Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas

Infobox actor


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Illeana Douglas (born July 25, 1965) is an Emmy award-nominated American actress.

Biography

Personal life

Douglas was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in the United States, to Gregory Hesselberg (aka Douglas). [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/52/Illeana-Douglas.html Illeana Douglas Biography (1961-) ] ] Her paternal grandparents were Rosalind Hightower and actor Melvyn Douglas, and her paternal step-grandmother was actress and politician Helen Gahagan. [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808407090/bio Illeana Douglas Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] Her mother is Italian American. [ [http://psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20070718-000001.html Psychology Today: Final Analysis: Illeana Douglas ] ] [ [http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Illeana+Douglas/ SuicideGirls > Interviews > Illeana Douglas ] ] She has two brothers, Stefan and Erik.

After a long relationship with Martin Scorsese, Douglas married Jonathan Axelrod, son of Hollywood producer George Axelrod in 1998. They divorced three years later. [ [http://n," actor-writer-director Illeana Douglas talks about what keeps her constantly inspired. But all she really wants is to be the next Elaine May. | MovieMaker Magazine ] ] She is known for her part in Martin Scorsese's "Cape Fear" (1991), her role as singer/songwriter Denise Waverly in Allison Anders' "Grace of My Heart" (1996), and her roles in "To Die For" (1995) and "Ghost World" (2001).

On TV, Douglas appeared briefly as Garry Shandling's love interest on The Larry Sanders Show, starred in the series "Action" (1999) with Jay Mohr, guest starred on both "Seinfeld" and "Frasier" and has played a public defender on several episodes of in 2002 and 2003. She appeared in two episodes of the critically acclaimed "HBO" TV-series "Six Feet Under", both of which earned Emmy nominations for Guest Actress in a Drama. In 2006 she starred in the Lifetime TV Movie "Not Like Everyone Else". In 2007 Douglas was added to the cast of "Ugly Betty", where she plays Sheila, an editor for "MODE" magazine. [ [http://www.usmagazine.com/illeanas_getting_ugly_this_fall From US Weekly (July 11, 2007)] ]

At the Walt Disney World Resort in the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park, Douglas plays Aerosmith's manager in the preshow video for the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster attraction. She later appeared in an Aerosmith music video as Liv Tyler's mother.

Douglas has tried her hand at writing and directing, with a comedy short "The Perfect Woman" (1993), the documentary "Everybody Just Stay Calm--Stories in Independent Filmmaking" (1994), and the satire "Boy Crazy, Girl Crazier" (1995); and she has been the producer for several projects including "Illeanarama", [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsBUV7YXUF8 YouTube - Illeanarama - Supermarket of the Stars - Episode 1 ] ] a collection of her short films for the Sundance Channel.

Filmography

* "Goodfellas" (1990)
* "Cape Fear" (1991)
* "Grief" (1993)
* "" (1993)
* "Quiz Show" (1994)
* "To Die For" (1995)
* "Wedding Bell Blues" (1996)
* "Grace of My Heart" (1996)
* "Picture Perfect" (1997)
* "Stir of Echoes" (1999)
* "Happy, Texas" (1999)
* "Rock 'n' Rollercoaster Preshow" (1999)
* "The Next Best Thing" (2000)
* "Ghost World" (2001)
* "Dummy" (2002)
* "The New Guy" (2002)
* "Stories of Lost Souls" (2005)
* "Not Like Everyone Else" (2006)
* "Factory Girl" (2006)
* "Pittsburgh" (2006)
* "The Bondage" (2006)
* "Fired!" (2007)
* "Expired" (2007)
* "The Year of Getting to Know Us" (2008)
* "Otis" (2008)
* "Easy To Assemble 2008

Upcoming

* "April Showers" (2009) - Sally

Television

* "Action" (1999)
* "Six Feet Under" (2001, 2005)
* "Illeanarama" (TV) (2005)
* "Shark" (2006)
* "Ugly Betty" (2007)

References

External links

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