Jennifer Finnigan
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Jennifer Christina Finnigan (born August 22, 1979) is a 3-time Daytime Emmy Award
winning Canadian
actress, perhaps best known for her role as Bridget Forrester
in the American
soap opera
The Bold and the Beautiful
from 2000 to 2004. She appeared in the ABC
sitcom Better with You.
. She is the daughter of popular radio personality Jack Finnigan who was a fixture on CJAD radio in Montreal from 1972 to 2005. She attended The Sacred Heart School of Montreal
, a Catholic, all-girl private school, from which she graduated in 1996. Finnigan married actor Jonathan Silverman
on June 7, 2007 on the island of Mykonos
in Greece
.
". 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.
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.
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".
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.
, 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. Finnigan starred in the ABC
sitcom Better with You, which was cancelled after only one season.
She will co-star along side Jason Priestley
in the Psych
sixth season episode, "Neal Simon's Lovers Retreat".
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
winning Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actress, perhaps best known for her role as Bridget Forrester
Bridget Forrester
Dr. Bridget Forrester is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The role has been played by various actresses, including Agnes Bruckner, Jennifer Finnigan and Emily Harrison...
in the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
from 2000 to 2004. She appeared in the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
sitcom Better with You.
Biography
Finnigan was born in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. She is the daughter of popular radio personality Jack Finnigan who was a fixture on CJAD radio in Montreal from 1972 to 2005. She attended The Sacred Heart School of Montreal
Schools of the sacred heart
The Schools of The Sacred Heart Network is a network of private, Catholic schools throughout the world. The program revolves around five goals:*Educate to a personal and active faith in God*Educate to a deep respect for intellectual values...
, a Catholic, all-girl private school, from which she graduated in 1996. Finnigan married actor Jonathan Silverman
Jonathan Silverman
-Personal life:Silverman was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Devora and Hillel Emanuel Silverman, a rabbi. He is the grandson of famous Conservative Rabbi Morris Silverman. David Schwimmer was his best friend in high school. He is married to actress Jennifer Finnigan who he briefly co...
on June 7, 2007 on the island of Mykonos
Mykonos
Mykonos is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos. The island spans an area of and rises to an elevation of at its highest point. There are 9,320 inhabitants most of whom live in the largest town, Mykonos, which lies on the west coast. The town is also...
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
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 WooThe Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo is a youth-oriented action mystery television series that ran on Nickelodeon between 1996 and 1998. A total of 41 episodes of 30 minutes each were produced...
". 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
Student Bodies (TV series)
Student Bodies is a syndicated television comedy program that was produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1997 to the end of 1999. While a live-action series, animations are used throughout as thoughts and imaginations...
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?
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Are You Afraid of the Dark? may refer to:* Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a 1992 television series* Are You Afraid of the Dark? , a 2004 novel by Sidney Sheldon...
, 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 ForresterBridget Forrester
Dr. Bridget Forrester is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The role has been played by various actresses, including Agnes Bruckner, Jennifer Finnigan and Emily Harrison...
in the long-running soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
in July 2000. In December 2000, she also starred in a true story in the telefilm The Stalking of Laurie Show
The Stalking of Laurie Show
The Stalking of Laurie Show is a 2000 movie made for television and based on the real-life account of the murder of a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, native named Laurie Show.-Plot:...
about the real life murder of a young teenage girl. Finnigan starred as Bridget on The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
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
29th Daytime Emmy Awards
The 29th Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony, commemorating excellence in American daytime programming from 2001, was held on May 17, 2002 at the theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Hosted by Bob Barker, it was televised in the United States by CBS...
, 30th
30th Daytime Emmy Awards
The 30th Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony, commemorating excellence in American daytime programming from 2002, was held on May 16, 2003 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City...
, 31st
31st Daytime Emmy Awards
The 31st Daytime Emmy Awards, commemorating excellence in American daytime programming from 2003, was held on May 21, 2004 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Vanessa Marcil hosted. Creative Arts Emmy Awards were presented on May 15, 2004...
Awards), all as "Outstanding Younger Actress
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series has been given every year at the Daytime Emmys since the 12th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony in 1985. The award category was originally called the Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series...
". 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 JordanCrossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
as pathologist Dr. Devan Maguire. Following her departure from the show, she played the character Marni Fliss on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
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
The Dead Zone (TV series)
The Dead Zone, aka Stephen King's Dead Zone is an American-Canadian science fiction/suspense series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma...
episode "Double Vision".
2005–2007
Starting in the fall of 2005, Finnigan was the star of the CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television drama series Close to Home, playing a deputy district attorney
District attorney
In many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
. 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
The Dead Zone (TV series)
The Dead Zone, aka Stephen King's Dead Zone is an American-Canadian science fiction/suspense series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma...
. 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 BreakBeethoven's Big Break
Beethoven's Big Break is the sixth installment in the Beethoven film series. It was released on DVD on December 26, 2008...
, the latest installment in the Beethoven film series
Beethoven film series
The Beethoven film series is a series of seven American films, in which the plot revolves around a family attempting to control the antics of their pet, a Saint Bernard. The first two films were theatrical releases and all after have been direct to video....
; the film was released direct-to-DVD in late 2008. She also starred in Playing for Keeps, a CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
/Lifetime Original Movie
Lifetime Movie Network
Lifetime Movie Network is a cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, LLC, a subsidiary of A&E Television Networks, LLC. A&E Television Networks is a joint venture of the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBCUniversal. LMN offers women-oriented movies...
, broadcast as What Color is Love? in the United States. Finnigan starred in the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
sitcom Better with You, which was cancelled after only one season.
She will co-star along side Jason Priestley
Jason Priestley
Jason Bradford Priestley is a Canadian-American actor and director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role which catapulted him to recognition in the early 1990s....
in the Psych
Psych
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...
sixth season episode, "Neal Simon's Lovers Retreat".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Christie Sayers | 3 episodes | |
| 1999 | Big Wolf on Campus Big Wolf on Campus Big Wolf on Campus is a Canadian television series created by Peter A. Knight and Christopher Briggs that ran from 1999 to 2002. In the lighthearted horror/teen drama tradition of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, it is about a teenage boy named Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins, who was bitten by a werewolf... |
Vesper | Episode: "Muffy the Werewolf Slayer" |
| 1999–2000 | Student Bodies Student Bodies (TV series) Student Bodies is a syndicated television comedy program that was produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1997 to the end of 1999. While a live-action series, animations are used throughout as thoughts and imaginations... |
Kim McCloud | 16 episodes |
| 2000 | La Femme Nikita | Dory | Episode: "There Are No Missions" |
| 2000 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? Are You Afraid of the Dark? Are You Afraid of the Dark? may refer to:* Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a 1992 television series* Are You Afraid of the Dark? , a 2004 novel by Sidney Sheldon... |
Tara Martin | Episode: "The Tale of the Last Dance" |
| 2000 | Episode: "Good Harvest" | ||
| 2000 | Laurie Show | TV movie | |
| 2000–2004, 2011–present | Bridget Forrester Sharpe | 501 episodes | |
| 2001 | Largo Winch Largo Winch (TV series) Largo Winch is a television program based on the Belgian comic book series of the same name by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme that first aired on January 26, 2001 in France on M6, and May 3, 2001 in Germany on ProSieben... |
Tamara Ross | Episode: "Cheap Thrills" |
| 2004 | Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office... |
Dr. Devan Maguire | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Committed Committed (2005 TV series) Committed is a television sitcom that aired on NBC as a midseason replacement from January 4 to March 15, 2005. Although originally broadcast twice a week the series eventually settled in a regular timeslot on Tuesdays at 9:30PM EST after Scrubs... |
Marni Fliss | 12 episodes |
| 2005 | Alex Sinclair | Episode: "Double Vision" Episode: "A Very Dead Zone Christmas" |
|
| 2005–2007 | Close to Home | Annabeth Chase Annabeth Chase (Close to Home) Annabeth Chase is a fictional prosecutor in the television show Close to Home, portrayed by Jennifer Finnigan. She is seen as a proficient and skilled Prosecutor for Marion County, Indiana, having lost only one case so far. Although she can be unrelenting in the courtroom, she is compassionate, and... |
43 episodes |
| 2006 | High Hopes | Morgan | |
| 2007 | Alex Sinclair | Episode: "Exile" | |
| 2008 | What Color Is Love? | Nicole Alpern | TV movie |
| 2008 | Nancy Pepper | ||
| 2008 | Beethoven's Big Break Beethoven's Big Break Beethoven's Big Break is the sixth installment in the Beethoven film series. It was released on DVD on December 26, 2008... |
Lisa | Video |
| 2009 | Inside the Box Inside the Box (TV series) Inside the Box is a television pilot created by Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice executive producer Shonda Rhimes for ABC in 2010. The pilot starred Indira Varma as Catherine Powell, an ambitious reporter that works for a television news station... |
Lauren Thomas | TV movie |
| 2010 | Committed | Friend | Short film |
| 2010 | Wedding for One | Claire La Foret | TV movie |
| 2010 | Claire La Foret | TV movie | |
| 2010–2011 | Better with You | Maddie Putney | 22 episodes |
| 2011 | Conception | Laurie | Post-production |
| 2011 | Psych Psych Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts... |
Barbie | Episode: "Neal Simon's Lovers Retreat" |
External links
- Jennifer Finnigan Bio at CBS - Close To Home
- Jennifer Finnigan on The Dead Zone