| Meg Tilly | |
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| Born | Margaret Elizabeth Chan February 14, 1960 Long Beach, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actress, dancer |
| Years active | 1980–1995, 2010-present |
| Spouse | Don Calame (2002-present) John Calley(1995-2002) Tim Zinnemann (1983-1989); 2 children |
| Partner | Colin Firth (1989-1994; 1 child (William) |
| Website | |
| http://www.officialmegtilly.com | |
Meg Tilly (born February 14, 1960) is a Canadian-American actress, Broadway stage dancer, Academy Award nominee, and published novelist. She is the younger sister of Academy-Award-nominated actress Jennifer Tilly.
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Tilly, the third of four children, was born Margaret Elizabeth Chan in Long Beach, California,[1] the daughter of Patricia (née Tilly), a Canadian schoolteacher, and Harry Chan, a used car salesman.[2]
Tilly's father was Chinese American, and her mother was of Irish, First Nations, and Finnish descent.[3][4][5] Following her parents' divorce when she was three, she was raised by her mother and stepfather, John Ward, on rural Texada Island in British Columbia. She graduated from Esquimalt High School in Victoria, British Columbia. She has a brother, Steve, and two sisters, Rebecca and Jennifer.
As a teen, she was involved with the Connecticut Ballet Company, as well as the Throne Dance Theatre, and made her screen debut with Alan Parker's Fame in 1980. When a dance partner dropped her, causing a serious back injury, her dance career came to a shattering halt.
She then became an actress. She played a prostitute in a second season episode of Hill Street Blues before she appeared in films such as The Big Chill and Psycho II before her acclaimed title role in Agnes of God, for which she received an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe. Tilly later appeared in Valmont, The Two Jakes with Jack Nicholson and Leaving Normal, as well as the 1993 horror film, Body Snatchers.
Tilly was the first choice for the role of Constanze Mozart in Milos Forman's film Amadeus, having received glowing appraisals of her rehearsal work by both her would-be costar Tom Hulce and director Forman. However, she sustained a leg injury playing soccer and had to abandon the project. The role later went to Elizabeth Berridge. Tilly portrayed the Blessed Mother, a Pope-like figure in the Caprica episode "Unvanquished".
Tilly wrote a novel, Singing Songs, comprising a series of vignettes about a young girl whose stepfather molests her and her sisters. A second novel, Gemma, came out in October 2006. Her third novel, Porcupine, is a finalist for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize. She wrote a novel, First Time, published in 2008.
She has three children: Emily (born 1984) and David (born 1986), by her marriage to film producer Tim Zinnemann, which ended in 1989, and a son, Will (born 1990), from her five-year relationship with British actor Colin Firth. Her second husband, John Calley, was 30 years her senior. He was a former president of Sony Pictures; they were married in 1995 and divorced in 2002.[6]
She is now married to author Don Calame.[7]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | Fame | Dancer | |
| 1981 | The Trouble with Grandpa | Dorie | TV movie. |
| 1982 | Hill Street Blues Ep: Some Like It Hot-Wired |
Hooker | |
| Tex | Jamie Collins | ||
| 1983 | One Dark Night | Julie Wells | |
| Psycho II | Mary Loomis | ||
| The Big Chill | Chloe | ||
| 1984 | Impulse | Jennifer | |
| 1985 | Agnes of God | Sister Agnes | |
| 1986 | Off Beat | Rachel Wareham | |
| 1988 | Masquerade | Olivia Lawrence | |
| The Girl in a Swing | Karin | ||
| 1989 | Nightmare Classics Ep: Carmilla |
Carmilla | |
| Valmont | Madame de Tourvel | ||
| 1990 | In the Best Interest of the Child | Jennifer Colton | TV movie. |
| The Two Jakes | Kitty Berman | ||
| 1992 | Leaving Normal | Marianne | |
| 1993 | Road to Avonlea Ep: Evelyn |
Evelyn Grier | |
| Body Snatchers | Carol Malone | ||
| Fallen Angels Ep: Dead End for Delia |
Lois Weldon | ||
| 1994 | Winnetka Road TV series |
George Grace | |
| Sleep with Me | Sarah | ||
| Trick of the Eye | Faith Crowell | TV movies. | |
| 1995 | Journey | Min | |
| 2010 | Caprica: "Unvanquished" | Mother | |
| 2012 | Bomb Girls |
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