Jill Hennessy
Biography
Canadian actress and musician Jill Hennessy is known for her television roles and made her acting debut in Dead Ringers (1988). Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she took a Broadway part in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story in 1990. In 1993 she played Dr. Marie Lazarus in RoboCop 3 and joined the NBC crime drama Law & Order as prosecutor Claire Kincaid, a part she played for three seasons until 1996. She then starred as the title character in Crossing Jordan from 2001 to 2007. Her films include Chutney Popcorn (2001), Exit Wounds (2001), Most Wanted (1997), Wild Hogs (2007), and Small Town Murder Songs (2010). She wrote, produced, and co-directed the independent mockumentary The Acting Class, and as a singer-songwriter she released the albums Ghost in My Head and I Do. In 2007 Canada's Walk of Fame gave her a star.
57years old
Turns 58 on November 25in 44 days
- Born Edmonton
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Jillian Noel Hennessy
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 36 years1988 to 2024
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A role that slipped away
Gillian Anderson, who ended up playing Dana Scully on The X-Files, said Hennessy was among those short listed for the part.
Big break
In 1993, Dick Wolf cast Hennessy as Claire Kincaid, an assistant district attorney, in the NBC crime drama Law & Order. It was her big network breakthrough.
Jill Hennessy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Box office
What Jill Hennessy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$609 million
13 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 22 films: 13 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$254M41.6% of the total
- 2$100M16.5% of the total
- 3$91M14.9% of the total
- 4$80M13.1% of the total
- 5$48M7.9% of the total
- 6$12M1.9% of the total
- 7$11M1.8% of the total
- 8$8.0M1.3% of the total
$5.4 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2007 | Canada's Walk of Fame | Honored | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.