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Jennifer Tilly, 66, reveals why she’s ‘never ever’ wanted to have children

Jennifer Tilly, 66, reveals why she’s ‘never ever’ wanted to have children

Jennifer Tilly opened up about her personal life and revealed why she never had the desire to have any kids of her own.

In an appearance on the Sherri show on Thursday, the Chucky film franchise star explained the reasons why she opted to not become a mother, which she previously discussed in an episode of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills.

‘I never ever wanted kids,’ she told the host of the daytime talk show, Sherri Shepherd, before elaborating on her decision. 

‘I had, sort of, not a really great childhood and I felt like, well maybe I’ll make the same mistakes as my mother did because I could see myself making those mistakes,’ Tilly, 66, explained. ‘And I was like, you know what, sometimes I make bad choices in men and I didn’t want to put my kids through that.’

She went on to share about how she used to obsess about her biological clock in regards to her acting career, which ended up leading to bizarre dreams of her unborn babies.

‘There is such a thing as a biological clock, because I always had it for my career. Like, “Oh, I’m not getting famous fast enough.” But there is a biological clock, and I had it when I got to be about 37.’

Jennifer Tilly, 66, explained her decision not to have kids on an episode of the Sherri show

Jennifer Tilly, 66, explained her decision not to have kids on an episode of the Sherri show

She continued, ‘I would dream I was running through these darkened rooms and they were all crawling with babies and they were grabbing hold of me. They were like, “Mommy, mommy, we want to be born!” And I was slapping them down and I was like, “Out of my way! I’m late for the Oscars.”‘

After the laughter from the live audience and host quieted down, Tilly jokingly let it be known how she has decided to leave her mark on the world.

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‘My contribution to the world is [the] Chucky movie. I think that’s a very important contribution,’ she explained. 

‘I don’t dream about having a baby that’s going to be the next president or, you know, discover the cure to some incurable disease. I dream about people coming to visit my grave and leaving me little Chucky dolls on my grave.’

The Academy Award-nominated actress, who has played Tiffany Valentine in the Chucky universe, began her career in television with guest appearances on the series Oh Madeline and Boone, both in 1983, that would lead to a recurring role on the hit show Hill Street Blues the following year.

Her first film credit came in the comedy-drama No Small Affair (1984), starring Jon Cryer, Demi Moore, Tim Robbins, and Tate Donovan.

From there she starred in the likes of Let It Ride (1989), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Made In America (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), which led to her Oscar nod, as well as Bound (1996) and Liar Liar (1997).

Tilly would rise to widespread recognition when she played Tiffany Valentine in Bride Of Chucky (1998), which ultimately led to her reprising the character in several more installments of the Child’s Play film series, as well as the Syfy/USA show Chucky (2021-2024).

'I never ever wanted kids,' the actress told show host, Sherri Shepherd, before revealing how she didn't 'have a great childhood' and didn't want to make the same mistakes as her mother

‘I never ever wanted kids,’ the actress told show host, Sherri Shepherd, before revealing how she didn’t ‘have a great childhood’ and didn’t want to make the same mistakes as her mother

While Tilly had already made a name for herself as an actress in the 1980s and 90s, she rose to widespread recognition when she played Tiffany Valentine in Bride Of Chucky (1998)

While Tilly had already made a name for herself as an actress in the 1980s and 90s, she rose to widespread recognition when she played Tiffany Valentine in Bride Of Chucky (1998)

As part of her run in the Child's Play film series the diverse actress established herself as a pop culture icon and bonafide scream queen; she pictured in Syfy/USA show Chucky (2021-2024)

As part of her run in the Child’s Play film series the diverse actress established herself as a pop culture icon and bonafide scream queen; she pictured in Syfy/USA show Chucky (2021-2024)

Tilly earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for Woody Allen's black comedy crime film Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

Tilly earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for Woody Allen’s black comedy crime film Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

In fact, the black comedy slasher franchise helped established her as a pop culture icon and bonafide scream queen over the years.

Showing her acting diversity throughout her career, the Los Angeles native has also starred in such other films as Music From Another Room (1998), Stuart Little (1999), The Cat’s Meow (2001), Monsters, Inc. (2001), The Haunted Mansion (2003), Home On The Range (2004), and Tideland (2005).

For the last 26 years Tilly has added another notch to her pop culture icon credentials by voicing the character Bonnie Swanson on the Fox animated sitcom Family Guy (1999-present).

She has also delved into the world of reality television by appearing as a guest on RHOBH in season 10, 12 and 13, and most recently as a friend of the housewives in season 14.

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

 

 

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