“Law & Order”’s Jill Hennessy Says Working with Sam Waterston and Jerry Orbach Was ‘the Best Acting Education'

Jill Hennessy was a struggling actor when she got her big break: Law & Order. Hennessy, 57, opened up about her time on the ...

Jill Hennessy Claims ‘Law and Order’ Was ‘About to Be Canceled,’ Under Pressure to Cast Women

Jill Hennessy made a surprising claim about how Law & Order was nearly canceled before she joined the show because there was ...

It Still 'Shocks' Jill Hennessy When Fans Recognize Her from“ Law & Order”: 'I Feel Like Kissing Them'

"It feeds my soul now. It’s like getting applause years after the performance — and I’ll take that any day," she said ...

How Law & Order nearly got canceled by the time Jill Hennessy was cast

Jill Hennessy joined Law & Order back in Season 4 in the mid-'90s, but the show was on the chopping block by then, and ...

‘Law & Order’ Star Reveals What Saved Show From Cancellation

Law & Order would have been canceled, series star Jill Hennessy revealed, if creator Dick Wolf did not add more women to its ...
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Jill Hennessy, Roan Curtis, and Lachlan Quarmby discuss ‘Hope Valley: 1874’

Jill Hennessy in 'Hope Valley: 1874.' Photo Credit: Hallmark Media,Jeff Weddell. Jill Hennessy in 'Hope Valley: 1874.' Photo Credit: Hallmark Media,Jeff Weddell. Actors Jill Hennessy, Roan Curtis, and ...

Jill Hennessy says "Law & Order" was about to be canceled when she joined, under pressure to cast women

The actress' run on the iconic series began in season 4, alongside S. Epatha Merkerson.