Jill Hennessy

Jillian Noel Hennessy ( born November 25, 1968 in Edmonton, Alberta ) is a Canadian actress who primarily by the eponymous lead role of Jordan Cavanaugh in the crime drama Crossing Jordan in Europe - is known pathologist with profile.

Life and career

Hennessy grew up with her ​​twin sister Jacqueline and her younger brother John Jr. with her father, a meat dealer on. The mother, Maxine, had left the family. Due to their multinational descent talking she and her siblings five languages. Hennessy speaks English fluently Italian, Spanish, French and German.

After high school, Hennessy became an actress and appeared in numerous television series and films. In 1993 she was in the inner circle of candidates for the role of Dana Scully in the hit series The X-Files - The Files. However, the part went to Gillian Anderson, whereupon Hennessy of the series Law & Order turned to where they became popular in the role of attorney Claire Kincaid. This was followed by roles in Hollywood productions such as Molly (1999) with Elisabeth Shue and Autumn in New York (2000) starring Richard Gere and Winona Ryder.

In the same year Hennessy married actor Paolo Mastropietro.

In 2001, the NBC was planning a new crime series with a quick-witted pathologist and her team. The series Crossing Jordan - pathologist with profile with Jill Hennessy in the lead role a great success.

2003 Hennessy was pregnant with her first son, so the start of the third season of Crossing Jordan was postponed for almost six months. Even then it did not occur because of motherhood in every episode, which is why the series initially focused on the other characters.

In June 2009, she released her first album Ghost In My Head, which was recorded in Austin, Texas.

Filmography

Discography

• 2009: Ghost In My Head