Kelly McGillis has had one hell of a life. Moviegoers remember her as Tom Cruise’s arm candy in Top Gun or as the Amish gal in Witness tempted by Harrison Ford’s blank-faced wiles.
But that’s a whole lotta nothin’ compared to McGillis’ off-screen drama. In 1982, she was brutally raped by a pair of home invaders. Self-blame and alcohol abuse followed. Accepting the role of a rape victim’s lawyer in The Accused proved therapeutic and won her critical acclaim.
After two failed marriages, McGillis ended years of speculation and proudly came out as a lesbian. She’d always struggled with her sexuality, even at one time believing God had orchestrated her rape as a punishment.