Jill Hennessy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 25, 1968 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Biography
Jill Hennessy's confidence and maturity propelled her to early success in the long-running crime drama series "Law & Order." She portrayed Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid for three seasons. Despite her nomadic childhood, Hennessy refused to limit her creative endeavours. She took on roles in films like "The Paper" and "I Shot Andy Warhol." After leaving "Law & Order," she appeared in smaller roles in movies such as "A Smile Like Yours" and "Most Wanted." Hennessy returned to television in the miniseries "Nuremberg" before starring in her own series, "Crossing Jordan." In this show, she played a determined medical examiner seeking justice for the deceased. Following the conclusion of "Crossing Jordan," Hennessy continued to take on film roles, including in movies like "Wild Hogs" and "Lymelife." Currently, she can be seen in Showtime's "City on a Hill" and has appeared in other series such as "Shots Fired," "Crawford," and the pilot episode of "Yellowstone." Jill, a singer/songwriter, wrote all the songs on her first album "Ghost In My Head" and also performed on the Lilith Tour with Sarah McLachlan, The Indigo Girls, and the Dixie Chicks. She was even featured on The Indigo Girls' live album "Staring Down The Brilliant Dream". Jill went on to write all the songs on her second album "I Do" and is currently working on her third album. Although not widely known, Jill's talent and charm have enabled her to pursue both practical and personal projects.
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Filmography
Hope Valley: 1874
TV · as Hattie Quinn · 8 eps
Madame Web
Movie · as Beautiful Woman
Accused
TV · as Lynn Harmon · 1 ep
The Road to Galena
Movie · as Teresa Baird
Standing Up, Falling Down
Movie · as Vanessa
Crypto
Movie · as Robin
City on a Hill
TV · as Jenny Rohr · 26 eps
Yellowstone
TV · as Senator Huntington · 1 ep
Crawford
TV · as Cynthia · 12 eps
Don't Sleep
Movie · as Cindy Bradford
Lost in Time
Movie · as Dr. Katherine James
Shots Fired
TV · as Alicia Carr · 1 ep
Bull
TV · as Ellen McCrory · 2 eps
Madam Secretary
TV · as DIA Agent Jane Fellows · 5 eps
If I Had Wings
Movie · as Sandy Taylor
Jo
TV · as Karyn · 8 eps
The Blacklist
TV · as Margot Rochet · 1 ep
Roadie
Movie · as Nikki Stevens
Dawn Rider
Movie · as Alice
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Movie · as Agnes Leacock
Luck
TV · as Jo · 9 eps
Small Town Murder Songs
Movie · as Rita
The Good Wife
TV · as Rayna Hecht · 3 eps
Lymelife
Movie · as Brenda Bartlett
Game of Life
Movie · as Brenda
Wild Hogs
Movie · as Kelly Madsen
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Celebrity Apprentice
TV · 1 ep
Abby Singer
Movie · as Jill Hennessy (uncredited)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Las Vegas
TV · as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh · 3 eps
Love in the Time of Money
Movie · as Ellen Walker
The Making of Exit Wounds
Movie · as Self
Pipe Dream
Movie · as Marina Peck
Exit Wounds
Movie · as Annette Mulcahy
Chutney Popcorn
Movie · as Lisa
Crossing Jordan
TV · as Jordan Cavanaugh · 117 eps
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot
TV · as Jackie Bouvier Kennedy · 2 eps
Autumn in New York
Movie · as Lynn
Two Ninas
Movie · as Mike the Bartender
The Acting Class
Movie · as Amanda Smythe/Jill/Anonymous
Nuremberg
TV · as Elsie Douglas · 2 eps
Komodo
Movie · as Victoria the Shrink
Molly
Movie · as Susan Brookes
The Florentine
Movie · as Brenda
Row Your Boat
Movie · as Patti
Dead Broke
Movie · as Kate
Most Wanted
Movie · as Dr. Victoria Constantini
A Smile Like Yours
Movie · as Lindsay Hamilton
Kiss & Tell
Movie · as Interrogator Angela Pierce
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
I Shot Andy Warhol
Movie · as Laura
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Paper
Movie · as Deanne White
RoboCop 3
Movie · as Dr. Marie Lazarus
Trip nach Tunis
Movie · as Kathryn Darby
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Claire Kincaid · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Claire Kincaid · 68 eps
Dead Ringers
Movie · as Mimsy
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · 1 ep
War of the Worlds
TV · as Patty, Scott · 1 ep
Friday the 13th: The Series
TV · as Spanish Hooker, Vampire Woman, Lifeguard / Leah, Secretary · 1 ep
Seitenblicke
TV · as self · 1 ep
The Hitchhiker
TV · as Marla, Elisabeth · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep