Jillian Noel Hennessy

Jillian Noel Hennessy is a Canadian actor and singer from Canada. Her appearances on American television shows like Law & Order were three-seasons long. Crossing Jordan lasted six seasons. Jordan Cavanaugh was her lead character. She has also acted as an actress in films such as RoboCop 3: Most Wanted, as well the independent film Chutney Popcorn (which she also co-directed) and The Acting Class (which was written by her). Hennessy was born and raised in Edmonton. John Hennessy her father was a salesman and marketing executive. He was a frequent traveler that led to numerous family moves. Maxine her mother, who was Maxine's died in 1982. She left her daughter under the care of Eleanor her paternal grandmother. John Paul Hennessy Jr. has a younger brother and Jacqueline is a twin sister. Jacqueline works as a journalist and host on a Canadian TV program. Hennessy is of Irish, French and Swedish descent, as well as Ukrainian Roma and Austrian ancestry. She was educated at Stanley Park Senior Public School, graduated from Grand River Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, Ontario and busked in the Toronto subway. Hennessy was the sister of her brother. They made their debut on stage in 1988 as twin call-girls in 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 starred as 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 lasted three seasons. The show ended after 1996.