Kelly McGillis
Biography
Kelly McGillis is an American actress who trained at the Juilliard School and made her first film, Reuben, Reuben, in 1983. Her breakout came as an Amish mother in Witness (1985), which brought Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. She then played flight instructor Charlotte Blackwood in Top Gun (1986) and appeared in Made in Heaven (1987), The House on Carroll Street (1988), and The Accused (1988). She took roles in dozens of film and television productions through the 1990s, including The Babe (1992) and At First Sight (1999). Later she appeared in horror movies including Stake Land (2010) and The Innkeepers (2011), along with We Are What We Are (2013), and also appeared in Tio Papi (2013), Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio (2014), and An Uncommon Grace (2017). On stage, she was a featured actress at the Shakespeare Theatre Company and toured in The Graduate.
69years old
Turns 70 on July 9in 269 days
- Born Newport Beach
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Kelly Ann McGillis
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 36 years1985 to 2021
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Early training
McGillis left high school in 1975, got her GED, and relocated to New York City for acting studies at the Juilliard School. She was part of Group 12 when she graduated there in 1983.
Kelly McGillis movies on Netflix
Valas Himself
An Uncommon Graceas Elizabeth Conner
Love Finds You In Sugarcreekas Bertha Troyler
Tio Papias Elizabeth Warden
We Are What We Areas Marge
The Innkeepersas Leanne Rease-Jones
Stake Landas Sister
At First Sightas Jennie Adamson
Ground Controlas Susan Stratton
Perfect Preyas Audrey Macleah
Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twisteras Jamie Marshall
The Babeas Claire Hodgson Ruth
Cat Chaseras Mary DeBoya
Winter Peopleas Collie Wright
The Accusedas Kathryn Murphy
The House on Carroll Streetas Emily
Made in Heavenas Annie Packert / Ally Chandler
Top Gunas Charlie
Witnessas Rachel
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jim Mickle directed two of these films. Val Kilmer appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Val Kilmer3 films together, 1986 to 2021
Val Kilmer's page Val2021IMDb rating 7.6McGillis as HimselfKilmer as Himself
At First Sight1999IMDb rating 6.0McGillis as Jennie AdamsonKilmer as Virgil Adamson
Top Gun1986IMDb rating 7.0McGillis as CharlieKilmer as Iceman
Kurt Russell2 films together, 1989 to 2021
Kurt Russell's page Val2021IMDb rating 7.6McGillis as HimselfRussell as Himself
Winter People1989IMDb rating 6.2McGillis as Collie WrightRussell as Wayland Jackson
Tim Robbins2 films together, 1986 to 2021
James Tolkan2 films together, 1986 to 1987
James Tolkan's page Made in Heaven1987IMDb rating 6.2McGillis as Annie Packert / Ally ChandlerTolkan as Mr. Bjornstead
Top Gun1986IMDb rating 7.0McGillis as CharlieTolkan as Stinger
Rick Rossovich2 films together, 1986 to 2021
Nick Damici2 films together, 2010 to 2013
Nick Damici's page We Are What We Are2013IMDb rating 5.9McGillis as MargeDamici as Sheriff Meeks
Stake Land2010IMDb rating 6.4McGillis as SisterDamici as Mister
Jim MickleDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2013
All films by Jim Mickle We Are What We Are2013IMDb rating 5.9McGillis as Marge
Stake Land2010IMDb rating 6.4McGillis as Sister
Also two films together2 more actors
- Frederick RolfThe House on Carroll Street (1988) and Witness (1985)
- Traci HovelWe Are What We Are (2013) and Stake Land (2010)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Kelly McGillis's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$497 million
8 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 19 films: 8 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 2 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$357M71.8% of the total
- 2$116M23.4% of the total
- 3$18M3.5% of the total
- 4$4.6M0.9% of the total
- 5$1.2M0.2% of the total
- 6$460K0.1% of the total
- 7$81K0.0% of the total
- 8$33K0.0% of the total
Online
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