Biography
Illeana Douglas is an American actress and filmmaker. She trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and began her career with small roles, including work for Martin Scorsese.
She is known for supporting parts in GoodFellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), To Die For (1995), Grace of My Heart (1996) and Ghost World (2001), in which she played Roberta Allsworth. On television she has appeared in Seinfeld, Six Feet Under (for which she received a Primetime Emmy nomination), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Modern Family.
Douglas has also directed short films, created and starred in the web series Easy to Assemble, and hosted programmes on Turner Classic Movies. She is a granddaughter of actor Melvyn Douglas.
