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Celebrity Poker Player: Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly was a native of Harbor City, California. She was born in September 16, 9158 to a father who was a stockbroker and her mother who was a school teacher.

When Jennifer was six years old, her parents divorced. Her mom took custody of all her children and re-married. Jennifer's mom took the entire family to British Columbia in Canada. Constant relocating has made Jennifer adjust from one school to anther. She was a quiet student most of the time due to the different schools she attended through the years.

When Jennifer was seventeen, she started at a different school again. It was in Missouri, at St. Stephen's College where she studied theater. Jennifer was able to pay her tuition through contributing articles to magazines and winning from writing competitions. Instead of going to New York, she went to Los Angeles to attend college.

Jennifer's television appearances started with her role as an extra on the television series, Days of Our Lives. In 1984, she had a returning role on Hill Street Blues. On the same year, Jennifer got the role of Shannon Winters on Shaping Up, a short-lived television sitcom. Her next TV appearances were on Cheers, Remington Steele and a returning role on It's Gary Shandling's Show.

Jennifer's movie appearances were also not much but bit roles. Films like Inside Out, Remote Control, Rented Lips, He's My Girl and Moving Violations gave her small roles. Jennifer also appeared in the 1988 movies such as High Spirits and Johnny Be Good with the then young Uma Thurman.

After the movies, Far From Home and Let It Ride, Jennifer Tilly finally got a role in the 1989 movie The Fabulous Baker Boys, were she got the part of an auditioning singer, Blanche 'Monica' Moran. More roles came such as in the movies Made in America, The Doors and Scorches. Jennifer's big break was in the 1994 Woody Allen movie, Bullets Over Broadway, were she got the role of a mobster wife named Olive Neal. Jennifer Tilly was also nominated for one of the movie portrayals she did and she also got a Theater World Award in 1993 for her role in One Shoe Off.

Jennifer Tilly's celebrity recognitions came pouring and she continued playing poker in the process. She played on the Celebrity Poker which was a televised competition. In June of 2005, she won at the World Series of Poker which was held at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. It was at the Ladies-only No-limit Texas Hold'em event where she beat 600 other ladies. She earned her first World Series Of Poker bracelet after triumphing the championship.