Jill Bennett (American actress)
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Jill Bennett is an American
actress. She may be best known for her role in the hit lesbian film And Then Came Lola
She co-stars on the television series, Dante's Cove
, as well as 3Way, a lesbian
web series, with Cathy Shim
, Maile Flanagan
and Maeve Quinlan
.
She is now producing a webseries entitled "We Have to Stop Now". Season 1 is being released this summer and showing at Frameline and Outfest LGBT film festivals.
. She said "There are plenty of lesbians in Hollywood, but they're not out. And that's their choice, but I can't do that, it's too important to me". She is in a relationship with actress Cathy DeBuono
, with whom she has worked many times. She converted to Judaism
and has spoken about her experience in some of her SheWired video blogs.
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actress. She may be best known for her role in the hit lesbian film And Then Came Lola
She co-stars on the television series, Dante's Cove
Dante's Cove
Dante's Cove is an American LGBT-oriented supernatural soap opera. The series airs on here!, an American gay-oriented network, and on Gay.com....
, as well as 3Way, a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
web series, with Cathy Shim
Cathy Shim
Cathy Shim is a Korean-American actress and film producer. She has appeared in a variety of television shows, most notably Reno 911!, MADtv and Drake & Josh. She can currently be seen in 3Way, a lesbian web series.-Television:-Filmography:-Other work:-External links:*...
, Maile Flanagan
Maile Flanagan
Maile Flanagan is an American actress known for her role as the protagonist ninja Naruto Uzumaki in Naruto, Geri O'Flanagan in 3Way, and Janet in Yes Man.-Personal life:...
and Maeve Quinlan
Maeve Quinlan
Maeve Anne Quinlan is an American actress and former professional tennis player. She is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed hit series South of Nowhere, which received two nominations in a row for Best Drama at the GLAAD Media Awards, and she has a recurring role on...
.
She is now producing a webseries entitled "We Have to Stop Now". Season 1 is being released this summer and showing at Frameline and Outfest LGBT film festivals.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Recipe for Disaster | Blind date girl | TV Movie |
| Hideous Scream | Comedy short | ||
| 2004 | Tube | Heather | Comedy short |
| Fish Out of Water | Betty | Comedy short | |
| 2005 | The Pleasure Drivers The Pleasure Drivers The Pleasure Drivers is an 2007 American thriller directed by Andrzej Sekula and written by Adam Haynes. It stars Lauren Holly, Angelo Spizzirri, Steffany Huckaby, Meat Loaf, [Jill Bennett |Jill Bennett]], Lacey Chabert, and Angus Macfadyen.-Story:"The Pleasure Drivers" lays out three separate... |
Marcy | |
| The Benefits of Drinking Whiskey | Comedy short | ||
| 2006 | In Her Line of Fire In Her Line of Fire In Her Line of Fire is a 2006 film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring Mariel Hemingway, David Keith, David Millbern and Jill Bennett. It is also known as Air Force Two in several countries.Much of the filming was done in New Zealand... |
Sharon Serrano | |
| Expiration Date Expiration Date (film) Expiration Date is an independent black comedy film that won many film festival awards.-Plot summary:The story is told by a Native American elderly man to a Native American boy who wants to give up dancing and leave the reservation by bus... |
Alicia | ||
| Cause 4 Alarm | Gail | Comedy short | |
| 2007 | Out at the Wedding | Wendy | |
| X's & O | Vivian | ||
| 2008 | Shattered! | Mallory | |
| 2009 | And Then Came Lola | Casey | |
| 2011 | Slate and Kelly | TBA | In Development |
| The Bounty | Maia Jacobs | Short Film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise... |
Darby Shahan | 2 episodes: "I'm Using You 'Cause I Like You" & "Fertile Ground" |
| The Others The Others (TV series) The Others is an American TV series created by John Brancato and Michael Ferris, and produced by Delusional Films, NBC and DreamWorks Television. It ran for 13 40-minute episodes from February 5, 2000 to June 10, 2000, airing on NBC in the US, Five in the UK and Nine in Australia... |
Lara | 2 episodes: "Luciferous" & "Theta" | |
| Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane | Penny | Episode: "Crossing the Line" | |
| 2007 | Dante's Cove Dante's Cove Dante's Cove is an American LGBT-oriented supernatural soap opera. The series airs on here!, an American gay-oriented network, and on Gay.com.... |
Michelle | Regular role (season 3) (5 episodes) |
Other work
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007–2008 | We're Getting Nowhere We're Getting Nowhere We're Getting Nowhere The Terrible Three talk back to your TV is a vlog that is posted Thursdays on AfterEllen where the three regular hosts Karman Kregloe, Jill Bennett and Dara Nai , talk about new episodes of various programs related mainly, but not exclusively to lesbian themed TV-shows... |
Herself | Video blog |
| 2008 | 3Way | Andrea Bailey | Web series Web series A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept... (12 episodes) |
| 2009- | The Gloves Are Off | Herself | Video blog |
| 2009- | We Have to Stop Now | Kit | Web series Web series A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept... (14 episodes) |
Personal life
Bennett is an out lesbianLesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
. She said "There are plenty of lesbians in Hollywood, but they're not out. And that's their choice, but I can't do that, it's too important to me". She is in a relationship with actress Cathy DeBuono
Cathy DeBuono
Cathy DeBuono is an American actress. DeBuono was born on March 20, 1970, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bronxville. As an athlete, she started a career as a successful volleyball player and received several awards and medals, such as two gold medals at the United States Olympic Festival in...
, with whom she has worked many times. She converted to Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
and has spoken about her experience in some of her SheWired video blogs.
External links
- Jill Bennett at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....