'Meg Tilly' (qv) was set on being a dancer, and was at 17 connected
to Connecticut Ballet Company and later Throne Dance Theatre, and
it was in this capacity she had her screen debut in Alan Parker's
_Fame (1980)_ (qv). Unfortunately an injury to her back forced her
to seek another profession, which through a short appearance in
_"Hill Street Blues" (1981)_ (qv) became acting (dancing not all
forgotten as seen in _Big Chill, The (1983)_ (qv) and _Psycho II
(1983)_ (qv) should have secured instant stardom, already before
her Supporting Actress AA nomination for _Agnes of God (1985)_
(qv), nobody could have any doubts who in that family was
Oscar-bound. Next step was her casting in Academy Award buster
_Amadeus (1984)_ (qv) as Constanza, but again her body interfered
and seven weeks with her foot in cast, were more than the backers
could accept, and her "compensation" with a role in Forman's next
project _Valmont (1989)_ (qv) didn't do her career much good. Since
then she has averaged a movie a year, and with the exception of
_Leaving Normal (1992)_ (qv), without anything remotely equivalent
to the great potential this girl is gifted with.
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