Jill Hennessy Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2002, won the inaugural "Super-Hair World Cup" for Canada based on online votes
• In the 2002 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine, she was voted as one of entertainment's "Fun and Fearless Females․"
• Married "Exit Wounds" actor Paolo Mastropietro in 2000 and began a family, having two children
• Began modeling in Toronto at the age of 15 before focusing on her dream of an acting career, leading to early roles as vampires and prostitutes in "The Hitchhiker" and "Friday the 13th" TV series
• Quote: "To be honest, I never thought the acting thing would get off the ground․"
• Best known for her TV roles as A․D․A․ Claire Kincaid in "Law & Order" and Dr․ Jordan Cavanaugh in "Crossing Jordan․"
• A skilled singer-songwriter, she used to perform with a guitar in the NYC subway for tips