A great game and great actors are the secret to quality films. There are not so few who put their whole soul into every role they play. These actresses include Kelly McGillis.
Kelly Ann, a native of sunny California, was born July 9, 1957 in the small town of Newport Beach. The father of the future star, Donald McGillis, a general practitioner, and the mother of the future star, Joan, a housewife, was engaged in home improvement and caring for loved ones.
Beginning of Star Trek
Having decided to become an actress, Kelly left school. However, then she changed her mind, enrolling to study and choosing the New York Institute of Musical Art for education. Dzhuliard was the largest American university. After graduating from Santa Monica, Kelly continued to study acting.
The career of the young actress was asked from the very beginning. The very first picture in which the girl was shot in 1983, "Ruben, Ruben", was nominated for an Oscar. Kelly’s game also earned widespread recognition.
This launch was an excellent platform for many offers to participate in very interesting projects. Among them were television.
The next notable work of the future star was the thriller "Witness" in 1985. Together with a talented girl, Harrison Ford participated in it. After the picture, the actress herself was nominated for the Golden Globe. She did an excellent job as a pilot instructor in the film Top Gun ("The Best Shooter"), where she played with Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise.
Then in 1988 followed by “The Accused, ” and “Cat Chaser, ” by Peter Weller. The last actress did not like because of his persuasion not to act in films.
In the nineties, McGillis played a huge number of film roles, participated in various television projects and works. After such an intense activity, the celebrity took a break of several years in her career, deciding to devote as much time as possible to her family.
Family life
In 1992, Kelly auditioned for the lead role in the film "Basic Instinct." However, the director gave preference to Sharon Stone. In 2004, McGillis brilliantly performed a role in the Broadway production of Graduate.
Since 2006, she took part in the television series "Sex in another city." Something reminiscent of a movie is the personal life of a celebrity. In 1979, Kelly got married. Her chosen one was Boyd Black. The idyll did not last long: after a couple of years, the actress divorced.
In 1982, robbers attacked McGillis in her own home. The woman was abused. The tragedy later helped her convincingly fulfill the role of the prosecutor supporting the heroine played by Jodie Foster in the film “The Accused.”
Sad experience has contributed to the survival of the actress in the role. Kelly tried to cope on her own with the internal aggression caused by the memories for a very long time.
She admitted that she believed that what had happened had no effect on her communication with others. Only everything turned out to be completely different. Nevertheless, the woman managed to step over herself. She asked for professional help, realizing that for a long time she was busy with self-destruction.
The first step towards recovery was the understanding that the attack by the robbers was not aimed specifically at her. It’s just that Kelly was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Understanding was the first stone in getting rid of all hostile feelings overwhelming her.
According to McGillis, who became victims of violence after someone, even for seconds, took control of someone else's life, it is hardly possible to fully recover.
