Jessalyn Gilsig (born November 30, 1971) is a Canadian actress most famous for her roles in the television series Boston Public, Nip/Tuck and Glee. She has also appeared in several episodes of NYPD Blue, Prison Break, and Heroes as well as several other series.
Gilsig was born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Clare, a writer and translator, and Toby Gilsig, an engineer. She began acting at age 12. She attended high school at Trafalgar School ...
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Jessalyn Gilsig (born November 30, 1971) is a Canadian actress most famous for her roles in the television series Boston Public, Nip/Tuck and Glee. She has also appeared in several episodes of NYPD Blue, Prison Break, and Heroes as well as several other series.
Gilsig was born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Clare, a writer and translator, and Toby Gilsig, an engineer. She began acting at age 12. She attended high school at Trafalgar School for Girls in downtown Montreal. She later attended Harvard University’s American Repertory Theater and attended McGill University from 1989 to 1993 and graduated with a degree in English. Gilsig's marriage to film producer Bobby Salomon was featured in the Summer 2005 issue of InStyle magazine. She and Salomon had their first child, Penelope, on September 26, 2006. Gilsig is Jewish on her father's side and married her husband in a traditional Jewish wedding.
In 1995, she moved to New York City where she appeared in several off-Broadway plays....
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