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Jessalyn Sarah Gilsig (born November 30, 1971)[1] is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Lauren Davis in Boston Public, Gina Russo in Nip/Tuck, Terri Schuester in Glee, and as Siggy Haraldson in Vikings.

Jessalyn Gilsig
Gilsig at the 69th Annual Peabody Awards in 2010
Born	Jessalyn Sarah Gilsig (1971-11-30) November 30, 1971 (age 50) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Education	McGill University (BA) Harvard University (MFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–present
Known for	Boston Public Glee Vikings Quest for Camelot
Spouse	Bobby Salomon ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2010)​
Children	1
Website	www.jessalyng.com

Early life

Gilsig was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Claire, a writer and translator, and Toby Gilsig, an engineer.[2] She began her acting in a voice work part at age 12 for a National Film Board of Canada production, Masquerade.[2] She is of Jewish descent.[3][4]

Education

Gilsig attended McGill University in Montreal, from 1989 to 1993, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1993.[5] She later pursued her acting studies further at Harvard University's Institute for Advanced Theater Training.[5]

Career

Gilsig began her career as a voice actress.[2] She has done voices in the films such as Masquerade,[2] and for television series such as Young Robin Hood.[6]

She moved to New York City in 1995 where she appeared in several off-Broadway plays.[7] However, it was her association with David E. Kelley that led to her starring role in Boston Public.[8]

After guest-starring in two episodes of Kelley's The Practice, Gilsig was cast in two episodes of another Kelley program, the short-lived Snoops.[8] Although the series was cancelled before Gilsig's episodes were broadcast, Kelley wrote the part of Lauren Davis in Boston Public specifically for her, a series that premiered in September 2000 on FOX;[8] Gilsig would leave the series after the end of the second season in May 2002.[9]

Following her departure from Boston Public, Gilsig joined the cast of Nip/Tuck in 2003 as Gina Russo, a role she continued until 2008.[10] In 2004, she appeared in five episodes of NYPD Blue,[10] followed by four episodes of FOX's Prison Break in 2005.[11]

In addition to her extensive credits in television and theatre, Gilsig has appeared in film, beginning with a small role in the 1998 film The Horse Whisperer.[8] She then provided the speaking voice for Kayley in the animated film Quest for Camelot (1998), with Andrea Corr performing the character's songs.[8] In 2004 she starred in Chicks with Sticks,[12][13] appeared in See This Movie,[14] and in one of the lead roles in the 2007 movie Flood.[15]

In 2007–2008 she had recurring roles in two television series, playing Shelley, the sister of Tami Taylor, on NBC's Friday Night Lights,[16] and Claire Bennet's biological mother, Meredith Gordon, on Heroes.[17] Gilsig went on to play the main role of Terri Schuester on the Fox show, Glee, from 2009 to 2012.[18]

In 2013, Gilsig was a series regular, portraying Siggy Haraldson, wife of Earl Haraldson and paramour of Ragnar Lothbrok's brother, Rollo, on the History Channel series Vikings until 2015.[19][20] In 2017 she joined the cast of Scandal.[21]

On January 24, 2020, Gilsig joined the cast of the Disney+ sports comedy-drama series Big Shot as Holly Barrett with John Stamos to replace Shiri Appleby.[22]

Personal life

Gilsig met and briefly dated Bobby Salomon as a high school student – he was the football team quarterback she described as a "cool guy". Salomon, a film producer, moved to Hollywood in 2002, and the two began dating again.[3] They were married on January 1, 2005 in a traditional Jewish wedding (Gilsig's father is Jewish).[3][4] Gilsig and Salomon have a daughter.[23]

Gilsig filed for divorce from Salomon on September 8, 2010, citing irreconcilable differences, having been separated since 2009.[4][24] In 2013 Gilsig became an American citizen.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Masquerade	(voice)[2]	Short film
1989	The Journey Home		Short film
	Jacknife	His Girlfriend
1998	The Horse Whisperer	Lucy[8]
	Quest for Camelot	Kayley (voice)[8]
2004	Chicks with Sticks	Paula Taymore[12]
	See This Movie	Annie Nicole[14]
2007	Flood	Sam Morrison
2008	Prom Night	Aunt Karen Turner
2009	The Stepfather	Julie King[25]
2011	About Fifty	Jessica
2013	Somewhere Slow	Anna Thompson[19]
2020	Spree	Andrea

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	The Little Flying Bears	Tina (voice)
1991–1992	Young Robin Hood	Gertrude of Griswald (voice)[6]	26 episodes
1992	Saban's Gulliver's Travels	Folia (voice)
1998	To Have & to Hold	Paula	Episode: "Stuck in the Blizzard with You"
	Viper	Alyssa	Episode: "Family Matters"
1999	Seven Days	Carla Boyles	Episode: "Last Card Up"
	The Sentinel	RJ Shannon	Episode: "The Real Deal"
	A Cooler Climate	Callie	TV movie
	The Practice	ADA Jennifer[8]	Episodes: "Loser's Keepers" and "Victimless Crimes"
2000	Snoops	Suzanne Shivers[8]	Episodes: "Swan Chant" and "The Stolen Diskette"
2000–2002	Boston Public	Lauren Davis[8]	44 episodes
2002	Haunted	Elise Martin	Episode: "Three Hour Tour"
2003	Without a Trace	Whitney Ridder	Episode: "Confidence"
2003–2008	Nip/Tuck	Gina Russo[10]	Seasons 1–2 – Recurring Season 3 – Series regular Seasons 4–5 – Guest star 17 episodes
2004	NYPD Blue	Det. Kelly Ronson[10]	5 episodes
2005	Fathers and Sons	Dianne (uncredited)	TV movie
	Prison Break	Lisa Rix[11]	4 episodes
2006	Law & Order	Angela Burquette	Episode: "Heart of Darkness"
2007	Backyards & Bullets	Eileen[26]	TV movie
	Destination: Infestation	Dr. Carolyn Ross[27]	TV movie
2007–2008	Friday Night Lights	Shelley Hayes[16]	6 episodes
	Heroes	Meredith Gordon[17]	10 episodes
2008	The Apostles	Christine Rydell[28]	TV movie
	CSI: NY	Jordan Gates[29]	3 episodes
	XIII	Kim Rowland[30]	TV miniseries
2008–2009	Imaginary Bitches	Jessalyn[31]	Episode: "A New Leper in the Colony", "Three Bitches Is an Imaginary Crowd (Part Two)" and "Bitches Emmy Special"
2009–2012, 2015	Glee	Terri Schuester[18]	Seasons 1–2 – Series Regular Season 4,6 – Guest Star (3 episodes, "Glee, Actually" & "2009" & "Dreams Come True") 22 episodes
2012	Smart Cookies	Julie Sterling[32]	TV movie
2013–2015	Vikings	Siggy[19]	Main cast (seasons 1–3) 24 episodes Nominated – Golden Maple Award for Best Actress in a TV series broadcast in the U.S (2015)[33]
2013	The Good Wife	Janie Ludwig[19]	Episode: "Invitation to an Inquest"
2014	Angels and Ornaments	Corrine Nelson[34]	TV movie
2015	Evil Men	Adela[35]	TV movie
2016	Scandal	Vanessa Moss	5 episodes
2018	The Sweetheart	Samantha	TV movie
2019	Grand Hotel	Roxanne	Episode: "A Perfect Storm"
2021–present	Big Shot	Holly Barrett	Main role

Further reading

• Rohan, Virginia (6 February 2001). "Gilsig Goes 'Public' And Grapples With Racism". Chicago Tribune. p. 8. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
• Stebbins, Sarah (4 July 2005). "School Ties". InStyle. p. 272f. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
• "Jessalyn Gilsig—Actor, Painter". Hollywood.com. 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

References

External links

• Jessalyn Gilsig at IMDb
• Jessalyn Gilsig at AllMovie
• Jessalyn Gilsig at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Jessalyn Gilsig at the TCM Movie Database
• Jessalyn Gilsig at Rotten Tomatoes
• Jessalyn Gilsig at TV Guide
• Jessalyn Gilsig on Twitter

На других языках

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[de] Jessalyn Gilsig

Jessalyn Sarah Gilsig (* 30. November 1971 in Montreal, Québec) ist eine kanadisch-US-amerikanische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Jessalyn Gilsig

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[es] Jessalyn Gilsig

Jessalyn Gilsig (30 de noviembre de 1971, Montreal, Quebec) es una actriz de cine y televisión canadiense. Entre sus papeles más conocidos se encuentran los de las series de televisión Nip/Tuck, Héroes y Glee, donde interpreta a Terri Schuester/Del Monico y en Vikingos, donde interpreta a Siggy.

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[ru] Гилсиг, Джессалин

Джессалин Гилсиг (англ. Jessalyn Gilsig; 30 ноября 1971, Монреаль) — канадская киноактриса, известная по своим ролям в телесериалах «Бостонская школа», «Части тела» и «Хор», в котором она сыграла роль жены Уилла Шустера. Она также появилась в нескольких эпизодах «Полиция Нью-Йорка», «Побег» и «Герои», а также в некоторых других сериалах.

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