Jillian Noel Hennessy

Jillian Noel Hennessy is a Canadian singer and actress. Her most well-known roles include American television's Law & Order where she was the prosecutor Claire Kincaid for three seasons and Crossing Jordan for six. She was also an actor in films such as RoboCop 3 or Most Wanted as well as independent films Chutney Popcorn, which she co-directed. Hennessy was born in Edmonton, Alberta. Her father, John Hennessy, was a meat salesman and sales/marketing executive. It was a job that required considerable travel and resulted in frequent moves for the entire family. Maxine Hernnessy was Maxine's mother and secretary, died in 1982. Eleanor her paternal grandmother from Kitchener (Ontario) played a part in raising her daughter. John Paul Hennessy Jr. is her younger brother. Jacqueline is her identical twin sister. She is a journalist from Canada and host. Hennessy is of Irish, French and Swedish origin, and has Ukrainian Roma and Austrian ancestry. She was a graduate of Grand River Collegiate Institute and Stanley Park Senior Public School. Hennessy as well as her sister were the first to appear as twin call girls in 1988's Dead Ringers. She was short listed for the role of Dana Scully on The X-Files according to Gillian Anderson, the actress who was eventually offered the role.She was on Broadway in the musical Buddy The Buddy Holly Story in 1990. The Buddy Holly Story in 1990.In 1993, she starred in the role of 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 was occupied for three seasons until she was fired in 1996.