Meg Tilly is an Oscar-nominated American actress, Broadway stage dancer and ballerina.

As a teen, she was involved with the Connecticut Ballet Company, as well as the Throne Dance Theatre, and made her screen debut with Alan Parker's Fame in 1980. As Sarah in the 1994 movie Sleep with Me.

A serious back injury forced her to give up dance, and she entered the field of acting, appearing in Hill Street Blues, The Big Chill, and Psycho II before appearing in Agnes of God, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, and won a Golden Globe Award for her searing performance. She later appeared in Valmont, Girl in a Swing, and Leaving Normal. Tilly also appeared in Body Snatchers, in which she delivered a pessimistic monologue in the stylings of an alien.

Awards and Nominations

Academy of Science Ficton, Fantasy, and Horror Films, USA
1984, Best Actress for Psycho II, (Nomination) Filmography
Academy Awards
1986, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Agnes of God, (Nomination)
Golden Globe Awards
1986, Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Movie for Agnes of God, (won)

Filmography

• Journey, 1995 (TV)
• Trick of the Eye, 1994 (TV)
• Sleep with Me, 1994
• "Winnetka Road", 1994 TV Series
• "Fallen Angels", 1993 TV Episode
• Body Snatchers, 1993
• "Road to Avonlea", 1993 TV Episode
• Leaving Normal, 1992
• The Two Jakes, 1990
• In the Best Interest of the Child, 1990 (TV)
• "Nightmare Classics", 1990 TV Episode
• Valmont, 1989
• The Girl in a Swing, 1988
• Masquerade, 1988
• Off Beat, 1986
• Agnes of God, 1985
• Impulse, 1984
• The Big Chill, 1983
• Psycho II, 1983
• One Dark Night, 1983
• Tex, 1982
• "Hill Street Blues", 1982 TV Episode
• The Trouble with Grandpa, 1981 (TV)
• Fame, 1980

Awards

• Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actress "Agnes of God" 1985