who was the female lead in top gun
Kelly McGillis After making her film debut in Reuben, Reuben[7] in 1983, McGillis' breakout role was that of an Amish mother in the 1985 film Witness with Harrison Ford, for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA award nominations. Her next high-profile role was that of flight instructor Charlie in the 1986 fighter-pilot film Top Gun with Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer.[8]