An arresting, dark-haired stunner of 1980s and 1990s continental filming, Joanne Whalley should have made far more of an impact in Hollywood than she did. She was born in Manchester, England and prodded by her parents into acting at an early age, performing in school plays and winning a recurring role at age 10 on the popular long-running British TV serial _"Coronation Street" , which also featured ex-husband Kilmer.
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.
Best known to most audiences as Sorsha in Willow . She had her dark brown hair dyed bright red for the role.
Was a member of the group Cindy & The Saffrons (Joanne was Cindy, The Saffrons were Lindsay Neil and Sally Stairs). They recorded the Shangri-Las song "Past, Present and Future" and "Terry" by Twinkle.
Met (now ex-) husband Val Kilmer while filming Willow .
Did not tell her husband, Val Kilmer , that she wanted a divorce. She waited until after he left to work on The Island of Dr. Moreau to file the divorce papers. He heard the news while watching CNN in a hotel room. He said finding out about it, especially like that, hurt him greatly.
Performed the role of the unnamed narrator in the audiobook of Elizabeth Kostovas "The Historian".
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 30, a daughter Mercedes Kilmer on October 29, 1991. Childs father is her now ex-husband, Val Kilmer.
Gave birth, at age 33, to her 2nd child, son Jack Kilmer , on June 6, 1995. Childs father is her now ex-husband, Val Kilmer.
Most actors try to do as many different things as possible. I like the,encouragement I get from doing new things. I like to feel scared or,challenged in the hope that I can pull it off. That little bit of fear,creates an energy that I can channel into the performance. And you have,to keep tapping new parts of yourself, keep working or you never,improve. The only way to improve is to set yourself harder goals.
