Kelly McGillis

2022 - 5 - 27

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What Is 'Top Gun' Star Kelly McGillis Doing Now? (Showbiz Cheat Sheet)

Find out what 'Top Gun' star Kelly McGillis is doing today and why she didn't reprise her role from the 1986 blockbuster starring Tom Cruise.

Top Gun: Maverick officially premieres in theaters on May 27. ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ takes cinema to new heights.” Starring opposite Cruise was Kelly McGillis. She played Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood, Maverick’s love interest and a tough-as-nails instructor at TopGun, the U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program. McGillis added that she has different priorities these days and prefers to focus on her family rather than acting gigs. When Top Gun premiered in 1986, many moviegoers weren’t familiar with Tom Cruise despite his breakthrough role in the coming-of-age film Risky Business three years earlier. One of the biggest action movies of the ’80s, Top Gun launched Tom Cruise to superstardom.

Why isn't Kelly McGillis in Top Gun: Maverick? What the actress has ... (iNews)

Kelly McGillis says her priorities in life changed after leaving the film industry and Jennifer Connelly now plays Cruise's love interest in the sequel.

His bosses have him in their line of fire, but he remains the best navy test pilot around and commands respect from his flying colleagues. “It wasn’t like a major decision that I made to leave, it was just that other things became more important… Deadline Hollywood praised the film saying it “tops the original in every way imaginable” adding it is “an example of Hollywood filmmaking at its zenith”.

Assault, home invasion and THREE MARRIAGES! The turbulent life ... (El Paso Inc.)

Kelly McGillis became a major Hollywood player following her role as Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood in the original 'Top Gun' movie, released back in 1986.

Here's Why Kelly McGillis Didn't Return for 'Top Gun: Maverick' – Her ... (Just Jared)

Jennifer plays Penny Benjamin, a character who was referenced in the original movie, but never seen. Both Kelly and Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski ...

The Porsche 911 Detail in <em>Top Gun: Maverick</em> That Car ... (Bloomberg)

Jennifer Connelly's character drives a 1973 Porsche 911 S that was lent by a San Diego collector, and it could be worth more than $200000.

Who is Jennifer Connelly's Character Penny in 'Top Gun: Maverick'? (Newsweek)

Connelly appears in "Top Gun: Maverick" as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell's new love interest Penny, replacing Kelly McGillis' Charlie in his life.

Maverick and Penny may have had a romantic relationship several times over the years but he is not Amelia's father. It's at the bar that Maverick meets his former flame once again. Despite not appearing in Top Gun, Penny has supposedly known Maverick for some time.