Jennifer Tilly

Guide Note

Academy Awards nominee Jennifer Tilly is an American actress who had her first big break in the movie The Fabulous Baker Boys. Today she has appeared in more than eighty films including Liar Liar with Jim Carrey and Seed of Chucky.

Fast Facts

1. Birth Name: Jennifer E. Chan
2. Born: September 16, 1958
3. Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
4. Nickname: The Unabombshell
5. Role in Fabulous Baker Brothers was written for her
6. Has semi occurring role in Family Guy
7. Dating poker player Phil Laak
8. Nicknamed the Unabombshell

Tilly started playing poker and was invited to play at the WPT Invitational tournament in 2003. She later won the World Series of Poker bracelet in June 2005 and won the world poker tour ladies invitational tournament months later. Today she appears as a celebrity on ESPN's Pro-Am Poker Equalizer. To date Tilly has won more than $450,000 and in a interview claimed that right now she is focusing on playing poker more than acting.

"Everyone said that if you want to be a real actor, go to New York. If you want to sell out, go to LA. And I thought - I want to sell out!"

"A way you can get really good abs in film is you get your makeup artist to paint shadows--faux washboard. But if you see me in a movie and I have great abs, it means I have a great body double."

"Spending time with Jim on a stage is an incredibly weird experience! I found myself unable to act seriously! Hard to shoot with the master of comedy!"

"I still haven't made a film that defines who I am."

"If I was like some of the characters I played, I'd probably be dead by now."