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Jennifer Finnigan

  • Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Birthday: August 22, 1979

Canadian actress Jennifer Finnigan used her shining face, clear blue eyes and cupid bow lips to charm American audiences and catapult onto the A-list in her breakout role as the lawyer and mother on Jerry Bruckheimer’s “Close to Home” (CBS, 2005 - ).

Born August 22, 1979, and raised in Montreal, Finnigan modeled as a child, but always wanted to act. Her first brush with fame came with her role in the Canadian TV series “Student Bodies” (Telescene, 1999), a sitcom about high school students who run a humorous newspaper. Finnigan too…more

Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Played the lead in the reality-based TV movie, “The Stalking of Laurie Show” (USA)

  • 2005

    Breakout role as the lawyer and mother, Annabeth Chase on Jerry Bruckheimer’s “Close to Home” (CBS)

  • 2005

    Guest-starred on the episodes “Double Vision” and “A Very Dead Zone Christmas” of the USA series “The Dead Zone”

  • 2005

    Played Marni Fliss on the short-lived NBC series “Committed”

  • 2004

    Had a recurring role on “Crossing Jordan” (NBC) as pathologist Dr. Devan Maguire

Awards

  • 2004

    Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

  • 2003

    Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

  • 2002

    Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

Upcoming Appearances

In Crossing Jordan

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