Jillian Noel "Jill" Hennessy (born November 25, 1968) is a Canadian actress and musician known for her television roles on Law & Order and Crossing Jordan and in films such as RoboCop 3 and Most Wanted.
Full Name | Jill Hennessy |
Net Worth | $13 Million |
Date Of Birth | November 25, 1968 |
Place Of Birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Height | 1.73 m |
Occupation | Actress, singer |
Profession | Screenwriter, Musician, Film producer, Film director, Actor, Businessperson |
Education | Monash University, University of Melbourne |
Nationality | Canadian |
Spouse | Paolo Mastropietro |
Children | Marco Mastropietro, Gianni Mastropietro |
Parents | John Hennessy, Maxine Hennessy |
Siblings | Jacqueline Hennessy, John Paul "J.P." Hennessy Jr. |
Nicknames | Jill Hennessy, Hennessy, Jill |
Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/JillHennessyOfficial |
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/jillhennessy |
Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/jillhennessyofficial |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0005007 |
Awards | Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film |
Nominations | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series |
Movies | Wild Hogs, Exit Wounds, Lymelife, RoboCop 3, Chutney Popcorn, Dead Ringers, Most Wanted, The Women of Camelot, A Smile Like Yours, Autumn in New York, Small Town Murder Songs, Nuremberg, I Shot Andy Warhol, Dawn Rider, Love in the Time of Money, The Paper, Two Ninas, Komodo, Molly, Pipe Dream, If I ... |
TV Shows | Luck, Law & Order, Crossing Jordan |
Star Sign | Sagittarius |
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1 | Surrogate granddaughter of Steven Hill. |
2 | Credits Steven Hill as her favorite acting mentor/best friend. |
3 | Her acting mentor was: Steven Hill. |
4 | Best known by the public for her role as A.D.A. Claire Kincaid on Law & Order (1990) and for her starring role as the title character in Crossing Jordan (2001). |
5 | She has worked with Kyle Secor on three different series: Law & Order (1990), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Crossing Jordan (2001). |
6 | Mother, with Paolo Mastropietro, of second son, Gianni Mastropietro, who was born on November 21, 2007 in New York. |
7 | Has a twin sister, named Jacqueline Hennessy, with whom she used to perform in an act named (what else?) "Jack and Jill". |
8 | She loves to cook, and opened Hennessy's Tavern in Northvale, New Jersey in 1999. The Tavern served "comfort food." Hennessy's Tavern Closed in 2011. |
9 | Has Irish, Italian, Swedish, French and Ukrainian ancestry. |
10 | Loves riding motorcycles with her husband. |
11 | Her mother, Maxine, is a secretary in Montreal and a fantastic cook. Jill's father, John Paul Sr., is a meat salesman and a sales & marketing executive in Canada. She has a twin sister, Jacqueline Hennessy, who is an actress and a journalist, and a younger brother, John Paul Jr. |
12 | Barely graduated from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada's Grand River Collegiate (high school), while her twin sister, Jacqueline Hennessy, has a Master's degree in French Literature. |
13 | Has a song named after her: "The Ballad of Jill Hennessy" by Mollycuddle. |
14 | Speaks Italian, French, Spanish and German |
15 | Finalist for role of Dana Scully on The X-Files (1993). |
16 | She and Paolo Mastropietro welcomed a son, Marco Mastropietro, on 17 September 2003. |
17 | She is such a fan of the folk duo Indigo Girls that a poster of the act hangs in the kitchen set of her character in Crossing Jordan (2001). |
18 | Sometimes makes appearances at music events as a guest guitarist where she usually performs barefoot. |
19 | She used to busk (play the guitar and sing for money) in the New York City subway. |
20 | Had a second marriage ceremony in January 2001 at New York City Hall with Rudy Giuliani officiating. |
21 | Voted one of the "Fun and Fearless Females" by Cosmopolitan Magazine (2002.) |
22 | Described by Miguel Ferrer as being a non-angry version of her Crossing Jordan (2001) character Jordan Cavanaugh. |
23 | Her father, John, was a meat salesman, which required considerable travel and resulted in frequent moves. Her mother, Maxine, left the family when Jill was small. She also has a younger brother, John Jr. |
24 | Her grandmother, Eleanor Hennessy, was a huge influence in her early life. At fifteen, Jill began modeling in Toronto. Her grandmother drove her all over town. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Shots Fired | 2017 | TV Series post-production | Alicia Carr |
Lost in Time | 2016/III | post-production | Doctor Katherine James |
The Other | 2016/I | completed | Cindy Bradford |
Confidential | 2016 | | Doctor Katherine James |
Madam Secretary | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Jane Fellows |
The Good Wife | 2014 | TV Series | Rayna Hecht |
If I Had Wings | 2013 | | Sandy Taylor |
Jo | 2013 | TV Series | Karyn |
Dawn Rider | 2012 | | Alice Gordon |
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town | 2012 | TV Movie | Agnes Leacock |
Luck | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Jo |
Roadie | 2011 | | Nikki |
Small Town Murder Songs | 2010 | | Rita |
Lymelife | 2008 | | Brenda Bartlett |
Crossing Jordan | 2001-2007 | TV Series | Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh |
Game of Life | 2007/II | | Brenda |
Wild Hogs | 2007 | | Kelly Madsen |
Las Vegas | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh |
Pipe Dream | 2002 | | Marina Peck |
Love in the Time of Money | 2002 | | Ellen Walker |
Exit Wounds | 2001 | | Annette Mulcahy |
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | 2001 | TV Movie | Jackie Kennedy |
Autumn in New York | 2000 | | Lynn McCale |
Nuremberg | 2000 | TV Mini-Series | Elsie Douglas |
The Acting Class | 2000 | | Amanda Smythe / Jill / Anonymous |
Komodo | 1999 | | Victoria |
Chutney Popcorn | 1999 | | Lisa |
Molly | 1999 | | Susan Brookes |
Two Ninas | 1999 | | Mike the Bartender |
The Florentine | 1999 | | Brenda |
Row Your Boat | 1999 | | Patti |
Weekend Getaway | 1998 | Short | Lily |
Dead Broke | 1998 | | Kate |
Kiss & Tell | 1997 | | Interrogator Angela Pierce |
Most Wanted | 1997 | | Dr. Victoria Constantini |
A Smile Like Yours | 1997 | | Lindsay Hamilton |
Law & Order | 1993-1996 | TV Series | Claire Kincaid |
Homicide: Life on the Street | 1996 | TV Series | Claire Kincaid |
I Shot Andy Warhol | 1996 | | Laura |
The Paper | 1994 | | Deanne White |
Trip nach Tunis | 1993 | | Kathryn Darby |
RoboCop 3 | 1993 | | Dr. Marie Lazarus |
Flying Blind | 1992 | TV Series | Lauren Benjamin |
Counterstrike | 1990 | TV Series | Lex |
War of the Worlds | 1988-1990 | TV Series | Scott / Patty |
Friday the 13th: The Series | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Lifeguard / Secretary / Vampire Woman / ... |
E.N.G. | 1990 | TV Series | Woman #2 |
C.B.C.'s Magic Hour | 1990 | TV Series | Hooker |
The Hitchhiker | 1989 | TV Series | Elisabeth / Marla |
Dead Ringers | 1988 | | Escort Twin (as Jillian Hennessy) |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Today | 2005-2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
The Hour | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself |
Canadian Country Music Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself |
Sundance Skippy | 2010 | Documentary | Herself |
Rachael Ray | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Deep Inside | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Last Call with Carson Daly | 2004-2007 | TV Series | Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1996-2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2004-2007 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest Host |
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Presenter: Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy |
The View | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
Inside Dish with Rachael Ray | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Apprentice | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
The Tony Danza Show | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
Abby Singer | 2003 | | Herself |
The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
VH1 Big in 2002 Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
MADtv | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Herself |
The Daily Show | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1995-2002 | TV Series | Herself |
Seitenblicke | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
The 28th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
75th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 2001 | TV Movie | Herself |
7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
HBO First Look | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Herself |
The Best of Ed's Night Party | 1996 | Video | Herself |
2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2013 | Canadian Screen Award | Canadian Screen Awards, CA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (2012) |
2012 | VFCC Award | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | Small Town Murder Songs (2010) |
2002 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (2001) |
1997 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Law & Order (1990) |
1996 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Law & Order (1990) |
1995 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Law & Order (1990) |
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