Jessalyn Gilsig Biography (1971-)

Born 1971, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; daughter of Toby (an engineer) and Clare (a translator and writer) Gilsig. Addresses: Office: c/o Boston Public, Fox-TV, 10210 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035.; Agent: Abrams-Rubaloff & Lawrence, 8075 West Third St., Suite 303, Los Angeles, CA 90048;Innovative Artists, 235 Park Ave. South, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003.; Manager: 3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., 7th floor, Beverly Hills, CA90212.; Publicist: Baker Winokur Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th floor west,Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: 1971; Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Voice, Mascarade (animated short film; also known as Masquerade), 1984
His girlfriend, Jacknife, Cineplex Odeon Films, 1989
The Journey Home, 1989
Voice of Kayley, Quest for Camelot (animated; also known as TheMagic Sword: Quest for Camelot), Warner Bros., 1998
Lucy, The Horse Whisperer, Buena Vista, 1998
Television Appearances
Series
(As Jassalyn Gilsig) Gertrude of Griswald, Young Robin Hood, syndicated, 1992
Lauren Davis, Boston Public, Fox, 2000-
Movies
Callie Prue, A Cooler Climate, Showtime, 1999

Episodic
Alyssa, "Family Matters," Viper, syndicated, 1998
Carla, "Last Card Up," Seven Days, UPN, 1999
RJ Shannon, "The Real Deal," The Sentinel, UPN, 1999
"Loser's Keepers," The Practice, ABC, 1999
Assistant District Attorney Jennifer, "Marooned," The Practice, ABC, 1999
Stage Appearances
The Oresteia, American Repertory Theatre, 1994
Miranda, The Tempest, American Repertory Theatre, 1995
Tartuffe, American Repertory Theatre, 1996
Mere Mortals and Others, Primary Stages, New York City, 1997
Amy, Mere Mortals, John Houseman Theater, New York City, 1997
Caitlin, Gun-Shy, Playwrights Horizons, New York City, 1998
Young Annalise, Scent of the Roses, Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center, Nyack, NY, 1999
Also appeared in The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Alliance Theatre; Footprints on the Moon, Centaur Theatre, Montreal; The Bald Soprano; Jack, or the Submission; Trojan Women: A Love Story; as understudy, The Cherry Orchard, American Repertory Theatre; understudy, Henry V, American Repertory Theatre; The Queen, Cymbaline; Masha,Three Sisters; Magdalena, The House of Bernarda Alba; Lavinia,Titus Andronicus; Estelle, No Exit, Morrice Theatre; Philomele, The Love of the Nightingale, Moyce Theatre; Hanna, A Shayna Maidel, Centaur Theatre; Hermia, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Marina,Pericles, both Shakespeare in the Park, Montreal.
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
Jennifer Holm's Boston Jane, Listening Library, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Los Angeles Magazine, November, 2000, p. 52
People Weekly, November 19, 2001, p. 97

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