For a long time I thought I could deal with my anger and hostility on my own. But I couldn't. I denied that it had affected me, and yet I was so frantic on the inside with other people: I needed to be constantly reassured.

This experience encouraged the actress to pursue her film role as the lawyer who supports Jodie Foster's character in The Accused. McGillis said that coming to terms with her sexual orientation has been an ongoing process since age 12 and Kelly McGillis was long convinced that God was punishing her for being homosexual. She stars alongside Nick Damici Connor Paolo and Danielle Harris.

Her subsequent films include Top Gun and The Accused. Her breakthrough role came in 1985's Witness for which Kelly McGillis was nominated for Golden Globe and BAFTA awards. Kelly Ann McGillis (born July 9 1957) is an American actress.