What is Illeana Douglas’s Net Worth?
Illeana Douglas, an American actress, director, screenwriter, and producer, has a net worth of $4 million. She began her acting studies at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and booked her first movie role with Martin Scorsese in 1988.
In 1993, Douglas directed and starred in “The Perfect Woman,” which won best short film at the Aspen Film Festival. Her film and television credits include “Goodfellas,” “Seinfeld,” “Six Feet Under,” and “Entourage.” She received an Emmy nomination for her role in “Six Feet Under.”
Douglas has also hosted on Turner Classic Movies and published a memoir in 2015 titled “I Blame Dennis Hopper: And Other Stories from a Life Lived in and Out of the Movies.” She launched a podcast associated with the book shortly after.
Early Life and Education
Illeana Douglas was born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1965 to Joan, a schoolteacher, and Gregory, a painter. She grew up in various places in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York, and struggled to reconcile her working-class Italian roots with her paternal family’s Hollywood lifestyle. Douglas has two older brothers, including the late Stefan. After high school, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in show business and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts for a year before transferring to the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.
From Sketch Comedy to Public Relations
Illeana Douglas began her career in New York City, working in a sketch comedy troupe called Manhattan Punchline. She was soon encouraged to try stand-up comedy and began working at Stand Up New York. However, she soon realized that this vocation was not right for her. Instead, Douglas took a job with publicist Peggy Siegal, who introduced her to director Martin Scorsese. Through Siegal, Douglas began working with Scorsese and eventually transitioned into a successful career in film and television.
Illeana Douglas: Film Credits Over the Decades
Illeana Douglas began her film career with small roles in “Hello Again” and “The Last Temptation of Christ.” Her breakthrough came in Martin Scorsese’s “New York Stories” and “Goodfellas,” which led to roles in “Cape Fear,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” and “Picture Perfect” in the ’90s. In the 2000s, she appeared in “Ghost World,” “Factory Girl,” and “The Year of Getting to Know Us.” More recent credits include “She’s Funny That Way,” “Return to Sender,” and “The Late Bloomer.”
Illeana Douglas: Television Career
Illeana Douglas began her television career in the mid-90s with guest roles on “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “The Single Guy.” She appeared in episodes of “Seinfeld,” “The Larry Sanders Show,” and “Brother’s Keeper,” and was in several television films, including “Weapons of Mass Distraction” and “Rough Riders.” Douglas starred on the short-lived Fox comedy series “Action” and earned an Emmy nomination for her work on “Six Feet Under.” Her subsequent credits include “Shark,” “Ugly Betty,” and “Entourage.”
In the early 2010s, Douglas appeared in episodes of “The Cape,” “Chaos,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” She had a main role on the NBC sitcom “Welcome to Sweden” and guest roles on “Chasing Life” and “Modern Family.” Douglas had a recurring role in the third season of “Goliath” and has appeared in episodes of “All Rise” and “Shrill.”
Douglas’ Work with Turner Classic Movies
Illeana Douglas has worked for Turner Classic Movies in several roles, including as a curator and writer for the “Friday Night Spotlight” series. She started hosting a program called “Trailblazing Women” in 2015. The show focuses on the historic achievements of female filmmakers in the film industry.
Web Series Career
Illeana Douglas is known for creating, writing, and starring in the web series “Easy to Assemble,” sponsored by IKEA. The series ran from 2008 to 2012 and featured Douglas as a fictionalized version of herself trying to quit acting to work at the store in Burbank. She has also appeared in other web series, including “The Temp Life” and “The Skinny.”
Relationships
Illeana Douglas was romantically involved with director Martin Scorsese from 1989 until 1997. She later married writer and producer Jonathan Axelrod in 1998, but the couple divorced in 2001.
Illeana Douglas’ Hollywood Home
In 2006, Illeana Douglas purchased a home in Hollywood, California for $1.28 million. Twelve years later, in June 2018, she listed the same property for sale at a price of $1.799 million.
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