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Jill Hennessy

  • Actress
  • Director
  • Producer
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Jill Hennessy at an event for Wild Hogs (2007)
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Jill Hennessy can be seen starring in Showtime's "City on a Hill" with Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge, executive produced by Tom Fontana and Ben Affleck. Jill starred in the special event series "Shots Fired" by Gina Prince-Bythewood with Sanaa Lathan and Stephan James on FOX and was the lead in the Mike Clattenburg comedy "Crawford" with John Carroll Lynch on CBC. She was a guest star in the pilot of "Yellowstone" with Kevin Costner for the Paramount Network. Jill was a recurring character on the CBS drama "Madam Secretary" and was featured in several episodes of the CBS drama "The Good Wife". Jill was also a regular on the HBO series "Luck", which starred Dustin Hoffman, as well as the international series "Jo" shot in Paris opposite Jean Reno. She is best known for her starring roles on NBC's "Law & Order" and "Crossing Jordan" (the #1 new drama). Jill was nominated for a People's Choice Award for her work in "Crossing Jordan" and won a Golden Satellite Award for her work in TNT's "Nuremberg" with Brian Cox and Alec Baldwin. Jill's other film credits include, "Lymelife" with Alec Baldwin, "Roadie" by Michael Cuesta with Bobby Cannavale and Ron Eldard , "Small Town Murder Songs" with Peter Stormare, "Chutney Popcorn" by Nisha Ganatra, "The Paper" by Ron Howard with Robert Duval, "Wild Hogs" with John Travolta and Tim Allen, "I Shot Andy Warhol" by Mary Herron with Lili Taylor and "Exit Wounds" with Steven Segal. She also played Buddy Holly's wife, Maria-Elena, in the Broadway production of "The Buddy Holly Story".

As a singer/songwriter, Jill wrote all of the music and lyrics on her debut album, "Ghost In My Head". She performed on the Lilith Tour with Sarah McLachlan, The Indigo Girls and the Dixie Chicks and was featured on The Indigo Girls' live album "Staring Down The Brilliant Dream". Jill also wrote all the music and lyrics on her second album, "I Do", which was released in October 2015. She is currently at work writing her third album.
BornNovember 25
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jill Hennessy in Crossing Jordan (2001)
    Crossing Jordan
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh
    Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • ADA Claire Kincaid
    John Travolta, William H. Macy, Tim Allen, and Martin Lawrence in Wild Hogs (2007)
    Wild Hogs
    5.9
    • Kelly Madsen
    • 2007
    Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
    City on a Hill
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Jenny Rohr

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    Actress



    • The Artist
      • Evelyn Nesbit's mother
      • Post-production
      • TV Series



    • Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
      Madame Web
      4.0
      • Beautiful Woman
      • 2024
    • Michael Chiklis, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Abigail Breslin, and Whitney Cummings in Accused (2023)
      Accused
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Lynn Harmon
      • 2023
    • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
      City on a Hill
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Jenny Rohr
      • 2019–2022
    • The Road to Galena (2022)
      The Road to Galena
      5.6
      • Teresa Baird
      • 2022
    • Billy Crystal and Ben Schwartz in Standing Up, Falling Down (2019)
      Standing Up, Falling Down
      6.6
      • Vanessa
      • 2019
    • Kurt Russell, Alexis Bledel, Luke Hemsworth, and Beau Knapp in Crypto (2019)
      Crypto
      5.2
      • Robin Whiting
      • 2019
    • Lost in Time (2018)
      Lost in Time
      8.2
      • Doctor Katherine James
      • 2018
    • Michael Weatherly in The Necklace (2016)
      Bull
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Ellen McCrory
      • 2018
    • Yellowstone (2018)
      Yellowstone
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Senator Huntington
      • 2018
    • Crawford (2018)
      Crawford
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Cynthia
      • 2018
    • Cary Elwes, Jill Hennessy, Drea de Matteo, Alex Rocco, Dominic Sherwood, and Charlbi Dean in Don't Sleep (2017)
      Don't Sleep
      3.4
      • Cindy Bradford
      • 2017
    • Sanaa Lathan and Stephan James in Shots Fired (2017)
      Shots Fired
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Alicia Carr
      • 2017
    • The Blacklist (2013)
      The Blacklist
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Margot Rochet
      • 2017
    • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
      Madam Secretary
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Jane Fellows
      • 2015–2016
    • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
      The Good Wife
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Rayna Hecht
      • 2014

    Director



    • Jill Hennessy in Crossing Jordan (2001)
      Crossing Jordan
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • The Acting Class (2000)
      The Acting Class
      5.7
      • co-director
      • 2000

    Producer



    • The Acting Class (2000)
      The Acting Class
      5.7
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2000

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Jillian Hennessy
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • November 25
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Spouse
      • Paolo MastropietroOctober 1, 2000 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Gianni Mastropietro
    • Parents
        Maxine Hennessy
    • Relatives
      • Jacqueline Hennessy(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Zaxby's restaurants.
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews
      • 9 Articles
      • 5 Pictorials
      • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      She used to busk (play the guitar and sing for money) in the New York City subway.
    • Quotes
      When you're an actor working in the theater, you would never say anything to the writer, never alter the dialogue, never dream to ask for changes.
    • Trademarks
        Brown hair

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