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Season Premiere January 14th 10/9c
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BIOS

LESLIE BIBB
Detecive Tallulah "Lu" Simmons

MIGUEL FERRER
Dr. Garret Macy

KATHRYN HAHN
Lily Lebowski

JILL HENNESSY
Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh

RAVI KAPOOR
"Bug"

JERRY O'CONNELL
Woody Hoyt

STEVE VALENTINE
Dr. Nigel Townsend
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Jill Hennessy
as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh
Entering her sixth season as Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh in the popular drama "Crossing Jordan," Jill Hennessy also can be seen in the upcoming feature film "Wild Hogs" with John Travolta, William H. Macy, Tim Allen and Martin Lawrence, as well as with the ensemble cast of the independent film "Oranges," which includes Tom Sizemore, Beverly D.Angelo, Tom Arnold and Heather Locklear. She is currently working on a CD of her own music and lyrics.

Prior to the success of her television series, Hennessy was best known to audiences from her role as Claire Kincaid on the Emmy Award-winning NBC drama "Law & Order" from 1993-1996. She also starred as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the NBC miniseries "Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot."

The Canadian native began her acting career in Toronto, appearing in the feature film "Dead Ringers." In addition, she studied improvisational comedy with the famed Second City and worked with a Toronto-based improv comedy troupe before landing a role in the Broadway-bound production of "The Buddy Holly Story."

Once in New York, Hennessy starred in Ron Howard's feature film "The Paper." Her additional film credits include "I Shot Andy Warhol," "Chutney Popcorn," "Most Wanted," "A Smile Like Yours," "Dead Broke," "Row Your Boat," "The Florentine," "Two Ninas," "Molly," "Autumn in New York," "Exit Wounds" and the Sundance Lab project "Love in the Time of Money."

Hennessy's other talents include writer and director. In this season of "Crossing Jordan" she will make her directorial TV debut with the episode "Post Hoc.," which is scheduled to air in April. Previously, the actress performed, wrote and co-directed "The Acting Class," a documentary-style depiction of the dark side of the teacher/student relationship.

For her work on "Crossing Jordan" in its premiere season, Hennessy received a People's Choice Award nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series. Since that time, she has also received a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television from the International Press Academy for her work in the TNT movie "Nuremberg," starring opposite Alec Baldwin.

Hennessy is married to Paolo Mastropietro, and the couple has a young son. The family divides their time between Los Angeles and Manhattan.

Hennessy's birthday is November 25.

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