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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.
In the 1980s, the married actors Michael Tucker and Jill Eikenberry met Norman, purchased land from him in Big Sur, became his neighbors and close friends, [3] and eventually spent five years [6] producing a documentary on his life.
Eikenberry brings depth to a role that borders on revolting goodness, a la Melanie Wilkes in Gone With the Wind." [ 1 ] The reviewer of the Chicago Tribune was less enthusiastic, but attributed that "for what it is, this is actually pretty well done, with strong performances from Eikenberry and Tom Irwin as her husband."
In March 2015 Tucker co-starred with Eikenberry in The M Spot, a play written by Tucker and presented at the New Jersey Repertory Company. He wrote the dramedy Fern Hill , of which a production starring Eikenberry, directed by Nadia Tass , was performed by New Jersey Repertory Company in Philadelphia in August 2018, [ 2 ] and then at 59E59 ...
Larry Drake was the only one to win (for Supporting Actor). The others nominated were: Jimmy Smits and Richard Dysart (for Supporting Actor); Michael Tucker (for Lead Actor); Jill Eikenberry and Susan Dey (both for Lead Actress); and Amanda Donohoe, Susan Ruttan, and Michele Greene (all for Supporting Actress). The series won a Latino Image Award.
Jill Eikenberry as Tessa: A 48 year-old mother to Lara and Kate who is diagnosed with late-stage terminal cancer and is Michael's ex-wife. Laura Leighton as Carolyn Bryan: A 27 year old model who wrecked Tessa and Michael marriage. She becomes Michael's new wife and future stepmother to Lara and Kate.
TODAY show contributor Jill Martin has married fiancé Erik Brooks. The pair got engaged for a second time in 2021, after ending an initial engagement in 2020.
L.A. Law: The Movie is a 2002 American made-for-television drama film based on the 1986–1994 television series L.A. Law which reunited most of the original cast, although not all prominent cast members returned, including Blair Underwood (Jonathan Rollins), Jimmy Smits (Victor Sifuentes), Amanda Donohoe (C.J. Lamb) and John Spencer (Tommy Mullaney).