Jill Eikenberry | |
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Born | Jill Susan Eikenberry January 21, 1947[1] New Haven, Connecticut, U.S |
Education | Columbia University Yale University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1970–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Jill Susan Eikenberry (born January 21, 1947) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is known for her role as lawyer Ann Kelsey on the NBC drama L.A. Law (1986–94),[2] for which she is a five-time Emmy Award and four-time Golden Globe Award nominee, winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 1989. She received an Obie Award in 1986 for the Off-Broadway plays Lemon Sky and Life Under Water, and was nominated for a 2011 Drama Desk Award for the Off-Broadway musical The Kid. Her film appearances include Hide in Plain Sight (1980), Arthur (1981) and The Manhattan Project (1986).