- Born
- Birth nameIlleana Hesselberg
- Height5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- Illeana Douglas is an actress, writer, and producer. Born with show business in her blood, she is the granddaughter of screen legend Melvyn Douglas. Illeana began studying acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. While working in New York as a stand-up comedian and sketch comedy artist, she got a job "screaming" for Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). This led to a long working relationship in the films, New York Stories (1989), GoodFellas (1990) and Cape Fear (1991). She received critical acclaim as the suspicious sister of Matt Dillon in To Die For (1995), as "Denise Waverly" in Grace of My Heart (1996) and "Roberta Allsworth" in Ghost World (2001). On television, she has appeared on Entourage (2004), Ugly Betty (2006), and received an Emmy nomination as "Angela" on Six Feet Under (2001).
- IMDb mini biography by: kdhaisch@aol.com
- SpouseJonathan Axelrod(May 16, 1998 - March 13, 2001) (divorced)
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsMelvyn Gregory HesselbergJoan Hesselberh
- RelativesMelvyn Douglas(Grandparent)Ele Keats(Cousin)Stephan Hesselberg(Sibling)Erik Hesselberg(Sibling)Mary Helen Douglas(Half Sibling)
- Illeanarama
- Granddaughter of Melvyn Douglas.
- Was in a relationship with Martin Scorsese from 1988 to 1997.
- She has appeared in four films directed by Martin Scorsese: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), New York Stories (1989), GoodFellas (1990) and Cape Fear (1991).
- She can be seen playing the role of Aerosmith's band manager in the hologram video used on the "Rock n Roller Coaster" ride in the Hollywood Studios theme park at Disney World in Orlando.
- Illeana won Best Actress "The Green" at the 2011 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival.
- I'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films.
- I wore a lot of vintage clothing. I dressed like a reporter, with a little card in my hat. I had these fantasies of who I wanted to be, so I'd dress like an explorer, a cowboy. I dressed up like Elton John a lot too. That was another period.
- I love anything to do with ventriloquism and magic.
- I had an obsession that I was male characters from movies.
- I love sketch comedy. My real goal is to do something with Albert Brooks. That would be my fantasy. I stay up night and day thinking up stuff he might find funny.
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