Meg Tilly is a Canadian-American actress and writer. For her role in the 1985 film Agnes of God, she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other film roles include Psycho II, The Big Chill, Masquerade, and Valmont.
Is Meg Tilly half-Chinese?
Tilly was born in Long Beach, California to Patricia Ann (née Tilly), a Canadian teacher, and businessman Harry Chan. Her father was Chinese-American, while her mother was of Irish and Finnish descent.
What movies has Meg Tilly been in?
For her role in the 1985 film Agnes of God, she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other film roles include Psycho II (1983), The Big Chill (1983), Masquerade (1988), and Valmont (1989). For her role in the television series Bomb Girls (2012–13), she won the 2013 Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Tilly has also written multiple novels, including Porcupine (2007), which was a finalist for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize.