Jill Hennessy

Birth Name:

Jillian Noel Hennessy

Birth Place:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack, Director

The Good Wife's Executive Producers Dissect the Season Finale

Spoiler alert! The jaw-dropping, emotionally wrenching fifth season of CBS's The Good Wife fittingly ended with two more delicious surprises. Who would have guessed that...

Mon, May 19, 2014

The Good Wife's Executive Producers Dissect the Season Finale

Weekend TV in Review: Good Wife, Zombie Mania, Crisis, ESPN's Big East Requiem

Just about the best news I heard all week: CBS's renewal of the splendid The Good Wife for a sixth season, among a ton of other pick-ups. If the month or more of special-Sunday distractions (Super Bowl, Olympics, Oscars) caused you to drift away, now's a great time for "Opting Back In." Which happens to be the name of a keynote speech Alicia (Julianna Margulies) is nervously preparing for the annual American Bar Association powwow in New York City — an occasion allowing for a terrific running gag involving new Mayor Bill De Blasio (Sunday, 9/8c).

Fri, Mar 14, 2014

Weekend TV in Review: Good Wife, Zombie Mania, Crisis, ESPN's Big East Requiem

The Good Wife Bosses on Will's Tough Decision and "Growth" with Alicia

Rat out your ex-lover's cheating and lying husband or risk going to jail for him? Will Gardner's latest dilemma on The Good Wife (Sundays, 9/8c, CBS) may seem like a no-brainer, but, as is usually true on network's most complex legal drama, things are hardly what they appear. "He truly is risking disbarment or jail, and he's risking it for people that he is not thrilled with anymore," executive producer Michelle King tells TVGuide.com. "It's the worst place in the world for him to be." And sadly, a change of...

Thu, Mar 13, 2014

The Good Wife Bosses on Will's Tough Decision and "Growth" with Alicia

The Good Wife Benches Law & Order's Jill Hennessy

The Good Wife is about to get a visit from one of New York's best ADAs. Jill Hennessy, who starred on Law & Order as ADA Claire Kincaid, will guest-star on...

Wed, Feb 26, 2014

The Good Wife Benches Law & Order's Jill Hennessy

HBO Tries Its Luck With David Milch Drama Starring Dustin Hoffman

HBO has picked up the gritty drama Luck. From executive producers David Milch and Michael Mann, the show looks at denizens of the horse-racing world such as...

Wed, Jul 14, 2010