Jill Hennessy Biography

Fast Facts

• Speaks Italian, French, Spanish and German
• Song "The Ballad of Jill Hennessy" by Mollycuddle was written about her
• Used to play guitar and sing in the New York subway for money
• In 1988's Dead Ringers, her first movie role, Jill and her twin sister, Jacqueline, played twin prostitutes
• Made her Broadway debut in the Buddy Holly musical Buddy, which opened on November 4, 1990
• Opened Hennessy's Tavern in Northvale, NJ, in 1999
• Performed Bob Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" and Tom Waits' "You're Innocent When You Dream" on the 2003 Crossing Jordan soundtrack
• Released debut album, Ghost in My Head, in 2009