous films and the 65-year-old is a famous personality and is well-known for her acting in various movies like Top Gun, Made In Heaven, The House On Carroll Street, and many more. She has also worked in theatres, namely, Love for Love, and also appeared at Shakespeare Theatre Company. She is still actively getting roles in many movies.
Kelly was also honored with the Bravo Otto Award for Best Actress for the film Top Gun in 1986 and in 1987 she won two awards, Bravo Otto for Best Actress for the movie Made In Heaven and also Golden Clark Award again for Best Actress for her role in Made In Heaven. To know more about her lifestyle, net worth, and more, let us dig deep into the article.
Kelly Ann McGillis Net Worth
As of 2022, the net worth of Kelly Ann McGillis is calculated to be $4 million. Her way of earning a living includes her acting career and also she teaches acting in North Carolina. She debuted in theatres and later on got roles in movies and to date, she is in fame. She is the owner of a beautiful house in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and also a mansion in Florida, though she lives in North Carolina. She is a car enthusiast and has a collection of lavish cars including the Ford Mustang, Mercedes Benz, Chevrolet Camaro SS, and more.
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Kelly Ann McGillis Early Life
Born on July 9, 1957, Kelly spent her childhood in Newport Beach, California where she was born. Her father, Donald Manson McGillis is a doctor and her mother, Virginia Joan, is a homemaker. With two siblings, Kathleen and Karen, Kelly is the eldest. She belongs from mix culture as her father is from the Scottish side and her mother is from a German background. She has always dreamt of becoming an actress, she completed her schooling at Newport Harbor High School and decided to pursue her career in acting, henceforth she took admission to Allan Hancock College’s Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria. Then she enrolled at Juilliard in New York and completed her graduation with BFA in the year 1983.
Kelly Ann McGillis Career
She started her acting career in 1983 and debuted in the film industry with the hit film Reuben, impressed with her acting directors were giving her roles in many films, and in 1985 she was given the role of a mother in the film, Witness. She received Prestigious Awards for her role in Witness. The following years brought success for her and she was given roles continuously in movies, in 1986, in the movie Top Gun, and in 1987, Made In Heaven. She was seen in every genre be it romantic, action, or thriller. In 1998, she was offered work in another hit movie, The House On Carroll Street.
She later also adapted to work in theatre and worked in Don Juan in 1982, The Sea Gull, in 1985, Mary Stuart, in 1990, Hedda Gabler, in 1994, Mourning Becomes Electra in the year 1997, Measure for Measure in the year 1999, and the Graduate in 2004. She then returned to movies and there was no lack of work for her around 2007, she appeared as a cast member in the series The L World, in 2010 she was seen in Stake Land and also 1 a Minute documentary. She has also given a lead role in the biography movie of Annie Cook. This was her glamourous acting career full of fame and success and she never appeared in any controversy and never had any bad publicity.
Kelly Ann McGillis Personal Life
Personal life of Kelly is full of bumps, she was first married in the year 1979 to his companion at Julliard, they both separated in 1981 and she again married Fred Tillman in the year 1999, they both have two daughters together and got divorced in the year 2002. An unfortunate incident took place with her and she was raped by two men in her apartment in New York, one of them was a minor. The House of her and Fred also caught fire in the year 1996. In 2009, she made a shocking announcement that she is a lesbian while having an interview with SheWired. Currently, she is single and living in North Carolina.
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