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Jill Hennessy (born November 25, 1968 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian actress, best known for her television roles on Law & Order (1993-1996) and Crossing Jordan (2001-present). Her identical twin sister, Jacqueline Hennessy, is a magazine writer and TV show host in Canada. Her and her sister played twins in Dead Ringers (1988).
Jill is multi-lingual, being able to speak Italian, French, Spanish, and German. This is partly because of her mixed heritage, which included Irish, Italian, Swedish, French, and Ukrainian.
Her husband, Paolo, opened a tavern in Northvale, New Jersey in 1999, and named it Hennessy, after Jill. The tavern serves comfort food. Jill also enjoys riding motercycles with her husband. The pair welcome a son, Marco, on 17 September 2003. They also had a second marriage ceremony in January, 2001, that was at New York City Hall, with Rudolph Guiliani officating.
"Crossing Jordan" co-star, Miguel Ferrer says that Jill is a "non-angry" version of her character, Jordan Cavanaugh. Jill is also a fan of the Indigo Girls, that a poster of the act hands in the kitchen of Jordan's apartment. Jill also was a finalist for the Role of Dana Scully, on The X-Files, but the role went to Gillian Anderson.
Has a song named after her: "The Ballad of Jill Hennessy" by Mollycuddle.
Hennesy graduated from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada's Grand River Collegiate (high school).
Jill 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.
She voted one of the "Fun and Fearless Females" by Cosmopolitan Magazine (2002.)
She used to busk (play the guitar and sing for money) in the New York City subway.
Sometimes she makes appearances at music events as a guest guitarist where she usually performs barefoot. |
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