Carolyn Hennesy (born June 10, 1962) is an American actress known for a recurring role on the television program Dawson's Creek and starring in the 2002 action thriller Global Effect. Hennesy was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Oscar-winning art director Dale Hennesy, and a niece of actress Barbara Rush and cousin of Fox News reporter Claudia Cowan. She studied at the American Conservatory Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She is a veteran of many stage productions as well as the comedy troupes the Groundlings and the ACME Comedy Theater.
Hennesy had supporting roles in the films Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003), Click (2006), The Heat Chamber (2003) and Cougar Club (2007). She made three appearances on That '70s Show and guest-starred on Reba as the mother of Reba's son-in-law, Van. She made a guest appearance on Drake & Josh as Mrs. Abernathy, the boss of the Ball & Vance Fish Corp. She is currently playing mob attorney Diane Miller on the long-running daytime drama General Hospital, a role she began in January 2007. She also voiced Blair Lansfield in the video game Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. She appeared in the short film Till Death Do His Part, and appeared as Judith Haven in an episode of What I Like About You.
Hennesy also wrote a book called Pandora Gets Jealous. She is working on a sequel, called Pandora Gets Vain that will be released in August, 2008. Hennesy is married to actor Donald Agnelli.
Hennesy had supporting roles in the films Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003), Click (2006), The Heat Chamber (2003) and Cougar Club (2007). She made three appearances on That '70s Show and guest-starred on Reba as the mother of Reba's son-in-law, Van. She made a guest appearance on Drake & Josh as Mrs. Abernathy, the boss of the Ball & Vance Fish Corp. She is currently playing mob attorney Diane Miller on the long-running daytime drama General Hospital, a role she began in January 2007. She also voiced Blair Lansfield in the video game Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. She appeared in the short film Till Death Do His Part, and appeared as Judith Haven in an episode of What I Like About You.
Hennesy also wrote a book called Pandora Gets Jealous. She is working on a sequel, called Pandora Gets Vain that will be released in August, 2008. Hennesy is married to actor Donald Agnelli.