Jill Hennessy

Her mixed heritage includes Irish italians, Swedish, Italians as well as French and Ukrainians. Jacqueline's twin is an actress and actress as well. Jill began to master various languages, including Italian, French, Spanish while growing to. She began her journey into acting at the age of 12. Her acting career began in Toronto in the role of an actor in David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers, along with her sister. Following her improv classes with Deb Kimmet, who was a student at Second City, she began her acting career in Toronto. After moving in New York, Claire signed a contract for two years for Law & Order to be the Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid. She also worked in films including RoboCop 3 (1998), Ron Howard's The Paper (2000) and I Shot Andy Warhol 1996) in her three-year tenure. The years following, she landed roles in an assortment of uninteresting films. In 1999, she landed a starring position in the mini-series uremberg along with Alec Baldwin. Autumn in New York followed and so did Exit Wounds. She landed a lead role in NBC's crime series Crossing Jordan. And in 2007, for her contribution to the show, she received a Gracie Allen as the "Outstanding Female Lead in a Drama Series". In 2000, she got married to another actor Paolo Mastropietro. The couple have two children. In 2007, she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2007.