Jessalyn Gilsig: roles at a glance
Jessalyn Gilsig plays Siggy in the original Vikings series.
Selected work beyond Vikings includes Boston Public, Nip/Tuck and Friday Night Lights. Explore the biography below for the roles, career context and further references.
Reference: Vikings cast credit.
About Jessalyn Gilsig
Jessalyn Gilsig’s television career reaches well beyond Siggy. She plays Lauren Davis in Boston Public, Gina Russo in Nip/Tuck, Shelley Hayes in Friday Night Lights and Terri Schuester in Glee. Those recurring and ensemble roles make contemporary American television a substantial part of her work, in contrast to Siggy’s struggle to retain standing in Kattegat.
Glee is the most recognizable next stop for many viewers, but Boston Public offers another extended television role. Comparing those performances with Siggy brings out the different uses of an ensemble actor: sometimes the character drives a domestic storyline, sometimes she changes the balance around the leads. Nip/Tuck offers a further route into that contemporary television career.
What to watch next from Jessalyn Gilsig
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Glee
Start with Terri Schuester for a sustained role in a contemporary musical-comedy ensemble.
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Lauren Davis offers an earlier major television role in a school drama.
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Gina Russo is another substantial strand of her television work.
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Selected screen credits
Jessalyn Gilsig in Vikings
Siggy
Jessalyn Gilsig portrays Siggy in Vikings.
Siggy begins as Earl Haraldson’s wife, accustomed to a place beside the ruler. The fall of her household makes survival, influence and the protection of others inseparable parts of her story.
Follow the character’s journey, loyalties and place in the wider saga.
Explore Siggy’s storyJessalyn Gilsig: portrait & roles
