Jessalyn Gilsig

Jessalyn Gilsig is a Canadian actress known for television and film roles. Born in Montreal, she trained at Harvard University's Institute for Advanced Theater Training. She began acting as a voice performer, including the National Film Board of Canada production Masquerade and the series Young Robin Hood, then moved to New York City in 1995 for off-Broadway plays. Her association with David E. Kelley led to the role of Lauren Davis in Boston Public, which debuted in 2000; she stayed until 2002. She played Gina Russo on Nip/Tuck from 2003 to 2008 and appeared on NYPD Blue and Prison Break. Her films include The Horse Whisperer (1998), Quest for Camelot (1998), where she voiced Kayley, and Flood (2007). She later had recurring parts on Friday Night Lights and Heroes and played Terri Schuester on Glee from 2009 to 2012, Siggy Haraldson on Vikings from 2013 to 2015, and joined Scandal in 2017 and Big Shot in 2020.