Portrait of Jill Hennessy

Acting

Jill Hennessy

Career

Active from 1993 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hope Valley: 1874
Hope Valley: 1874
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 50 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jill Hennessy Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • New York City 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Indie Film 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Gritty Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 58
Hope Valley: 1874
Hope Valley: 1874 (2026)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Hattie Quinn

Madame Web
Madame Web (2024)
GoodWatch score 27

as Beautiful Woman

Accused
Accused (2023)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Lynn Harmon

The Road to Galena
The Road to Galena (2022)
GoodWatch score 43

as Teresa Baird

Standing Up, Falling Down
Standing Up, Falling Down (2020)
GoodWatch score 72

as Vanessa

2010s

17 titles · average score 60
City on a Hill
City on a Hill (2019)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Jenny Rohr

Crypto
Crypto (2019)
GoodWatch score 37

as Robin

Yellowstone
Yellowstone (2018)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Senator Huntington

Don't Sleep
Don't Sleep (2017)
GoodWatch score 22

as Cindy Bradford

Bull
Bull (2016)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Ellen McCrory

Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary (2014)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Jane Fellows / DIA Agent Jane Fellows

Jo
Jo (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Karyn

The Blacklist
The Blacklist (2013)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Margot Rochet

Dawn Rider
Dawn Rider (2012)
GoodWatch score 42

as Alice

Luck
Luck (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Jo

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (2012)

as Agnes Leacock

Small Town Murder Songs
Small Town Murder Songs (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rita

2000s

17 titles · average score 54
The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Rayna Hecht

Lymelife
Lymelife (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

as Brenda Bartlett

The Celebrity Apprentice
The Celebrity Apprentice (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

Las Vegas
Las Vegas (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh

Love in the Time of Money
Love in the Time of Money (2002)
GoodWatch score 37

as Ellen Walker

Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Jordan Cavanaugh

Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Jackie Bouvier Kennedy

Exit Wounds
Exit Wounds (2001)
GoodWatch score 46

as Annette Mulcahy

Chutney Popcorn
Chutney Popcorn (2001)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lisa

Nuremberg
Nuremberg (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Elsie Douglas

Autumn in New York
Autumn in New York (2000)
GoodWatch score 38

as Lynn

The Acting Class
The Acting Class (2000)

as Amanda Smythe/Jill/Anonymous

1990s

15 titles · average score 50
Molly
Molly (1999)
GoodWatch score 35

as Susan Brookes

Komodo
Komodo (1999)
GoodWatch score 38

as Victoria the Shrink

Row Your Boat
Row Your Boat (1999)
GoodWatch score 46

as Patti

Dead Broke
Dead Broke (1998)

as Kate

Most Wanted
Most Wanted (1997)
GoodWatch score 32

as Dr. Victoria Constantini

A Smile Like Yours
A Smile Like Yours (1997)
GoodWatch score 20

as Lindsay Hamilton

The Paper
The Paper (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

as Deanne White

RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3 (1993)
GoodWatch score 33

as Dr. Marie Lazarus

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show · as Claire Kincaid

Trip nach Tunis
Trip nach Tunis (1993)

as Kathryn Darby

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Claire Kincaid

1980s

5 titles · average score 66
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show

War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Patty / Scott

Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mimsy

Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Secretary / Spanish Hooker

The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker (1983)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Marla / Elisabeth