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Jill Hennessy

Born 1968-11-25
📍 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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.

Filmography 69

Hope Valley: 1874
as Hattie Quinn
2026
Madame Web
as Beautiful Woman
2024
Accused
as Lynn Corbett
2023
The Road to Galena
as Teresa Baird
2022
Standing Up, Falling Down
as Vanessa
2020
City on a Hill
as Jenny Rohr
2019
Crypto
as Robin
2019
Yellowstone
as Senator Huntington
2018
Crawford
as Cynthia
2018
Don't Sleep
as Cindy Bradford
2017
Shots Fired
as Alicia Carr
2017
Lost in Time
as Dr. Katherine James
2017
Bull
as Ellen McCrory
2016
Madam Secretary
as DIA Agent Jane Fellows
2014
Madam Secretary
as Jane Fellows
2014
If I Had Wings
as Sandy Taylor
2013
The Blacklist
as Margot Rochet
2013
Jo
as Karyn
2013
Dawn Rider
as Alice
2012
Luck
as Jo
2012
Roadie
as Nikki Stevens
2012
Small Town Murder Songs
as Rita
2010
The Good Wife
as Rayna Hecht
2009
Lymelife
as Brenda Bartlett
2008
Game of Life
as Brenda
2007
Wild Hogs
as Kelly Madsen
2007
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
Abby Singer
as Jill Hennessy (uncredited)
2003
Las Vegas
as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Love in the Time of Money
as Ellen Walker
2002
Pipe Dream
as Marina Peck
2002
The Making of Exit Wounds
as Self
2002
Crossing Jordan
as Jordan Cavanaugh
2001
Exit Wounds
as Annette Mulcahy
2001
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot
as Jackie Bouvier Kennedy
2001
Chutney Popcorn
as Lisa
2001
Two Ninas
as Mike the Bartender
2000
Autumn in New York
as Lynn
2000
Nuremberg
as Elsie Douglas
2000
The Acting Class
as Amanda Smythe/Jill/Anonymous
2000
Molly
as Susan Brookes
1999
Komodo
as Victoria the Shrink
1999
The Florentine
as Brenda
1999
Row Your Boat
as Patti
1999
Dead Broke
as Kate
1998
Kiss & Tell
as Interrogator Angela Pierce
1997
Most Wanted
as Dr. Victoria Constantini
1997
A Smile Like Yours
as Lindsay Hamilton
1997
The View
as Self
1997
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
I Shot Andy Warhol
as Laura
1996
The Paper
as Deanne White
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Claire Kincaid
1993
RoboCop 3
as Dr. Marie Lazarus
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Law & Order
as Claire Kincaid
1990
War of the Worlds
as Patty
1988
War of the Worlds
as Scott
1988
Dead Ringers
as Mimsy
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Spanish Hooker
1987
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Vampire Woman
1987
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Lifeguard / Leah
1987
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Secretary
1987
The Hitchhiker
as Marla
1983
The Hitchhiker
as Elisabeth
1983
Today
as Self
1952