Jessalyn Sarah Gilsig is a Canadian actress.
She is best known for her roles as Lauren Davis in Boston Public, Gina Russo in Nip/Tuck, Terri Schuester in Glee, and Siggy Haraldson in Vikings.
Jessalyn Gilsig parents: Meet Toby Gilsig, Claire Gilsig
Jessalyn Gilsig was born on November 30, 1971, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Claire and Toby Gilsig. Her mother was a writer and translator, and her father was an engineer. She is of Jewish descent.
Her acting career began at the age of 12 in a voice work part for a National Film Board of Canada production, Masquerade. After graduating from high school, she enrolled at McGill University in Montreal in 1989.
There, she pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and graduated in 1993. After this, she later pursued further acting studies at Harvard University’s Institute for Advanced Theater Training.
Two years after her undergraduate degree, she moved to New York City where she appeared in several off-Broadway plays.
