Jill was born and raised in Los Angeles County. She attended Fullerton College, studying musical theater and music. She tried out her luck in the pageant world, becoming Miss Anaheim 1991, and moving on to compete in the Miss California Pageant. Her first professional work began performing for the Walt Disney Company, portraying such characters as Princess Jasmine, Ariel, and Pocahontas. While traveling the globe, she was the principal vocalist for Norwegian Cruise Lines, and notably opened their production of Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s MUSIC OF THE NIGHT.
Her latest achievement this year was wrapping up post-production as Executive Producer and co-star on the short film “Huckleberry Dreams,” also starring the Emmy & Tony Award winning actor Robert Morse. Currently, she can be heard screaming the “Priceline Negotiator!” jingle, running nationwide. She recently worked closely with Stephen Schwartz in a workshop of his new musical SNAPSHOTS. Other theater credits include: LOVELACE A ROCK OPERA which won several L.A. WEEKLY awards including Best Ensemble, VIOLET (Musical Theater Guild), THE THIRD FROM THE LEFT at the NYC and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD which she was nominated for a L.A. Ovation Award, and JACQUES BREL: A LIFE IN SONG, which she won a Ticket Holder Award for Best Cabaret Performance. Jill has had the privilege of singing with and for such stars as Tony Award winning Jason Robert Brown, Richard Carpenter, and her “uncle” Johnny Mathis.
She performs in a variety of projects: she is a proud company member of The Musical Theater Guild in Los Angeles, she stars in the cabaret revue entitled HOLLYWOOD REVISITED, is a member of the a cappella band VYBRATION, she is the female vocalist for the master percussionist C.G. RYCHE, and frequently belts out our National Anthem for the Anaheim Angels, Ducks and L.A. Lakers. And she enjoys teaching private voice lessons at Vibe Performing Arts Studio in Santa Clarita. She is a member of Actors’ Equity, Screen Actors Guild, and American Guild of Variety Artists.