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Jessalyn Gilsig: Biography

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  • Birth Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Profession: Actor
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Jessalyn Gilsig Fast Facts:
  • Launched her acting career at the age of 12, doing voiceover work for animator Co Hoedeman's program Masquerade for the National Film Board of Canada.
  • First big-screen role came in 1989 with the post-Vietnam War drama Jacknife.
  • After graduating from McGill University, attended the Harvard-sponsored Institute of Advanced Theater Training at the American Repertory Theater for two years, appearing in productions of The Tempest and Tartuffe.
  • Launched her TV career in the late '90s with appearances on a number of series, including UPN's Seven Days and the syndicated Viper.
  • Made guest appearances in two 1999 episodes of David E. Kelly's legal drama The Practice; later that year, Kelly cast her in his short-lived ABC dramedy Snoops.
  • Gained greater exposure after joining the cast of FX's acclaimed Nip/Tuck in 2003, playing nymphomaniac Gina Russo.
  • Originally trained in painting, Gilsig worked on the art pieces for Patricia Clarkson's character in indie drama The Station Agent (2003).
  • In 2007, landed the recurring role of Meredith Gordon, cheerleader Claire Bennet's biological mother, on NBC's hit sci-fi/drama Heroes.
  • Jessalyn Gilsig Relationships:
  • Bobby Salomon - Husband
  • Clare Gilsig - Mother
  • Deborah Gilsig - Sister
  • Penelope - Daughter
  • Toby Gilsig - Father
  • College:
  • McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (BA in English, 1993)
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