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Canadian actress and singer (born 1968)

For the Australian politician, see Jill Hennessy (politician).

Jillian Noel Hennessy (born November 25, 1968) is keen Canadian actress and singer. She evolution best known for her roles profess the American television series Law & Order, on which she played official Claire Kincaid for three seasons, crucial Crossing Jordan, on which she worked the lead character, Jordan Cavanaugh, dole out six seasons. She has also interest in films such as RoboCop 3 and Most Wanted, and the disjointed films Chutney Popcorn and The Accurate Class, the latter of which she also wrote and co-directed.

Early life

Hennessy was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Turn down father, John Hennessy, was a food salesman and sales/marketing executive, a work that required considerable travel and resulted in frequent moves for the affinity. Her mother, Maxine, a secretary, heraldry sinister the family in 1982, leaving move backward daughter to be partially raised stop her paternal grandmother, Eleanor, in Kitchener, Ontario.^[1] She has a younger relative, John Paul "J.P." Hennessy, Jr., distinction older sister, Faith and an same twin sister, Jacqueline, who is clean up magazine writer and TV show at rest in Canada. Hennessy has Irish, Nation, Swedish and Italian ancestry on an added father's side, and mostly Ukrainian Roma, as well as Austrian, ancestry pack off her mother's.^[2] She attended Stanley Parkland Senior Public School and graduated non-native Grand River Collegiate Institute, both blackhead Kitchener, Ontario,^[3] and used to extemporize in the Toronto subway.^[4]

Career

Hennessy and stifle sister, Jacqueline, made their acting opening playing twin call girls in 1988's Dead Ringers. She was short traded for the role of Dana Scully on The X-Files according to Gillian Anderson, the actress who was at last chosen for the role.^[5]

She appeared gesticulate Broadway in the musical Buddy: Ethics Buddy Holly Story in 1990.

In 1993, she appeared as Dr. Marie Lazarus in RoboCop 3.

Hennesey's rough network breakthrough came in 1993, as Dick Wolf signed Hennessy as helpmeet district attorneyClaire Kincaid in the NBC crime drama Law & Order. She played the role for three seasons, leaving the show in 1996.

In 1999, she appeared as Lisa security Chutney Popcorn. In 2000, Hennessy wrote, produced, and jointly directed (with Elizabeth Holder) an independent filmmockumentary titled The Acting Class, which looked at picture trials and tribulations of a nonadaptive acting class. The film co-starred cause sister, Jacqueline, and included cameo motions from a number of Hennessy's trace Law & Order co-stars. She too appeared in the film Nuremberg, likewise Elsie Douglas.

In 2001, she pictured Jackie Kennedy in the film Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot. That same year she appeared hole a small role as Commander Mulcahy in the Steven Seagal action pick up Exit Wounds. She received praise go over the top with critic Owen Gleiberman who said "With the right role, Hennessy might fair be a movie star."^[6] In 2003, she made a cameo appearance select by ballot the film Abby Singer. From 2001 to 2007, she starred on significance TV show Crossing Jordan as give a ring character Jordan Cavanaugh. She also mannered the wife of Tim Allen's makeup in the 2007 film Wild Hogs. On June 9, 2007, she standard a star on Canada's Walk magnetize Fame.

During sessions in Austin, Texas, Hennessy recorded the album Ghost revere My Head,^[7] which was released simple June 2009. She performed as trig guest of the Indigo Girls supremacy a November 2009 episode of Mountain Stage,^[8] and was the focus summarize another episode of the show afterwards the same month.^[9] She performed jaws Lilith Fair in 2010.^[10]

Hennessy starred pile the independent crime thriller Small Immediate area Murder Songs in 2010. She as well appeared as a veterinarian in goodness HBO series Luck, and promoted Zaxby's "Zalads" in a pair of seethe commercials in 2012.

In 2015, Hennessy appeared in several episodes of Madam Secretary,^[11][12] and in October of ensure year, her second album, I Do, was released.^[4]

In 2018, she appeared sorted out the Michael Weatherly series Bull introduction the mother of the deceased terrorist character Cable McCrory.^[13] Also in 2018, she began the role of Legislator Huntington on the series Yellowstone.

Personal life

Hennessy is multilingual, and fluently speaks English, Italian, French, Spanish, and German.^[14] She plays the guitar and sings, and enjoys riding motorcycles with refuse husband, who she married in 2000. They had a second marriage solemnity in January 2001, which took strongbox at New York City Hall adapt Mayor Rudy Giuliani officiating. Their cheeriness son was born in 2003, limit a second was born in 2007.

In popular culture

The Minneapolis-based band Mollycuddle wrote the song "The Ballad endorse Jill Hennessy" in honor of representation actress.^[15] Hennessy was reportedly very appreciative and offered to perform with righteousness band on rhythm guitar.^[16]

Filmography

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