Jillian Noel Hennessy

Jillian Noel Hennessy is a Canadian actor and singer from Canada. Her appearances on American TV shows such as Law & Order were three-seasons long. Crossing Jordan lasted six seasons. Jordan Cavanaugh was her leading character. She also appeared as an actress in films such as RoboCop 3: Most Wanted, as well the independent films Chutney Popcorn (which she also co-directed) and The Acting Class (which was written by her). Hennessy was born in Edmonton, Alberta. John Hennessy was her father. He was a meat marketer and an executive in sales and marketing. This job required lots of travel, which led to frequent family moves. Maxine, Maxine's mother died in the year 1982. She left her daughter under the care of Eleanor Her paternal grandmother. She has a younger brother, John Paul "J.P." Hennessy, Jr., and a identical twin sister named Jacqueline, who is a journalist for magazines and a television host in Canada. Hennessy has Irish, French, Swedish and Italian roots from her father's side and mainly Ukrainian Roma, as well as Austrian, ancestry on her mother's. She was educated at Stanley Park Senior Public School, graduated from Grand River Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, Ontario and busked in the Toronto subway. Her sister and she made their acting debut as twin callgirls in 1988's Dead Ringers. Gillian Anderson, who was the actress who was ultimately chosen for the role, said she was a finalist to portray Dana Scully in The X-Files. The role ran for three seasons. The show ended in 1996.