Illeana Douglas
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Illeana Douglas (born July 25, 1965) is an American actress. She was born Illeana Hesselberg, and her grandfather was the esteemed Melvyn Douglas (Melvyn Hesselberg). Illeana's mother is an Italian American [1], and her father is one quarter Jewish and three quarters Scottish.
Douglas is well known for her performances in Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear and as singer/songwriter Denise Waverly in Alison Anders' Grace of My Heart.
She has played the public defender on several episodes of Law and Order: SVU.
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Filmography
- Goodfellas (1990)
- Cape Fear (1991)
- Grief (1993)
- Alive (1993) a.k.a. Alive: The Miracle of the Andes
- Quiz Show (1994)
- To Die For (1995)
- Wedding Bell Blues (1996)
- Grace of My Heart (1996)
- Picture Perfect (1997)
- Stir of Echoes (1999)
- Ghost World (2000)
- Dummy (2002)
- The New Guy (2002)
- Stories Of Lost Souls (2005)
- Illeanarama (2005)
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