16 Facts About Jill Hennessy

Jillian Noel Hennessy was born on November 25,1968 and is a Canadian actress and singer.

Jill Hennessy has acted in films such as RoboCop 3 and Most Wanted, and the independent films Chutney Popcorn and The Acting Class, the latter of which she wrote and co-directed.

Jill Hennessy attended Stanley Park Senior Public School and graduated from Grand River Collegiate Institute, both in Kitchener, Ontario, and used to busk in the Toronto subway.

Jill Hennessy was short listed for the role of Dana Scully on The X-Files according to Gillian Anderson, the actress who was eventually chosen for the role.

Jill Hennessy appeared on Broadway in the musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story in 1990.

Jill Hennessy played the role for three seasons, leaving the show in 1996.

In 2000, Jill Hennessy wrote, produced, and jointly directed an independent film mockumentary titled The Acting Class, which looked at the trials and tribulations of a dysfunctional acting class.

Jill Hennessy appeared in the film Nuremberg, as Elsie Douglas.

Jill Hennessy played the wife of Tim Allen's character in the 2007 film Wild Hogs.

Jill Hennessy performed as a guest of the Indigo Girls on a November 2009 episode of Mountain Stage, and was the focus of another episode of the show later the same month.

Jill Hennessy starred in the independent crime thriller Small Town Murder Songs in 2010.

Jill Hennessy appeared as a veterinarian in the HBO series Luck, and promoted Zaxby's "Zalads" in a pair of television commercials in 2012.

In 2015, Jill Hennessy appeared in several episodes of Madam Secretary, and in October of that year, her second album, I Do, was released.

Jill Hennessy is multilingual, and fluently speaks English, Italian, French, Spanish, and German.

Jill Hennessy plays the guitar and sings, and enjoys riding motorcycles with her husband, whom she married in 2000.

Jill Hennessy was reportedly very pleased and offered to perform with the band on rhythm guitar.