Jennifer Ellen Chan was born on 16 September 1958, in Harbor City, California USA, and as Jennifer Tilly – her mother’s maiden name – is a well-known actress and also a successful poker player. She is most famous for her roles in such films as ‘Bullets Over Broadway’, ‘The Wrong Guy’, ‘Bride of Chucky’ among many others. During her career as an actress and poker player she has been nominated for and has won several awards, including American Comedy Award, Academy Award, Card Player Best Celebrity Player of the Year among others, during a career which began in the early 1980s.
So how rich is Jennifer Tilly? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that Jennifer’s net worth is over $30 million, mainly coming from her career as an actress, and as she still continues to appear in movies and televisions shows, – and play poker – there is a high possibility that Tilly’s net worth will continue to grow.
Jennifer Tilly Net Worth $30 Million
Jennifer is the daughter of Harry – a used car salesman of Chinese ancestry – and Irish-Canadian and Finnish descent Patricia Chan, who divorced when Jennifer was five. She then lived in British Columbia, matriculating from Belmont High School, and subsequently graduated from Stephens College, Missouri with a Bachelor of Arts in theater. In 1983 Tilly began her career as an actress with minor roles in such shows as ‘Hill Street Blues’, ‘Frasier’ and ‘Cheers’, but from that time Jennifer’s net worth began to grow. Later Tilly also appeared in ‘It’s Garry Shandling’s Show’, ‘Key West’, ‘Let it Ride’ among others, having an opportunity to work with such actors as Geoffrey Blake, Molly Cheek, Denise Crosby, Fisher Stevens among many others.
One of Jennifer’s most famous roles was in ‘The Fabulous Baker Boys’, directed by Steve Kloves, and another notable film that made Tilly more famous was ‘Bullets Over Broadway’, in which she worked with John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri among others, and which had a significant impact on the growth of Jennifer’s net worth. Recently Jennifer appeared in ‘Curse of Chucky’, ‘Modern Family’ and ‘The Simpsons’ adding further fame to fortune.
As mentioned, Jennifer is not only a well-known actress but also a successful poker player. In 2005 she received the World Series of Poker bracelet, and later won a World Poker Tour Ladies Invitational Tournament, which added to her net worth. She has been a part of Celebrity Poker Showdown and GSN Poker Royale too, and what is more, Jennifer was also a part of the video game entitled ‘World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions 2007 Edition’, which also had an impact on Tilly’s net worth.
Talking about Jennifer’s personal life, she married Sam Simon in 1984, but they divorced in 1991. Since 2005 she has been in partnership with Phil Laak, a well-known poker player. They are currently based in Los Angeles, California.
