Illeana Douglas
Illeana Douglas
Illeana Hesselberg, most commonly known as Illeana Douglas,is an American actress, director, screenwriter, and producer. Douglas has had a long-ranging diverse career as a character actor with a specialty in comedy. Notable works include work in a 2001 episode of Six Feet Under – for which she received a Primetime Emmy 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 –...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth25 July 1965
CityQuincy, MA
I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world.
I love anything to do with ventriloquism and magic.
I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.
I had an obsession that I was male characters from movies.
I like doing movies that relate to people's experience.
God only knows what else is on the web about me.
I always wanted to get into the horror genre. I like scary movies. I want to go to the fan shows and sign posters with my head hanging by a thread like a B-movie actress.
When we were doing a scene, lots of times we would collapse giggling, because it seemed so silly because it felt like we were doing a home movie at times.
I met Patricia Neal, John Houseman. But I loved my grandfather because he was this kind, talented man.
I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.
I've done a few studio films in the last few years where I feel like I've done good work, and then I only end up in two scenes. That's been very disappointing.
It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.
It's nice to see a movie where people are actually succeeding.
When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.