Tripplehorn’s career took a stumble when she signed on for her next role, though it had originally seemed like a golden opportunity. Acting alongside Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper, Waterworld garnered vehement rejection from critics and viewers alike.

But with that unpleasantness behind her, Tripplehorn went on to bigger and better things. She first appeared in the box office romance Sliding Doors, with Gwyneth Paltrow, and then she took a role in Mickey Blues, Eyes opposite Hugh Grant and James Caan.

After her slew of successful big budget films, Tripplehorn turned her attention to independent and experimental cinema. In 2000, she starred in Steal This Movie, with Vincent D’Onofrio, Janeane Garofalo, and Kevin Pollak. In the same year, she starred in Timecode, the unique and edgy film, in which the screen was divided into four simultaneous, improvised one take storylines. Loved by some and hated by others, it was something that had never been done before.

Tripplehorn can currently be seen on the television series Big Love, with Bill Paxton and Chloë Sevigny.

Since 2000, Tripplehorn has been married to fellow actor Leland Orser with whom she has one child.

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