Jill Hennessy will next be seen in Showtime's newest drama "City on a Hill" with Kevin Bacon, executive produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Jill starred in the special event series "Shots Fired" on FOX and was the lead in the Mike Clattenburg comedy "Crawford" on CBC.
She was a guest star in the pilot of "Yellowstone" with Kevin Costner for the Paramount Network. Jill was a recurring character on the CBS drama "Madam Secretary" and was featured in several episodes of the CBS drama "The Good Wife".
Jill was also a regular on the HBO series "Luck", which starred Dustin Hoffman, as well as the international series "Jo" shot in Paris opposite Jean Reno.
She is best known for her starring roles on NBC's "Law & Order" and "Crossing Jordan" (the #1 new drama).
Jill was nominated for a People's Choice Award for her work in "Crossing Jordan" and won a Golden Satellite Award for her work in TNT's "Nuremberg" with Brian Cox and Alec Baldwin.
Jill will be featured in the upcoming Lionsgate film "Crypto" starring Luke Hemsworth and Kurt Russel as well as "Standing Up, Falling Down" with Billy Crystal.
Jill's other film credits include, "Lymelife" with Alec Baldwin, "Roadie" with Bobby Cannavale and Ron Eldard , "Small Town Murder Songs" with Peter Stormare, "Chutney Popcorn" by Nisha Ganatra, "The Paper" by Ron Howard with Robert Duval, "Wild Hogs" with John Travolta and Tim Allen, "I Shot Andy Warhol" by Mary Herron with Lili Taylor and "Exit Wounds" with Steven Segal.
She also played Buddy Holly's wife, Maria-Elena, in the Broadway production of "The Buddy Holly Story". As a singer/songwriter, Jill wrote all of the music and lyrics on her debut album, "Ghost In My Head".
She performed on the Lilith Tour with Sarah McLachlan, The Indigo Girls and the Dixie Chicks and was featured on The Indigo Girls' live album "Staring Down The Brilliant Dream".
Jill also wrote all the music and lyrics on her second album, "I Do", which was released in October 2015.
She is at work writing her third album. IMDb Mini Biography By: Jill Hennessy
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