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Article: Actress Kelly McGillis finds fun in Jacobean tragedy.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- February 26, 2002
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Byline: Michael Kilian
WASHINGTON _ There is more to life than movie stardom, and there is more to a comeback than applause.
In the 1980s, Kelly McGillis was every inch a star. Three pictures _ "Witness" (1985), with Harrison Ford; "Top Gun" (1986), with Tom Cruise; and "The Accused" (1988), with Jodie Foster _ attest to that.
Her subsequent films failed to achieve such impact. There was "The Babe," (1992), in which she played Babe Ruth's second wife. There were some splendid little films _ "Winter People" (1989), "Grand Isle" (1991) _ that attracted praise but little attention.
In recent years, she has starred in one small gem, ...