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Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas
Douglas at the Streamy Awards, 2009
Born
Illeana Hesselberg

(1961-07-25) July 25, 1961 (age 63)
EducationNeighborhood Playhouse
AADA
Occupations
  • Actress
  • filmmaker
Years active1987–present
Known forAction
Notable workGrace of My Heart
Easy to Assemble
Spouse
(m. 1998; div. 2001)
Partner(s)Martin Scorsese
(1989–1997)
RelativesMelvyn Douglas (grandfather)
Websiteilleanadouglas.com

Illeana Hesselberg (/ˌɪliˈɑːnə/ IL-ee-AH-nə; born July 25, 1961), known professionally as Illeana Douglas, is an American actress and filmmaker. She appeared in three episodes of Six Feet Under, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination as Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series and won the Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series award from OFTA, the Online Film & Television Association, and in the TV series Action opposite Jay Mohr, for which she won a Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. As of 2015, she can be seen on Turner Classic Movies where she hosts specials focused on unheralded women directors from film history.[1][2]

  1. ^ Justin, Neal (3 October 2015). "Illeana Douglas helps shine spotlight on female directors in TCM film festival". Star Tribune. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ Wilson Berg, Katie (2 November 2015). "Illeana Douglas on Living in an 'Easy Rider' Commune, Dressing Like Richard Dreyfuss and Hollywood's Deep-Seated Sexism (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

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