Kelly McGillis’ Net Worth: From Hollywood Hits to Restaurant Owner

American actress Kelly Ann McGillis, who was born on July 9th, 1957, rose to fame for her roles in the movies Witness, Top Gun, and The Accused.

So how much is McGillis’ net worth? According to reliable sources, as of the middle of 2016, it was believed to be  $4 million. This sum includes the money she has made from her years of acting on stage, screen, and television as well as her work as a restaurant owner and acting instructor.

Kelly McGillis: Early Life and Education

Kelly McGillis, the eldest of three girls born to doctor Donald and housewife Virginia McGillis, entered the world on July 9, 1957, in Los Angeles, California. She has roots in the British Isles, the Rhineland, and Germany, as well as Wales. She was a Newport Beach native and a graduate of Newport Harbor High.

McGillis received her degree from the Santa Maria campus of the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts at Allan Hancock College. After that, she uprooted to New York to pursue a degree in acting at Juilliard, from which she emerged with a BFA in 1983.

Kelly McGillis: From Juilliard to Hollywood

McGillis’s first film role was as the college student Geneva Spofford in the drama “Reuben, Reuben,” which she filmed the same year she received her Juilliard diploma. But it wasn’t until 1985, when she played Amish mom Rachel Lapp in Harrison Ford’s crime drama “Witness,” that she really broke through.

McGillis was nominated for both a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for her role. The next year, she starred alongside Tom Cruise in the hit action movie Top Gun.

McGillis went on to star in movies including the fantasy comedy “Made in Heaven,” the drama “Unsettled Land,” the horror “The House on Carroll Street,” and the legal drama “The Accused.” After starring in the love drama “Winter People” and the crime picture “Cat Chaser” towards the end of the 1980s, she continued to act.

McGillis was a leading lady in the drama “Grand Isle” and the biopic sports film “The Babe” in the early 1990s. She has also had an appearance in the Russian-American comedy “Weather is Good on Deribasovskaya, and It Rains Again on Brighton Beach.”

McGillis reprised her role as an Amish mother in “North,” an action film directed by Rob Reiner that was released in 1994. Films like “Painted Angels,” “Ground Control,” “At First Sight,” and “The Settlement” are among her credits from the second half of the ’90s.

McGillis kicked off the new millennium opposite Susie Porter in the lesbian suspense film “The Monkey’s Mask.” She subsequently appeared in the 2001 crime drama Morgan’s Ferry. Since then, McGillis has starred in a string of horror films like “Supergator,” “Stake Land,” “The Innkeepers,” and “We Are What We Are.”

What Is Kelly McGillis’s Net Worth and Salary?

Net Worth:	$4 Million
Date of Birth:	Jul 9, 1957 (65 years old)
Place of Birth:	Newport Beach
Gender:	Female

As one might expect of such a public figure, people are curious as to how much the actress earns from her acting profession and how much she is worth in total.

As of the year 2023, experts estimate Kelly McGillis’ fortune is around $4 million. Learn how the local boy from North Carolina made his way to the top of the entertainment and financial worlds.

Personal Life of Kelly McGillis

McGillis married Boyd Black, a fellow Juilliard student, in 1979; they separated in 1981. She eventually wed Fred Tillman in 1989, and the couple has two children, Kelsey and Sonora. They lost $1.5 million and their 110-foot schooner in a marina fire in Florida in 1996. In 2002, McGillis and Tillman filed for divorce.

McGillis didn’t publicly acknowledge her sexual orientation as a lesbian until 2007 when she gave an interview to the online publication SheWired. She wed Melanie Leis, a professional in sales, in 2010, however, the couple later divorced the following year. You can find McGillis at his home in Hendersonville, NC.

McGillis’s life has been disrupted on multiple occasions. In 1982, two guys broke into her New York City apartment and sexually assaulted her. Two years later, in 2016, a lady broke into her North Carolina house and assaulted her. The woman eventually received a conviction for the lesser offense of breaking and entering.

Conclusion

Kelly McGillis, an American actress known for her roles in Witness, Top Gun, and The Accused, has a net worth of around $4 million. She studied acting at Juilliard and started her career in Reuben, Reuben. McGillis has had a tumultuous personal life, including being a victim of sexual assault and coming out as a lesbian.