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Jill HennessyAdd to My CelebsAge 43 Birthday Nov. 25th, 1968 Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Height 5' 8 |
Jill Hennessy's Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles2008 - Lymelife2007 - Wild Hogs 2002 - Pipe Dream 2001 - Exit Wounds 2000 - Autumn in New York 1999 - Komodo 1997 - Most Wanted 1996 - I Shot Andy Warhol 1994 - The Paper 1993 - RoboCop 3 1988 - Dead Ringers |
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB
Hailing from Edmonton, Canada, Hennessy began her acting career in Toronto, appearing in the feature film "Dead Ringers." She studied improvisational comedy with the famed Second City and also worked with a Toronto-based improv comedy troupe before landing a role in the Broadway-bound production of "The Buddy Holly Story."
Once in New York, Hennessy starred in Ron Howard's feature film "The Paper." Her additional film credits include "I Shot Andy Warhol," "Chutney Popcorn," "Most Wanted," "A Smile Like Yours," "Dead Broke," "Row Your Boat," "The Florentine," "Two Ninas," "Molly," "Autumn in New York" and the box-office hit "Exit Wounds." Hennessy also performed in "The Acting Class," a documentary style depiction of the dark side of the teacher/student relationship, which she also wrote and co-directed. Most recently, she was seen in the Robert Redford/Sundance Lab project, "Love in the Time of Money."
Prior to the success of "Crossing Jordan," television audiences knew Hennessy from the years (1993-96) she spent playing the role of assistant district attorney Claire Kincaid on the Emmy-winning NBC drama series "Law & Order." She returned to NBC by starring as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the miniseries "Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot."
For her work on "Crossing Jordan" in its premiere season, Hennessy received a People's Choice Award nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series. She has also received a Golden Satellite Award (Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television) from the International Press Academy for her work in the cable movie "Nuremberg."
Hennessy and her husband, Paolo Mastropietro, recently welcomed their first child. The family divides their time between their homes in Los Angeles and Manhattan. Hennessy's birthday is November 25.
TRIVIA:
- She loves to cook, and opened Hennessy's Tavern in Northvale, New Jersey in 1999. The Tavern serves "comfort food."
- Has a song named after her: "The Ballad of Jill Hennessy" by Mollycuddle.
- Barely graduated from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada's Grand River Collegiate (high school), while her twin sister, 'Jacqueline Hennessy' (qv), has a Master's degree in French Literature.
- Has Irish, Italian, Swedish, French and Ukrainian ancestry.
- She and Paolo welcomed a son, Marco Mastropietro, on 17 September 2003.
- 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' (qv), who is an actress and a journalist, and a younger brother, John Paul Jr.
- Voted one of the "Fun and Fearless Females" by Cosmopolitan Magazine (2002.)
- Speaks Italian, French, Spanish and German
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