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Jennifer Tilly Net Worth, Age, Bio, and Ethnicity

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2 years ago

June 9, 2022

Tilly is an American-Canadian actress and poker player known for playing Tiffany Valentine in the film franchise, Child’s Play. The Jennifer Tilly net worth figure is about $25 million in 2022.

Actress Jennifer Tilly during Celebrity Autobiography: The Music Edition Volume 4 at The GRAMMY Museum — (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)

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Early Life and Bio

Full Name	Jennifer Ellen Chan
Birth Date / Age	September 16, 1958 / 63 Years Old
Birth Place	Los Angeles, California, USA
Source of Wealth	Acting / Poker
Relationship Status	Phil Leak (Partner)
Height	5 ft. 7 in. / 169 cm.
Net Worth	$25 Million

Jennifer Ellen Chan was born in September of 1958 in Los Angeles, California to parents Harry and Patricia (née Tilly). Her father worked as a used car salesman while her mother was a Canadian schoolteacher and former stage actress.

Meanwhile, her father was of Chinese descent and her mother has Irish and Finnish ancestry.

Jennifer has three siblings in total; sisters Meg and Rebecca, and brother Steve. After their parents’ divorce, they were raised by their mother and stepfather, John Ward.

Her mother divorced once again when she was 16 and moved to Victoria, British Columbia. There, Tilly attended Belmont High School according to Yahoo.

Notably, Tilly owns a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater from Stephens College in Missouri.

Chucky and Jennifer Tilly in "Seed of Chucky" directed by Don Mancini — (Photo by Rolf Konow/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)

Jennifer Tilly Net Worth and Career

Tilly began receiving acting roles around 1983. Her early appearances came in shows like Shaping Up and Hill Street Blues. Meanwhile, her early movie gigs included Moving Violations and Inside Out. By now, she has appeared in several dozen different works.

She is most recognized for portraying serial killer Tiffany Valentine in several of the Child’s Play horror movies. Overall, she has acted in four different installments.

Recently, she reprised the role in the television series Chucky, airing on the Syfy network.

Very noteworthy is the fact Tilly has been voicing the character Bonnie Swanson on the animated show Family Guy since 1999.

Her other notable film appearances came in Liar Liar, Made In America, and The Haunted Mansion. All the while, she has popped up in shows like Key West and Modern Family.

Lastly, Tilly has carved out a successful poker career for herself, winning over $1 million in live tournament winnings. In 2005, she won a World Series of Poker bracelet and $158,625.

Jennifer Tilly Instagram and Twitter

Currently, the actress possesses about 708 thousand Instagram followers. To go along with that, Tilly has just under 196 thousand followers on her Twitter account as of June 2022.

The weekend went by so fasr! I did my laundry…ate a sandwich… And all of a sudden it was Monday!
— Jennifer Tilly (@JenniferTilly) June 6, 2022

Personal Life

Originally, Tilly was married to the developer and producer of The Simpsons, Sam Simon.

However, they divorced after roughly eight years of marriage. Over a decade later, began a relationship with professional poker player Phil Laak. They are still together as partners.

Lastly, Tilly beat out 600 other competitors en route to winning her poker bracelet in 2005.

Jennifer Tilly Net Worth

The Jennifer Tilly net worth figure of $25 million has been amassed since the early 1980s. Her acting roles in both film and on television combined with her poker career have yielded her millions. She is still acting and playing poker competitively to this day.