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Date of Birth: 1957 , July-9
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 10 Inch
Name Kelly McGillis
Birth Name Kelly Ann McGillis
Father Dr. Donald Manson McGillis
Mother Virginia Joan
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Newport Beach, California, US
Ethnicity White/Native American
Profession Actress
Net Worth $7.5 million
Married Yes
Married to Boyd Black, Fred Tillman, Melanie Leis
Children 2
Divorce Boyd Black, Fred Tillman, Melanie Leis
Education Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts and Julliard School
Awards Golden Ciak, Bravo Otto
Movies Top Gun, Witness, Made in Heaven
TV Show One Life to Live, Private Sessions, The Third Twin

Quick Timeline of Kelly McGillis

1957 Born in Newport Beach, California
1983 Graduated from Juilliard School
1983 Began her acting career
1986 Major movie role
1979 Married to Boyd Black
1981 Divorced with her first husband
1986 Nominated in Golden Globes, USA
1987 Won Venice Film Festival Award
1989 Married to Fred Tillman
2002 Divorced with Fred Tillman
1993 Gave birth to her second child
1982 Was Raped
2009 Reveled that she is homosexual
2010 Started living with Melanie Leis
2012 Broke up with her girlfriend
2022 Net Worth around $10 million

Detail Timeline of Kelly McGillis

July 9 , 1957

Born in Newport Beach, California

Kelly McGillis was born as Kelly Ann McGillis in Newport Beach, California, United States of America to Virginia Joan McGillis and Donald Manson McGillis. Her mother was a worker and her father was a medical practitioner. 

1983

Graduated from Juilliard School

She received her formal acting classes from Juilliard School. She graduated from there in 1983. Soon after graduating from there, she began her acting career. She was also enrolled at Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts.

1983

Began her acting career

Kelly McGillis dreamed of acting since her early days. To realize her dreams about acting, she joined Juilliard School. She also attended Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts to be more competent in her acting. She actually began her professional acting career soon after graduating from her school in 1983.

1986

Major movie role

It was 1983, when she began her acting career. During her early days, she didn't receive any fame from her acting career. However, in 1986, she received her part in Top Guns alongside Tom CruiseTop Gun was a massive hit as it earned a total of $356.8 million at the box office.

April 14 , 1979

Married to Boyd Black

Kelly McGillis was a married woman but not anymore. She has been married thrice in her life. First she was married to Boyd Black. She married him on 14th April 1979. She didn't have any children with him during her two years married life. 

1981

Divorced with her first husband

She married Boyd Black. She was happy to be his wife. They remained together for two years as husband and wife. They didn't have any children, though. However, something went wrong in 1981 and they finally divorced in that year. 

1986

Nominated in Golden Globes, USA

She has been nominated for lots of prestigious awards and has also won some of them. In 1986, she was first nominated in Golden Globes, USA for Best Performance by an Actress. The same year, she was also nominated for BAFTA Awards.

1987

Won Venice Film Festival Award

Though she didn't receive any awards in 1986 out of her two nominations, 1987 brought some smile on her face. She won the Venice Film Festival award. That was her major award she has ever won. She was nominated for that award for Best Actress.

January 1 , 1989

Married to Fred Tillman

After being separated with her first husband in 1981, she began her affairs with her boyfriend, Fred Tillman. They dated each other for a few years and finally married on January 1st, 1989. They have two children together named Sonora Tillman and Kelsey Tillman.

2002

Divorced with Fred Tillman

Her one-and-half-decade married life also came to an end in 2002. She was married to Fred Tillman in 1989. During this married life, they had two children together. But she filed for a divorced in 2002 and finally separated that year.

April 10 , 1993

Gave birth to her second child

She also became mother for the second time in her life and that was in 1993. She gave birth to her second child, a daughter, Sonora Ashley on 10th April, 1993. She was actually thirty five years old, when her second daughter was born.

1982

Was Raped

After being divorced with her husband in 1981 she remained single for few years. She started living with her girlfriend during that time. In February 1982, she, along with her girlfriend, was raped by some boys in her own apartment.

2009

Reveled that she is homosexual

Before 2009, she was married twice in her life and she also had two children from her second married life. However, in April 2009, she reveled that she is more interested in girls and that was the reason she divorced with her previous husbands.

2010

Started living with Melanie Leis

A year before in 2009, she revealed that she was a lesbian. She also revealed that she was attracted to girls since her childhood days but she forced herself not to be a lesbian. From 2010, she started living with her girlfriend Melanie Leis. 

2012

Broke up with her girlfriend

She started living with her girlfriend Melanie Leis from 2010. Actually, she began living with her after revealing that she was a homosexual and was more interested in women than man. But this relation also ended in 2012 and they finally separated that year.

2022

Net Worth around $10 million

As of 2022, the American actress, better known as Annie Packert from Made in Heaven has an estimated total net worth of $10 million

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Kelly McGillis' full name is Kelly Ann McGillis. She is an actress from America popular in the world for portraying her character in the hit movie, Witness. She won several prestigious awards for her role in that movie.

Kelly McGillis' early life, education, and ethnicity

Kelly McGillis is from a middle-class family born as Kelly Ann McGillis on 9 July 1957 in Newport Beach, California, United States of America to Virginia Joan McGillis and Donald Manson McGillis.

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Her mother was a worker and her father was a medical practitioner.

She received her formal acting classes from Juilliard School. She was also enrolled at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts.

She is of American nationality and white ethnicity.

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Kelly McGillis' married life, divorce, and boyfriend

Kelly McGillis was a married woman but not anymore. She has been married thrice in her life. Firstly, she was married to her long-term boyfriend Boyd Black after dating for a long. She married him on 14th April 1979 in an awesome wedding ceremony.

They remained together for two years but unfortunately, they ended their marital relationship with a divorce in 1981.

Then she began her affairs with a new boyfriend, Fred Tillman. They dated each other for a few years and eventually got married on 1 January 1989. They have two children together named Sonora Tillman and Kelsey Tillman.

However, this marriage also ended in 2002 after being a loving spouse of each other for more than a decade. In April 2009, she revealed that she is also attracted to women and is also having an affair with Melanie Leis. She married her in 2010 but it ended after a year.

The actress currently lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and teaches acting at The New York Studio for Stage and Screen NYS3 in Asheville, North Carolina. 

Kelly McGillis was attacked by Laurence Marie Dom

In 2016, the American actress suffered from an unfortunate assault leaving her bruised and scratched. A woman named Laurence Marie Dom was charged with several second-degree cases as she broke into the actress's house and attacked her.

Due to this reason, the actress has applied for a gun carry permit to protect herself from such misdeeds. 

Kelly McGillis' career

Kelly McGillis dreamed of acting since her early days. To realize her acting, she joined Juilliard School. She also attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts to be more proficient in her acting. She actually began her professional acting career soon after graduating from her school.

The first movie of Kelly was Reuben, Reuben where she played the role of Geneva Spofford. This got her, her breakthrough role in the movie, Witness as Rachel Lapp alongside Harrison Ford and Viggo Mortensen.

Since then, she has been constantly making her way to the top as she has until now has a total of around 52 acting credits to her name which has also had a positive impact on her total net worth and salary. 

Kelly McGillis's net worth and earnings

She rose to prominence after portraying her character in Top Gun alongside Tom Cruise and Meg Ryan. Top Gun was a massive hit movie as it earned $356.8 million at the box office increasing her net worth along the way. She earned a huge salary from that movie.

As of 2022, the American actress, better known as Annie Packert from Made in Heaven has an estimated total net worth of $10 million.

The actress made her fortune and wealth from the salaries and endorsement deals she received from her career in the filming industry. 

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The $10 million net worth-bearing actress Kelly McGillis was previously married but has already gotten divorced. She was also the wife of her lesbian partner but, she also couldn't last long with her. Her salary and wealth all come from her career in Hollywood.