
Jill Hennessy
Biography
Jill Hennessy's confidence and maturity propelled her to early success in the long-running crime drama series "Law & Order." She portrayed Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid for three seasons. Despite her nomadic childhood, Hennessy refused to limit her creative endeavours. She took on roles in films like "The Paper" and "I Shot Andy Warhol." After leaving "Law & Order," she appeared in smaller roles in movies such as "A Smile Like Yours" and "Most Wanted." Hennessy returned to television in the miniseries "Nuremberg" before starring in her own series, "Crossing Jordan." In this show, she played a determined medical examiner seeking justice for the deceased. Following the conclusion of "Crossing Jordan," Hennessy continued to take on film roles, including in movies like "Wild Hogs" and "Lymelife." Currently, she can be seen in Showtime's "City on a Hill" and has appeared in other series such as "Shots Fired," "Crawford," and the pilot episode of "Yellowstone."
Jill, a singer/songwriter, wrote all the songs on her first album "Ghost In My Head" and also performed on the Lilith Tour with Sarah McLachlan, The Indigo Girls, and the Dixie Chicks. She was even featured on The Indigo Girls' live album "Staring Down The Brilliant Dream". Jill went on to write all the songs on her second album "I Do" and is currently working on her third album. Although not widely known, Jill's talent and charm have enabled her to pursue both practical and personal projects.
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Acting History
2026
Hope Valley: 1874 as Hattie Quinn
2024Madame Web as Beautiful Woman
2023Accused as Lynn Corbett
2022The Road to Galena as Teresa Baird
2020Standing Up, Falling Down as Vanessa
2019City on a Hill as Jenny Rohr
2019Crypto as Robin
2018Yellowstone as Senator Huntington
2018Crawford as Cynthia
2017Don't Sleep as Cindy Bradford
2017Shots Fired as Alicia Carr
2017Lost in Time as Dr. Katherine James
2016Bull as Ellen McCrory
2014Madam Secretary as DIA Agent Jane Fellows
2014Madam Secretary as Jane Fellows
2013If I Had Wings as Sandy Taylor
2013The Blacklist as Margot Rochet
2013Jo as Karyn
2012Dawn Rider as Alice
2012Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town as Agnes Leacock
2012Luck as Jo
2012Roadie as Nikki Stevens
2010Small Town Murder Songs as Rita
2009The Good Wife as Rayna Hecht
2008Lymelife as Brenda Bartlett
2007Game of Life as Brenda
2007Wild Hogs as Kelly Madsen
2004The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
2004The Celebrity Apprentice
2003Abby Singer as Jill Hennessy (uncredited)
2003Las Vegas as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2002Love in the Time of Money as Ellen Walker
2002Pipe Dream as Marina Peck
2002The Making of Exit Wounds as Self
2001Crossing Jordan as Jordan Cavanaugh
2001Exit Wounds as Annette Mulcahy
2001Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot as Jackie Bouvier Kennedy
2001Chutney Popcorn as Lisa
2000Two Ninas as Mike the Bartender
2000Autumn in New York as Lynn
2000Nuremberg as Elsie Douglas
2000The Acting Class as Amanda Smythe/Jill/Anonymous
1999Molly as Susan Brookes
1999Komodo as Victoria the Shrink
1999The Florentine as Brenda
1999Row Your Boat as Patti
1998Dead Broke as Kate
1997Kiss & Tell as Interrogator Angela Pierce
1997Most Wanted as Dr. Victoria Constantini
1997A Smile Like Yours as Lindsay Hamilton
1997The View as Self
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996I Shot Andy Warhol as Laura
1994The Paper as Deanne White
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993Homicide: Life on the Street as Claire Kincaid
1993RoboCop 3 as Dr. Marie Lazarus
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1990Law & Order as Claire Kincaid
1988War of the Worlds as Patty
1988War of the Worlds as Scott
1988Dead Ringers as Mimsy
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1987Seitenblicke as self
1987Friday the 13th: The Series as Spanish Hooker
1987Friday the 13th: The Series as Vampire Woman
1987Friday the 13th: The Series as Lifeguard / Leah
1987Friday the 13th: The Series as Secretary
1983The Hitchhiker as Marla
1983The Hitchhiker as Elisabeth
1952Today as Self









