Jillian Noel Hennessy

Jillian Noel Hennessy (19 November 1975) is a Canadian actor and singer. She is most known for her roles in the American television series Law & Order, on which she played prosecutor Claire Kincaid for three seasons, and Crossing Jordan, on which she was the main character, Jordan Cavanaugh, for six seasons. She has also appeared in films such as RoboCop 3 and Most Wanted as well as the indie film Chutney Popcorn and The Acting Class which is the latter of which she also wrote and co-directed. Hennessy was born and was raised in Edmonton, Alberta. John Hennessy her father was an executive in sales and marketing. This required frequent travel which resulted in numerous family moves. Maxine Her mother was secretary. Her daughter was taken away by Eleanor Her paternal grandmother from Kitchener, Ontario. John Paul Hennessy Jr. is her younger brother. Jacqueline is her identical twin sister and is a writer for a Canadian magazine and host. Hennessy is of Irish and French, Swedish, Italian, and Swedish ancestry from her father. predominantly Ukrainian Roma and Austrian heritage from her mother. She went to Stanley Park Senior Public School and graduated from Grand River Collegiate Institute, both located in Kitchener, Ontario, and was busking in the Toronto subway. Hennessy as well as her sister were the first actors to be cast as twin call girls on 1988's Dead Ringers. The actress was nominated for the role of Dana Scully on The X-Files according to Gillian Anderson, the actress who eventually got the role.She made an appearance on Broadway in the musical Buddy The Buddy Holly Story in 1990. The Buddy Holly Story in 1990.In 1993, she was on the show in the role of Dr. Marie Lazarus in RoboCop 3.In 1993, Dick Wolf signed Hennessy as the assistant district attorney Claire Kincaid in the NBC crime drama Law & Order. The role was played by her for three seasons, leaving the show in 1996.