Jennifer Finnigan
Finnigan in 2012
Born
Jennifer Christina Finnigan

(1979-08-22) August 22, 1979
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Spouse
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(m. 2007)​
Children1

Jennifer Christina Finnigan (born August 22, 1979)[1] is a Canadian actress, known for her role as Bridget Forrester in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2000 to 2004, for which she won three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. She also appeared on the CBS legal drama Close to Home (2005–2007) and the ABC sitcom Better with You (2010–2011). Finnigan also starred on the FX series Tyrant (2014–2016). She later starred in the CBS sci-fi drama Salvation (2017–2018).

Early life and education

Finnigan was born in Montreal, Quebec. She is the daughter of Diane Rioux Finnigan, and popular radio personality Jack Finnigan, who was a fixture on CJAD radio in Montreal from 1972 to 2005.[2] She attended The Sacred Heart School of Montreal, a Catholic, all-girl private school from which she graduated in 1996.

Personal life

Finnigan married actor Jonathan Silverman on June 7, 2007, on the island of Mykonos in Greece.[3] She and Silverman have a daughter, Ella Jack, born on September 29, 2017.

Career

1998–2000

From 1998 to 2000, Finnigan appeared in a variety of Canadian shows. In 1998, she made a few guest appearances on "The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo". In early 1999, she appeared in one episode of "Big Wolf on Campus" and throughout the end of 1999, she starred in a sitcom called Student Bodies playing the role of Kim McCloud in the show's final season. Throughout the first half of 2000, she played the character "Tara" in the episode "The Tale of the Last Dance" in Season 7 of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, as well as making a guest appearance on La Femme Nikita.

2000–2004

In mid-2000, Finnigan moved to the United States and got the role of Bridget Forrester in the long-running soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful in July 2000. In December 2000, she also starred in a true story in the telefilm The Stalking of Laurie Show about the real life murder of a young teenage girl. Finnigan starred as Bridget on The Bold and the Beautiful from July 2000 until January 2004 and won three awards for her work on the show. She is the first person to win three consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards (29th, 30th, 31st Awards), all as "Outstanding Younger Actress". She left the show in January 2004 to pursue other acting roles.

2004–2005

From March 2004 until November 2004, Finnigan was featured on 10 episodes of Crossing Jordan as pathologist Dr. Devan Maguire. Following her departure from the show, she played the character Marni Fliss on the NBC series Committed, which only aired for 13 episodes before being cancelled due to low ratings. The show aired from January until March 2005. In mid-2005, she made a guest appearance as Alex Sinclair in The Dead Zone episode "Double Vision".

2005–2007

Starting in the fall of 2005, Finnigan was the star of the CBS television drama series Close to Home, playing a deputy district attorney. In December 2005, while still starring in Close to Home, she made a second guest appearance as Alex Sinclair in the episode "A Very Dead Zone Christmas," on The Dead Zone. Close to Home aired for two seasons before it was cancelled in May 2007. In August 2007, Finnigan made one final guest appearance on The Dead Zone in the episode "Exile", just before the show ended in late 2007.

2008–present

Finnigan co-starred with her husband, actor Jonathan Silverman, in Beethoven's Big Break, the latest installment in the Beethoven film series; the film was released direct-to-DVD in late 2008. She also starred in Playing for Keeps, a CTV/Lifetime Original Movie, broadcast as What Color is Love? in the United States.[4][5] Finnigan starred in the ABC sitcom Better with You, which was cancelled after only one season.[6]

She co-starred alongside Jason Priestley in the Psych sixth-season episode, "Neil Simon's Lover's Retreat".[7] She has also done Shadow Island Mysteries: The Last Christmas and Shadow Island Mysteries: Wedding for One.

In 2013, she starred on the TNT series Monday Mornings on which her real life husband Jonathan Silverman was a recurring cast member. The series was canceled after one season.[8]

She also starred on the FX series Tyrant, which began on June 24, 2014.[9] Tyrant aired its final episode on September 7, 2016, after three seasons.

She appeared as Grace Barrows, the Pentagon's press secretary, on the 2017 CBS action drama Salvation. Barrows was one of a few people initially informed when the Pentagon learned Earth will collide with an asteroid with potential extinction-level destruction capacity. The series ran for two seasons.

She starred on the 2021 Canadian comedy-drama series Moonshine.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 High Hopes Morgan
2008 The Coverup Nancy Pepper
2008 Beethoven's Big Break Lisa Direct-to-video film
2011 Conception Laurie
2014 A Bet's a Bet Stephanie
2017 Icky: An American Dog Story Kool Kitty
2018 Andover Dawn Slope

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 My Hometown Sylvia Episode: "I'll Recognize You"
1998 The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo Christie Sayers Episodes: "The Egg Mystery", "The Itchy Shorts Mystery", "The Robot Mystery"
1999 Big Wolf on Campus Vesper Episode: "Muffy the Werewolf Slayer"
1999–2000 Student Bodies Kim McCloud Main role (season 3)
2000 La Femme Nikita Dory Episode: "There Are No Missions"
2000 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Tara Martin Episode: "The Tale of the Last Dance"
2000 The Stalking of Laurie Show Laurie Show Television film
2000–2004 The Bold and the Beautiful Bridget Forrester Regular role
2001 Largo Winch Tamara Ross Episode: "Cheap Thrills"
2004 Crossing Jordan Dr. Devan Maguire Recurring role (seasons 3–4), 10 episodes
2005 The Dead Zone Alex Sinclair Episodes: "Double Vision", "A Very Dead Zone Christmas"
2005 Committed Marni Fliss Main role
2005–2007 Close to Home Annabeth Chase Main role
2007 The Dead Zone Alex Sinclair Episode: "Exile"
2009 Inside the Box Lauren Thomas Television film
2009 What Color Is Love? Nicole Alpern Television film
2010 Wedding for One Claire La Foret Television film
2010 The Last Christmas Claire La Foret Television film
2010–2011 Better with You Madeleine "Maddie" Putney Main role
2011 Psych Barbie Episode: "Neil Simon's Lover's Retreat"
2013 Monday Mornings Dr. Tina Ridgeway Main role
2013 Baby Sellers Det. Nic Morrison Television film
2014 Wild Card Eliza Evans Episode: "The Pilot"
2014–2016 Tyrant Molly Main role
2015 Angel of Christmas Susan Television film
2017 Walking the Dog Kristie Television film
2017–2018 Salvation Grace Barrows Main role
2018 Welcome to Christmas Madison Lane Television film
2021-present Moonshine Lidia Bennett Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series The Bold and the Beautiful Won
Won
Won

References

  1. ↑ Albertson, Cammila. "Jennifer Finnigan". AllMovie. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  2. ↑ "Radio host Jack Finnigan was 'like an old friend'". The Gazette. 2006-12-04. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  3. ↑ "OK! Exclusive: Jonathan Silverman & Jennifer Finnigan Married!". OK! Magazine. 2007-07-28. Archived from the original on 2007-12-07.
  4. ↑ "Movies and Specials: Playing for Keeps". CTV. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  5. ↑ "What Color is Love? Continues Lifetime Movie Network's Ratings Success With Sunday, January 18, Premiere" (Press release). Reuters. 2009-01-20. Retrieved on 2009-04-24.
  6. ↑ Gorman, Bill (May 13, 2011). "ABC: 'V' Cancelled, 'Brothers & Sisters,' 'Mr. Sunshine,' 'Detroit 187,' 'Off The Map,' 'No Ordinary Family,' 'Better With You' Cancelled Too". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  7. ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (2011-07-11). "Psych Pscoop: Jennifer Finnigan Cast as Bonnie to Jason Priestley's Clyde". TVLine.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  8. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 10, 2013). "'Southland' & 'Monday Mornings' Canceled by TNT". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ Bianco, Robert (January 15, 2014). "FX finds a 'Tyrant' in the Middle East". USA Today. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
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