Born and raised in Brisbane, Australia, Jillian is an actor and producer who began her professional theatrical career with the acclaimed physical theatre company Zen Zen Zo. She is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Griffith University, and is Co-Artistic Director of The Australian Theatre Festival NYC.
This Spring, Jillian will make her Broadway debut in the world premiere of Mother Play by Paula Vogel, directed by Tina Landau for Second Stage (Standby for Martha). Other New York City credits include The Collector (59E59), Camel, The First Man (Under St Marks), Kill Hamlet (Signature Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Hypokrit Productions), and Holy Day (New Ohio Theatre). Regional credits include Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (Flat Rock Playhouse), Isabella in Measure for Measure, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Lady Anne in Hood: The Musical (original cast, written & directed by Douglas Carter Beane), all for Scranton Shakespeare Festival.
Jillian has worked on Felicia Anchuli King’s play Golden Shield (EST and MTC Workshop Readings), and her producing credits include Camel, The First Man, Holy Day, Tipping the Velvet (Theaterlab - Staged Reading featuring Kristolyn Lloyd & Nicole Ansari), Proud Voices: An Audio Festival and the Australian Theatre Festival NYC. Jillian also works in film and she can be seen in the Hell House LLC franchise (dir. Stephen Cognetti), Catching Up (dir. Bill Crossland), and Detroit: Evolution (dir. Michelle Iannantuono). Recent credits include The Bell (Douglas Gordon), Wild Fire (Jennifer Cooney), and And Just Like That (opp. Sarah Jessica Parker / HBO). She is SAG-Eligible, a member of Actors Equity, and a proud Queer.