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Real Name: Jeanne Tripplehorn
Was Born: June 10, 1963. Tulsa, Oklahoma United States
Bio: Jeanne Tripplehorn is an American
film actress. Tripplehorn was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Tom Tripplehorn, who
was once a guitarist with Gary Lewis & the Playboys. After graduating high school,
Tripplehorn became a D.J. at Tulsa radio station KMOD, using the air name "Jeanie
Summers". She was stage-trained as an actress and also served as a TV host.
Tripplehorn is known for starring opposite Michael Douglas in Basic Instinct
and alongside Kevin Costner in Waterworld as well as in The Firm alongside Tom
Cruise. Tripplehorn more recently appeared in the HBO drama Big Love. Tripplehorn
was engaged to actor Ben Stiller for a time. She is married to actor Leland
Orser; the couple have a son, August, born in 2002. Tripplehorn's grandmother,
Jean Neely, appeared in the film Reality Bites, in which Tripplehorn also had
a role...
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