Best Performance by an Actress in a Suppoprting Role 1986
Anjelica Huston Prizzi’s Honor 1986
SEX WORKER ROLE
Lilly Dillon in The Grifters 1990
Oscar Nominated For Playing A Bar Girl
(aka Modern Day Saloon Girl)
Anjelica Huston in The Grifters 1990
The term bar girl is the modern equivalent of saloon girl. The job entails women acting as a companion to male customers and coaxing them into purchasing more booze. If the male customers wanted “more,” then these “bar girls” could offer “more.”
In “The Grifters,” Angelica Huston portrays the character of Lilly Dillon, who is a former bar girl. Her sales were so impressive, Lilly caught the attention of the mob, who promptly hired her to work as their bookmaker. Soon Lilly started to branch out and began to pursue endeavors that were more high-stakes but paid off with more money coming in.
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