Illeana Douglas

Illeana Hesselberg, known professionally as Illeana Douglas, is an American actress and filmmaker. She gained recognition for her roles in various TV shows and films. Douglas received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her outstanding guest role in the TV series Six Feet Under and won the Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series award from OFTA. She also won a Satellite Award for her performance in the TV series Action. Currently, Douglas hosts specials on Turner Classic Movies, focusing on unheralded women directors from film history. She was born on July 25, 1961, in Quincy, Massachusetts, to Joan Douglas and Gregory Hesselberg. Her father was the son of Hollywood actor Melvyn Douglas and artist Rosalind Hightower.