The famous Hollywood actress, the sex symbol of Hollywood, Jennifer Tilly has managed to achieve success, not only acting in films and acting in the theater. Since 2005, she has literally burst into the elite of world poker. Her enchanting victory at the prestigious women's tournament became a real sensation.
Jennifer Tilly was born in 1958 in Harbor City, Los Angeles. Her father, Harry Chen, is a Chinese American who sold used cars. Her mother was a theater actress who was of Native American and Irish descent. It is thanks to this unusual mixing of blood that she has such an extraordinary spectacular appearance. Chen's family was large: Jennifer had three more younger brothers and sisters.
The parents of the future Hollywood star divorced when she was only six years old. Patricia - Jennifer's mother did not despair and did not grieve much that she was left alone with a bunch of young children in her arms. She quickly found a stepfather for her children, who led a religious sect. A large family moves to Texada Island. The local population of the island was mainly employed in logging. John Ward - Jennifer's stepfather, planned to become a writer. Therefore, he did not load himself with physical work. True, his literary works did not find a response in the hearts of editors, so no one published his works, and the family was on the verge of physical survival.
According to Tilly's recollections, her childhood was very difficult. They did not even have enough money for food, not to mention buying toys or a TV set for their children. Jennifer's main entertainment during that difficult time was the impromptu performances that she arranged in front of her many brothers and sisters. It was then that the dream of becoming a famous actress was born into the soul of a little girl who imagined herself as a little princess in a poor and hungry house.
Soon, Patricia nevertheless changed her mind and left John Ward, leaving the island. Life began to slowly improve, and at the age of 20, Jennifer entered college. She never for a minute gave up her dream of conquering Hollywood and becoming a famous actress. Immediately after graduation, she went to meet her dream.
As usual, no one was waiting for her in the "city of angels". Tilly had to work as a waitress and dinner delivery girl for a while to make ends meet.
She was not invited to a big movie, and she decided to try her hand at the theater. The performances with her participation immediately attracted the attention of critics. The famous director David Baird liked her performance in the play "Tartuffe". He immediately offered Jennifer to play the lead role in his film The Burnt.
Active work began. Now Tilly's acting talent is being talked about in Hollywood. Over the course of several years, she appeared in several films, where her partners were stars of the first magnitude.
In 1984, Jennifer Tilly married one of the producers of the famous animated series "The Simpsons" - Sam Simon, but in 1991 this marriage broke up.
In 1994, the actress was nominated for an Academy Award for her work on Bullets Over Broadway and Escape. However, Tilly gained particular fame thanks to her role in the cult horror film Bride of Chucky.
Tilly continues to work actively in Hollywood, but since 2005 she has successfully combined acting and professional Texas poker.
In the late 90s, Tilly began dating professional and highly successful poker player, Phil Laak. It was this person who became a real teacher and inspirer for her. She turned out to be a very capable student, and 2005 was truly a triumphant year for her. In the WSOP, she won a gold bracelet and $ 158,625. There were 602 participants in this tournament. In the same year, she again won the WPT Women's Tournament.
I would like to note that before her, no woman in the world had won two tournaments in one year. Tilly is considered to be the most powerful female player in the world.
Tilly's natural sexuality and her outstanding acting talent allow her to perform brilliant pranks, confusing her rivals. For the game, Jennifer prefers to wear revealing outfits that can favorably emphasize her dignity, because it is common knowledge that she simply has amazing breasts.
