THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT
SCREAM queen Jennifer Tilly embraced her status as a quirky cult favorite after joining the Child’s Play slasher franchise in 1998, and she’s dishing about the killer doll flicks in the new documentary Living with Chucky. The horror movie darling, 64, is also an Academy Award nominee, having gotten an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actress in 1995 for director Woody Allen’s black comedy Bullets
Over Broadway. Here are ten things you don’t know about the bubbly brunette. 1 Her father was of Chinese ancestry, and her mother was of Irish and Finnish descent.
2 She was born in L.A. but was raised by her mom in British Columbia, Canada, after her parents divorced.
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Her first car was a ’69 Mustang, which cost her $500.
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Her breakout film role as a waitress who fails as a singer in 1989’s The Fabulous Baker Boys was specifically created for her by screenwriter and director Steve Kloves.
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Carrie Fisher wrote a song for her when she served as script doctor for 1993’s Made in America. “She thought it would be funny if I sang an inane song. It was!” says Jennifer.
6 She won a World Series of Poker bracelet and $158,625 in the Ladies’ No-Limit Texas Hold ’Em event in 2005, beating 600 other players.
7 The gambling gal has collected more than $1 million in pro poker prizes.
8 She was married to Sam Simon, the late developer and producer of The Simpsons, from 1984 to 1991 — and she still receives an ongoing 30 percent share of his net proceeds as part of her divorce settlement.
9 Her favorite cheat meal is fried chicken, biscuits and cherry pie.
10 She owns a charm bracelet that once belonged to Hollywood legend Joan Crawford.