Jill Eikenberry's outstanding portrayal of activist counselor, Ann Kelsey on NBC-TV hit series
L.A. LAW earned her four Emmy Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations and a Golden Globe award. An accomplished actress with a strong list of theater, feature film and TV credits, Eikenberry recently starred in MANNA FROM HEAVEN, for which she won critics praise in her portrayal of the sweet, soft-spoken Dottie. Eikenberry's theater credits on and off Broadway include
Beggars Opera,
All Over Town directed by
Dustin Hoffman,
Summer Brave,
Tennessee Williams'
Eccentricities of a Nightingale,
Watch on the Rhine, Onward Victoria, and
Lemon Sky, for which she received an Obie award. She also starred onstage in Wendy Wasserstein's
Uncommon Women and appeared in the television version opposite
Meryl Streep. Eikenberry made her feature film debut in
Between the Lines opposite
John Heard,
Jeff Goldblum and Lindsay Krause. She later appeared in RICH KIDS with
John Lithgow, BUTCH AND THE SUNDANCE KID: THE EARLY YEARS, HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT opposite
James Caan, ARTHUR (in which she played
Dudley Moore's jilted fiancee), and then reteamed with John Lithgow in THE MANHATTAN PROJECT. Having tackled theater and film, she turned to television and appeared in such TV projects as
Swansong with
David Soul, the CBS-TV movie
Orphan Train, the CBS mini-series
Kane and Abel,
Family Sins,
A Stoning in Fulham County,
My Boyfriend's Back, and
Cast The First Stone, the four hour ABC mini-series
An Inconvenient Woman opposite
Jason Robards,
Ties that Bind with
Peter Coyote,
My Very Best Friend starring opposite
Jaclyn Smith, Showtime's
Chantilly Lace and its sequel
Parallel Lives. She co-starred with her husband
Michael Tucker in
Assault and Matrimony,
Archie's Wife,
Taken Away and
A Town Torn Apart. Eikenberry co-produced and hosted
Destined to Live, a one-hour documentary for NBC, which dealt with emotional aspects of breast cancer, which she herself successfully battled in 1986. Totally committed to the advancement of breast cancer education and research, Jill and Michael tour the U.S. and abroad as spokespersons for the cause.
