Jillian Noel Hennessy

Jillian Noel Hennessy, born on November 25, 1968 was a Canadian actress. She is most famous for her character on Law & Order as Claire Kincaid, a US prosecutor on Law & Order for three seasons. Crossing Jordan was six seasons. Jordan Cavanaugh, the protagonist on Crossing Jordan, lasted six seasons. She also appeared as an actress in films such RoboCop 3: Most Wanted and the indie films Chutney Popcorn (which she also co-directed) and The Acting Class (which was written by her). Hennessy was raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Her father, John Hennessy, was a meat salesman as well as a sales/marketing executive. It was a job which required a lot of travel, and caused frequent changes for the family. Maxine her secretary mother, left the family in 1982. Eleanor, Eleanor's paternal grandmother, took care of her daughter, who lived in Kitchener. Her younger brother named John Paul "J.P." Hennessy, Jr., and a identical twin sister named Jacqueline She is a journalist for magazines and a television show host in Canada. Hennessy is of Irish, French and Swedish descent, with some Ukrainian Roma and Austrian ancestry. She was a student at Stanley Park Senior Public School. Grand River Collegiate Institute was her graduation. She would busk in the subway system of Toronto. Hennessy was the sister of her brother, who made their acting debut in 1988 when they were twin call-girls in the TV show Dead Ringers. Gillian Anderson, Gillian Anderson's sister, revealed that she was chosen for The X-Files for Dana Scully's part. Hennessy also played the role as Dr. Marie Lazarus on RoboCop 3. In 1993 Dick Wolf signed Hennessy to the role of Claire Kincaid assistant district attorney on Law & Order. She played the character for three seasons, leaving the show in the year 1996.