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LYMELIFE
AUTUMN IN NEW YORK
ACCUSED scenes
MADAM SECRETARY scenes
SHOTS FIRED scenes
LUCK scenes

BIOGRAPHY

Jill Hennessy has impressed audiences and the entertainment industry alike for decades with her proven ability to transform into the characters she plays. Most recently, Hennessy starred opposite Kevin Bacon in Showtime’s CITY ON A HILL produced by Tom Fontana and Ben Affleck. She also appeared in the ratings blockbuster pilot episode of the new FOX anthology seriesACCUSED opposite Michael Chiklis for Howard Gordon and director Michael Cuesta. Hennessy played the Guest Star role of ‘Senator Huntington’ opposite Kevin Costner in the pilot of Taylor Sheridan’s critically acclaimed YELLOWSTONE.

Currently, she can be seen in Sony and Marvel’s MADAME WEB, produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Past credits include the title role of 'Jordan Cavanaugh’ in six seasons of CROSSING JORDAN which earned her a People’s Choice Award nomination, the notable recurring role of ‘Jane Fellows’ on MADAM SECRETARY, and the series regular role of ‘Jo’ on HBO’s LUCK for director Michael Mann. Additionally Hennessy starred opposite Jean Reno in the international series JO. She recurred in the special event series SHOTS FIRED for Gina Prince-Bythewood and was featured in several episodes of THE GOOD WIFE. Hennessy won a Golden Satellite Award for her performance in TNT’s NUREMBERG opposite Brian Cox.

Past film credits include LYMELIFE, ROADIE opposite Bobby Canavale for director Michael Cuesta, WILD HOGS, Ron Howard’s THE PAPER, I SHOT ANDY WARHOL for director Mary Herron and AUTUMN IN NEW YORK opposite Richard Gere and Winona Ryder. Hennessy is a fan favorite for her series regular role of ‘ADA Claire Kincaid’ on LAW & ORDER as well as her portrayal of ‘Jackie Kennedy’ in JACKIE, ETHEL, JOAN: THE WOMEN OF CAMELOT. Hennessy is also a wildly talented singer and played the role of ‘Maria-Elena’ in the Broadway production of THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY.

In 2009, Hennessy released her debut album GHOST IN MY HEAD of which she wrote all of the music and lyrics. She performed on the Lilith Tour with Sarah McLachlan, The Indigo Girls and The Chicks and was featured on The Indigo Girls’ live album STARING DOWN THE BRILLIANT DREAM. Hennessy released her second album, I DO, in 2015 in which she again wrote all of the music and lyrics. Hailing from Canada, Hennessy is multilingual, speaking English, Italian, French, Spanish, and German.