In 1986, Kelly McGillis revealed herself to the general public by playing Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood, the instructor in Top Gun who will fall under the spell of Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a young aviator played by Tom Cruise. Nearly 40 years later, what has become of the American actress?
At the age of 29, the role of Charlie marked a turning point in the career of Kelly McGillis, who then found success after the box office triumph of Top Gunwhich has since become a cult film. Already nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Witnessa thriller released a year before Top GunKelly McGillis was then at the height of her glory. But what does Pete’s unforgettable love interest “Maverick” look like now?
After Top Gunthe start of a golden career for the interpreter of Charlie Blackwood
After having two big successes with Witness alongside Harrison Ford et Top Gun with Tom CruiseKelly McGillis once again plays a major role in Welcome to Paradisea romantic comedy mixing fantastic et romancethen in the drama film The Accused and in thrillers A woman in danger et Cat Chaser. Subsequently, the 90s are as busy as the 80s for the actress, who accumulates projects. Although she then participated in less significant films than at the start of her career, she nevertheless remained present in the cinema and ended up shining again in 1999 with Premier regard et Mortel Businesstwo dramas which will allow him to relaunch his career.
The big screen found her again two years later in 2001, in a completely different role, that of a homosexual professor in the thriller Intimate circle. For the actress, who made her coming-out in the press in 2009 during an interview with SheWired.com., this new role will allow him to glimpse a new chapter in his life but also in his career, which we will also be able to admire on television, since ‘alongside the 7th art, the unforgettable interpreter of Charlie Blackwood is also very present on the small screen.
-Kelly McGillis, star of TV movies
Since the start of his career in the 1980s, Kelly McGillis has been in the casting of various films, but also many television series. She thus plays the first Glenda Livingston in the soap opera You only live onceand fifteen years later, we find it in two other soap operas very different kind with the science fiction series Beyond reality: The adventure continuesthen in the animated series The Delajungle Familywhere she lends her voice to the character of Winema.
In The L Worldshe reconnects with the LGBTQIA+ genre by playing the role of Colonel Gillian Davis. But if on the series side, the actress is successful, it is also and above all in the TV movies that she stands out.
In 40 years of career, the actress who is now 67 years old has no less than 17 TV films to her credit. Alternating the different types of films in turn, TV series and television films, thriller to drama through action movieKelly McGillis continues to wear many hats. A raw talent, spotted by fans of Top Gun from the 80swhich continues to shine, 39 years after the release of the cult film.
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