American actress Jeanne Tripplehorn is best known for her supporting roles, but she has played many leading roles in independent films. Moreover, her professional range is quite wide: from The Ben Stiller Show to the role in the cult film Basic Instinct.
Jeanne Tripplehorn was born in 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She and her brother dreamed of making music, like their father - a guitarist who played in a musical group. Tom Tripplehorn worked with children, told them about music, and thus had a great influence on the later life of children: his son became a musician.
And Jinn did some music, after which she became a DJ on the radio. On reflection, she realized that she wanted to become an actress.
She now has only one Emmy nomination for her role in Gray Gardens (2009) and one anti-award: Golden Raspberry for Worst Supporting Actress in Basic Instinct (1993).
Career in theater and cinema
Genie began her career as an actor in the theater: she played small roles in classical performances. Still, the dream of cinema won, and she was cast in the film "Basic Instinct", where she received the notorious anti-award. Perhaps, the excitement from the debut affected, but the fact remains.
Probably, another actress would have been upset and quit her career, but Tripplehorn in the same year gets a role in the film "The Firm", where she had a chance to play with Tom Cruise. This role was much more significant than the previous one, and Genie already approached this work in a different way and played perfectly.
In 1997, she finally got the lead role in the movie "The Escaping Ideal" (1997). It was the role of the student Gwen, who was looking for true love. The film and the main character were warmly received by audiences and critics.
In parallel with filming the films, Genie was a participant in The Ben Stiller Show, and also starred in the Mr. Show with Bob and David project.
The nineties were filled with filming, where Genie managed to work alongside celebrities. So, in the film "Beware, the doors are closing," she was on the same site with Gwyneth Paltrow, in the film "Wild Things" - with her future husband Leland Orser, and in the film "Blue-Eyed Mickey" her partner was Hugh Grant.
The new century has brought new roles. The role of the mistress of the heroine Salma Hayek in the film "Timecode" became especially significant.
The best series in the portfolio of the actress were the projects "Criminal Minds", which still continues to act, "Fraser" (2004) and "New Girl" (2011).
Of the last work of the actress, the film "Gloria Bell" (2018), where she plays Fiona, can be noted.
Personal life
The beauty Genie constantly had admirers: a slender brunette with beautiful eyes attracts attention. In her younger years, she was courted by the charismatic Ben Stiller. They met for a while, they even had an engagement, but soon both abandoned their obligations.
In 2000, Tripplehorn married actor Leland Orser. He was already married, but this marriage became more serious for him than the first. In 2002, she gave birth to a son, he was named August.
