Jillian Noel Hennessy

Jillian Noel Hennessy was born on November 25 on the 25th of November, 1968. She is a Canadian actress, singer and musician. She is most famous for her performances in American television shows Law & Order (where she played Claire Kincaid, a prosecutor) and Crossing Jordan (where she played Jordan Cavanaugh for six seasons). She also appeared in films like RoboCop 3 and Most Wanted as well as the independent films Chutney Popcorn and The Acting Class The Acting Class, which she co-wrote and directed. Hennessy was raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Her father, John Hennessy, was a meat salesman as well as a executive in sales and marketing, a position that required extensive travel and resulted in frequent moves for the family. Maxine Hernnessy, Maxine's mother and secretary, died in 1982. Eleanor her paternal grandmother in Kitchener (Ontario) took part in the raising of her daughter. John Paul Hennessy Jr. Her younger brother is Jacqueline Hennessy, an identical twin, who is a magazine journalist and TV host in Canada. Hennessy has Irish and French, Swedish, Italian and Swedish ancestry from her father. predominantly Ukrainian Roma and Austrian heritage from her mother. After finishing her studies at Grand River Collegiate Institute (both located in Kitchener) She then was a student at Stanley Park Senior Public School. She also busked on the Toronto subway. Her sister and she made their acting debut as twin callgirls in 1988’s Dead Ringers. She was not selected for the role of Dana Scully on The X-Files according to Gillian Anderson, the actress who ultimately got the role.She appeared in Broadway in the musical Buddy the Musical - The Buddy Holly Story in 1990.In 1993, she appeared in the role of Dr. Marie Lazarus in RoboCop 3.In 1993, Dick Wolf signed Hennessy as an assistant district attorney Claire Kincaid in the NBC crime drama Law & Order. She played the character for three seasons, leaving the show in 1996.