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Jill Eikenberry
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Jill Eikenberry

Known for Law & Order · Batman Beyond · Numb3rs

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, 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. Wikipedia

Snapshot 2026-10-16

Born
Jan 21, 1947
Birthplace
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Known For
Acting

Biography

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, 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. Wikipedia

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Known For

TVLaw & Order
Law & OrderIrene Matson · 1990
★ 7.3
TVBatman Beyond
Batman BeyondCarter's Mom (voice) · 1999
★ 8.2
TVNumb3rs
Numb3rsSusan Doran · 2005
★ 7.0
TVThe Good Fight
The Good FightSharon Booth · 2017
★ 7.5
TVBody of Proof
Body of ProofLillian Parkson · 2011
★ 7.1
TVElsbeth
ElsbethPhyllis Pierson · 2024
★ 6.8
TVHill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues2 eps · 1981
★ 7.6
TVJudging Amy
Judging AmySheila Townsend · 1999
★ 7.5

Filmography

Movies

They've Killed President Lincoln!Anne Surratt
1971
Between the LinesLynn
1977
The Deadliest SeasonCarole Eskanazi
1977
A Night Full of Rain
1978
An Unmarried WomanClaire
1978
Rush ItMerrill
1978
Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysMary
1979
Orphan TrainEmma Symms
1979
Rich KidsJuilliard Student
1979
Uncommon Women and OthersKate Quin
1979
Hide in Plain SightAlisa Hacklin
1980
Swan SongAnna
1980
ArthurSusan Johnson
1981
SessionsMaggie
1983
L.A. Law: PilotAnn Kelsey
1986
The Manhattan ProjectElizabeth Stephens
1986
Assault and MatrimonySylvia
1987
Family SinsKate Williams
1987
AF
A Family AgainClare Foster
1988
A Stoning in Fulham CountySusan
1988
Mickey's 60th BirthdayMia Loud
1988
Your Alcohol I.Q.Self
1988
Cast the First StoneDiane Martin
1989
My Boyfriend's BackDebbie McGuire
1989
RH
Runaway HeartBunny
1990
Living a LieJoanne
1991
Living a LieCo-Producer
1991
A Town Torn ApartEllen Kreiger
1992
Chantilly LaceVal
1993
Tracey Ullman Takes on New YorkJessica Stern
1993
On Hope
1994
Parallel LivesLula Sparks
1994
Rugged GoldMartha Martin
1994
Without ConsentMichelle Mills
1994
Dare to LoveAlicia Wells
1995
The Other WomanTessa
1995
Gone in a HeartbeatJan Hale
1996
My Very Best FriendBarbara
1996
SA
Stop at Nothing
2001
L.A. Law: The MovieAnn Kelsey
2002
Manna from HeavenDottie
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf
2002
Roughing ItLivy Clemens
2002
Suburban GirlMarlene Eisenberg
2007
Everything Is Terrible! The MovieSelf (archive footage)
2009
Something BorrowedBridget Thaler
2011
Young AdultHedda Gary
2011
Keep in TouchBarbara
2015
Elly And HenryFemale Narrator
2017
In RealityAunt Doreen
2018
Evening NewsGloria
2019
Chantilly BridgeVal
2023

Television

Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 1 eps
1944
Great PerformancesKate Quin · 1 eps
1971
Hill Street Blues2 eps
1981
Nurse1 eps
1981
Kane & AbelSusan Lester · 3 eps
1985
L.A. LawAnn Kelsey · 171 eps
1986
Law & OrderIrene Matson · 1 eps
1990
An Inconvenient WomanPauline Mendelson · 2 eps
1991
E! True Hollywood Story1 eps
1996
Batman BeyondCarter's Mom (voice) · 1 eps
1999
Judging AmySheila Townsend · 1 eps
1999
Strong MedicineCouncilwoman Evelyn Barrett · 1 eps
2000
Roughing ItLivy Clemens · 2 eps
2002
Numb3rsSusan Doran · 1 eps
2005
Body of ProofLillian Parkson · 1 eps
2011
The Good FightSharon Booth · 1 eps
2017
ElsbethPhyllis Pierson · 1 eps
2024

Photos

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