Meg Tilly is an American actress. Meg dreamed of professionally engaged in dancing, but due to the injury she was forced to abandon this. The most famous work of the actress is the role in the movie "Agness of God." More information about the biography, creative activities and personal life of the actress can be found in this article.
Actress Biography
Meg Tilly was born in February 1960 in the city of Long Beach, California. Her mother had Irish and Indian roots, and her father was of Chinese descent. In the Meg family there is another actress - this is her older sister Jennifer. In total, the Tilly family had four children, Meg was the third child. The parents of the girl did not live together for long, when Meg was three years old, they divorced. The girl’s mother got married again. Since childhood, Meg has loved dancing. She started going to ballet school at the age of twelve and really wanted to continue to engage in professional dance. After graduation, Tilly began touring with a ballet troupe. At 19, she was forced to abandon her dream of dancing, because during a performance partner Meg could not keep her and the girl was seriously injured. Photo Meg Tilly can be seen in this article.
The beginning of an acting career
After Meg left the ballet, she decided to move to Los Angeles. Before moving there, the girl made her debut in cinema, starring in the movie "Glory." In this picture, the actress played a small role as a ballerina. In 1982, Meg got a role in the dramatic film Tex. Later, the actress appears in such films as: “Psycho 2”, “Impulse”, “Great Disappointment”. 1985 is becoming very successful for the actress. She starred in the movie “Agness of God,” which brings her popularity and love of viewers.
Meg Tilly in the movie “Agness of God”
“Agness of God” is a dramatic film created on the basis of the play of the same name. The action of the picture takes place in a monastery in Canada. The main character of the film, sister Agnes, is accused of killing her own newborn child. The heroine herself can not say anything about this, since she does not remember anything from what happened during childbirth. Also, the sister of Agnes does not remember who is the father of this child. In order to determine how sane the accused is, a psychiatrist is invited to the monastery. In this film, Meg Tilly played the role of Agnes's sister. For this work, the actress was nominated for two Oscars and Golden Globes. After participating in this picture, the actress began to receive more and more offers about shooting in various films.
The personal life of the actress
Meg Tilly has been married three times. The first time the actress got married in 1983. Her husband was producer Tim Zinnemann. The acquaintance of Tim and Meg happened during the filming of the movie "Tex". Their marriage did not last long - after 6 years the couple divorced. For all the time of marriage, the couple had two children: daughter Emily and son David. The next chosen one Meg became the famous actor Colin Firth. The couple met in 1989 during the filming of the movie "Valmont". However, this marriage of the actress lasted a short time. The couple divorced in 1994. Meg and Colin have a common son named Will. The third and last husband of the actress was the writer Don Calame. After marriage, Meg and her husband moved to Toronto. At the moment, the couple continue to live in marriage.
Actress now
To date, Meg Tilly continues his acting career. The last role was played by the actress in 2014 in the series “Girls and Bombs”, where Meg appeared in the form of Lorna Corbett. In addition to working in cinema, Tilly is also interested in writing. During her life, she wrote five novels.