Jennifer Tilly is a professional actress and avid poker player who has become one of the most highly recognized women poker players in the world. Born on September 16, 1958 in LA, California, Jennifer Tilly turned Hollywood stardom into Poker stardom during her break out performance in the Ladies No Limit Texas Holdem 2005 World Series of poker event when she won the title and $156,825. Jennifer Tilly beat 600 women to earn that WSOP bracelet on June 27, 2005, and showed the poker world she was not a one time fluke on September 1, 2005 by winning the third World Poker Tour Ladies Invitational Tournament at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. Jennifer Tilly's WSOP victory made her the first non-poker celebrity to win a World Series of Poker bracelet.
Jennifer Tilly is dating Phil Laak, also known as the Unabomber who is a top tournament poker pro. Because of this, Jennifer Tilly has been given the nickname Unabombshell. Jennifer Tilly was nominated for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role Academy Award in 1995 for the movie Bullets Over Broadway. Although Jennifer Tilly did not win the Oscar, her movie career continued to flourish with roles in Bride of Chucky, Liar Liar with Jim Carrey, and many others. Jennifer Tilly's breakthrough movie was The Fabulous Baker Boys in 1989 as a singing waitress. Jennifer Tilly good looks and popularity was evident when she was ranked in the top 25 of Celebrity Sleuth's "25 Sexiest Women of 1995." In a recent television interview, Jennifer Tilly said that at this point in her career she is more interested in pursuing poker than acting.
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