Jillian Noel Hennessy

Jillian Noel Hennessy was born on November 25 in 1968. She is a Canadian singer, actress and musician. Her roles on American television shows Law & Order were three-seasons long. Crossing Jordan lasted six seasons. Jordan Cavanaugh was her leading character. She has also acted as an actress in films like RoboCop 3: Most Wanted, as well the independent films Chutney Popcorn (which she also co-directed) and The Acting Class (which was written by her). Hennessy was born in Edmonton. Her father, John Hennessy, was a meat salesman and sales/marketing executive, a job that required extensive travel and resulted in frequent moves for the family. Maxine Hernnessy, Maxine's mom and secretary, passed away in 1982. Eleanor her paternal grandmother in Kitchener (Ontario) was involved in the raising of her daughter. John Paul Hennessy Jr. is her younger brother. Jacqueline is her identical twin sister and is a journalist from Canada and host. Hennessy's ancestral ancestry includes Irish, French, Swedish, and Italian heritage from her father's side and predominantly Ukrainian Roma on her mother's. She attended Stanley Park Senior Public School. Grand River Collegiate Institute was where she graduated. She would busk in Toronto's subway. Hennessy was the younger sister of her brother, who made their debut on stage in 1988 as twin call-girls in Dead Ringers. Gillian Anderson, Gillian Anderson's actress, has revealed that she was nominated for Dana Scully, The X-Files role. She also appeared in the 1988 film Dead Ringers as twin call girls. Dick Wolf signed Hennessy in 1993 as Claire Kincaid, an assistant district attorney, in the NBC crime drama Law & Order. She played the role for three seasons before she quit the show in 1996.