Jennifer Finnigan

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Jennifer Finnigan
Finnigan as Annabeth Chase in Close to Home
Birth name	Jennifer Christina Finnigan
Born	August 22, 1979 Montréal, Québec, Canada
Emmy Awards	Outstanding Younger Actress for The Bold and the Beautiful

Jennifer Christina Finnigan (born August 22, 1979) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her Emmy-winning role as Bridget Forrester on the American TV program The Bold and the Beautiful from 2000 to 2004.

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Finnigan was born in Montréal. She starred in a true story in the telefilm The Stalking of Laurie Show in December 2000, about the real life murder of a young teenage girl. Also in 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?. In 2004, she was seen in advertisements for Almay cosmetics. In 2005, she played the character Marni Fliss on the NBC series Committed, which only aired for 13 episodes.

Finnigan was featured on 10 episodes of Crossing Jordan as pathologist Dr. Devan Maguire. She is the only person to win three consecutive Daytime Emmy Awards (29th, 30th, 31st Awards all as "Outstanding Younger Actress").

Finnigan had the role of Alex in The Dead Zone, in episodes 4.3 "Double Vision" and 4.12 "A Very Dead Zone Christmas". Finnigan is now starring in a new television series called Close to Home, in which she plays a deputy district attorney. The show is successful in its timeslot (Fridays at 9pm), and was recently renewed for the 2006-2007 season.