The famous Hollywood actress, the sex symbol of Hollywood, Jennifer Tilly managed to succeed, not only acting in films and playing in the theater. Since 2005, she literally broke into the elite of world poker. Her enchanting victory at the prestigious tournament among women was a real sensation.
Jennifer Tilly was born in 1958 in Harbor City, Los Angeles. Her father, Harry Chen, is an American of Chinese descent who used to sell used cars. Her mother was a theater actress who had Native American and Irish roots. It is thanks to such an unusual mixture of blood that she has such an unusual spectacular appearance. Chen's family was large: Jennifer had three more younger siblings.
The parents of the future Hollywood star divorced when she was only six years old. Patricia - Jennifer's mother did not despair and did not greatly grieve that she was left alone with a bunch of young children in her arms. She quickly found her children a stepfather, who led a religious sect. A large family moves to the island of Texada. The local population of the island was mainly engaged in logging. John Ward - stepfather of Jennifer, planned to become a writer. Therefore, he did not load himself with physical work. True, his literary works did not find an echo in the souls of editors, so no one published his works, and his family was on the verge of physical survival.
According to Tilly, her childhood was very difficult. They didn’t even have enough money for food, not to mention buying children toys or a TV in the house. The main entertainment of Jennifer at that difficult time was improvised performances, which she arranged in front of her many brothers and sisters. It was then that in the soul of a little girl who imagined herself to be a little princess in a poor and hungry house, the dream was born of becoming a famous actress.
Soon, Patricia nevertheless changed her mind and abandoned John Ward, leaving the island. Life began to slowly improve, and at the age of 20 Jennifer went to college. She did not for a moment leave her dream to conquer Hollywood and become a famous actress. Immediately after graduation, she went to meet her dream.
As usual, in the "city of angels" no one was waiting for her. Tilly had to work for some time as a waitress and a dinner delivery woman to make ends meet.
She was not invited to the big cinema, and she decided to try her hand at the theater. Performances with her participation immediately attracted the attention of critics. Her play in the play "Tartuffe" really liked the famous director David Baird. He immediately invited Jennifer to play a major role in his film, Burned.
Active work has begun. Now, Tilly is talking about acting talent in Hollywood. For several years she appeared in several films, where her partners were stars of the first magnitude.
In 1984, Jennifer Tilly married one of the producers of the famous animated series "The Simpsons" - Sam Simon, but in 1991 this marriage broke up.
In 1994, the actress was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the films "Bullets over Broadway" and "Escape." However, Tilly gained special fame for her role in the cult horror film "The Chucky Bride."
Tilly continues to work actively in Hollywood, but since 2005, she successfully combines acting and professional Texas poker.
In the late 90s, Tilly begins to meet with a professional and very successful poker player - Phil Laak. It was this man who became for her a real teacher and inspirer. She turned out to be a very capable student, and 2005 was truly a triumph for her. In the WSOP tournament, she won the winner’s gold bracelet and $ 158, 625. 602 participants participated in this tournament. In the same year, she again won the women's tournament of the WPT series.
I want to note that before her, no woman in the world won two tournaments in the same year. Tilly is considered to be the most powerful female player in the world.
Tilly's natural sexuality and her outstanding acting talent allow her to conduct brilliant pranks, confounding her rivals. Jennifer prefers to wear frank outfits for the game, which can advantageously emphasize her dignity, because it is well known that she simply has amazing breasts.
