Jillian Noel
Hennessy (born November 25, 1968) is a Canadian actress,
known for her television roles on Law & Order and
Crossing Jordan.
Early life: Hennessy was born in Edmonton,
Alberta. Her father, John Hennessy, was a meat salesman,
a job that required considerable travel and resulted in
frequent moves for the family. Her mother, Maxine, left
the family in 1982, leaving her daughter to be partially
raised by her paternal grandmother, Eleanor, in
Kitchener, Ontario.
She has a younger brother, John Hennessy Jr., and an
identical twin sister, Jacqueline, who is a magazine
writer and TV show host in Canada. Hennessy has Irish,
French, Swedish and Italian ancestry on her father's
side, and mostly Gypsy Ukrainian, as well as Austrian,
ancestry on her mother's. She graduated from Grand River
Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, Ontario and used to
busk in the Toronto Subway.
Career: Hennessy and her sister played twin call
girls in 1988's Dead Ringers. She was short-listed for
the role of Dana Scully, on The X-Files. Hennessy is
famous for playing Claire Kincaid on Law & Order
(1993 – 1996) and the lead role as Jordan Cavanaugh on
Crossing Jordan.
In 1999 she played Lisa in Chutney Popcorn. In 2000,
Hennessy wrote, produced, and co-directed an independent
film called The Acting Class. Inspired by a true story,
the comedic faux documentary looks at the trials and
tribulations of a dysfunctional acting class.
The film co-starred her sister, and included cameos by a
number of Hennessy's former Law & Order co-stars. In
2001 she portrayed Jackie Kennedy in the film Jackie,
Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot. In 2003 she made a
cameo appearance in the film Abby Singer. She also
appeared on Broadway in the musical Buddy - The Buddy
Holly Story in 1990.
Most recently, she portrayed Tim Allen's wife in the
2007 movie Wild Hogs. On June 9, 2007, she received a
star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
Personal life: Hennessy is multi-lingual, being
able to speak Italian, French, Spanish, and German. She
married Paolo Mastropietro, a former bartender and
sometime actor, on October 1, 2000. Her husband opened a
tavern in Northvale, New Jersey in 1999, and named it
Hennessy Tavern, after his wife. The tavern is located
next to the former bowling alley where the television
series Ed was filmed.
Hennessy also enjoys riding motorcycles with her
husband. They also had a second marriage ceremony in
January 2001, which took place at New York City Hall
with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani officiating. Their son,
Marco, was born on September 17, 2003. The couple is
currently expecting their second child, a boy, due in
winter 2007/2008.
Hennessy is a fan of the Indigo Girls and a poster of
the act hangs in the kitchen of Jordan's on-screen
apartment. She sometimes makes appearances at music
events as a guest guitarist where she usually performs
barefoot.
The Minneapolis-based band Mollycuddle wrote the song
"The Ballad of Jill Hennessy" in honor of the
actress. Hennessy was reportedly very pleased, and
offered to perform with the band on rhythm guitar.
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