She previously gained notability during her work at Naval Air Station Miramar, where she was the inspiration for the Top Gun character "Charlie", played by Kelly McGillis in the movie.
A movie was released directly to broadcast in 1997 based on the book and starring Kelly McGillis as Doctor Jean Ferrami and Jason Gedrick as Steve Logan.
He also tried American TV with a failed pilot starring Kelly McGillis.
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Painted Angels (1997) (US: The Wicked Wicked West) is a film by Jon Sanders starring Brenda Fricker, Kelly McGillis, Meret Becker, Bronagh Gallagher, Lisa Jakub and Anna Mottram.