Jennifer Tilly

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Jennifer Tilly (2014)

Jennifer Ellen Tilly (born Chan ; born September 16, 1958 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actress and poker player .

Life

Tilly began her acting career in 1983. By the late 1980s she played various supporting roles in feature films as well as guest roles in television series such as Hill Street Police Station and Remington Steele . Her professional breakthrough came in 1989 with her role as Blanche “Monica” Moran in The Fabulous Baker Boys, alongside brothers Jeff and Beau Bridges . In 1995 she was for her portrayal of a hopelessly untalented actress in Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway for the Oscar nominated for best supporting actress. Tilly continues to be known in horror film circles for her recurring film role in the Chucky films. She still speaks the voice of Bonnie Swanson on the Family Guy series .

Tilly is the older sister of actress Meg Tilly . She was married to Sam Simon , one of the creators of The Simpsons , from 1984 to 1991 . She has been in a relationship with professional poker player Phil Laak since 2004 .

Filmography (selection)

Awards

Career as a poker player

Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly (2008)
Jennifer Tilly (2008)
  Personal information  
Nickname The Unabombshell
place of residence CanadaCanada British Columbia
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 158,335
Total prize money $ 1,034,348
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 1
Cashes 20th
Best main event no cash
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title 1
Cashes 7th
Last updated: August 12, 2020

Career

In addition to her acting career, Tilly has been regularly participating in professional poker tournaments since 2003 .

In June 2005, she won the Ladies Championship at the World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas , making her the poker world champion. For winning the No Limit Texas Hold'em variant , she received prize money of just under 160,000 US dollars and a bracelet . At the beginning of September 2005, Tilly also prevailed at the Ladies Night of the World Poker Tour (WPT) in the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles and secured 25,000 US dollars. In late February 2008, she finished twelfth in the WPT Main Event at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles for over $ 60,000. In July 2010, the American won a tournament at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas with a prize of around 125,000 US dollars. Tilly finished eighth in the PartyPoker.com Premier League's sixth season in March 2013 in London , earning her $ 98,000.

In total, Tilly has earned more than $ 1 million playing poker in live tournaments. In reference to her partner Phil Laak , she is nicknamed The Unabombshell .

Tournament successes (selection)

Below are all the tournaments in which Tilly won the equivalent of at least $ 30,000 in prize money:

date city Event ( poker variant ) space Prize money (in $ )
June 26, 2005 United StatesUnited States Las Vegas World Series of Poker : Ladies Championship (No Limit Hold'em) 01 158,335
Sep 15 2006 United StatesUnited States Atlantic City World Poker Tour : Championship Event (No Limit Hold'em) 15th 052,380
Dec 12, 2006 United StatesUnited States Las Vegas Five Diamond World Poker Classic (No Limit Hold'em) 01 039,480
Feb 23, 2008 United StatesUnited States los Angeles World Poker Tour : Championship Event (No Limit Hold'em) 12 061,610
July 9, 2010 United StatesUnited States Las Vegas Bellagio Cup (No Limit Hold'em) 01 124,455
17th March 2013 United KingdomUnited Kingdom London PartyPoker.com Premier League (No Limit Hold'em) 07th 098,000
March 1, 2014 United StatesUnited States los Angeles World Poker Tour : Main Event (No Limit Hold'em) 22nd 042,550
Jan. 11, 2017 BahamasBahamas Paradise Island PokerStars Championship : Turbo 6 Handed (No Limit Hold'em) 02 039,160
Jan. 22, 2017 AustraliaAustralia Melbourne Aussie Millions Poker Championship : Main Event (No Limit Hold'em) 29 030.209

Web links

Commons : Jennifer Tilly  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Everything to win! on TV . In: TV feature film . ( tvspielfilm.de [accessed June 8, 2018]).
  2. ↑ a b c Jennifer Tilly in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed February 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ 36th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2005 ($ 1,000 Ladies Only Event - No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 29, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ 2005 Legends of Poker (WPT Ladies Night No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ 2008 LA Poker Classic ($ 9,900 + 100 No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed August 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ Bellagio Cup VI ($ 5,000 + 180 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on August 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ PartyPoker.com Premier League Poker VI ($ 125,000 No Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed August 12, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Tilly, Jennifer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tilly, Jennifer Ellen (full name); Chan, Jennifer Ellen (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and poker player
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California , United States