Jillian Shields

Jillian Shields is an American actress. She was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as Jillian Ruth Braderman. Jillian was raised by her father Billy Braderman (a mainframe computer executive) and her artist mother Sylvia Braderman (Shields).In her early childhood, Jillian developed an affinity for the arts including acting and music. By the age of 4, she began taking lessons in classical piano. By 6 years of age, she was actively participating in school plays. This later led Jillian to star in most of her school's productions during her adolescent years.From age 8 to 13 years old, Jillian traveled each summer for her musical and theatrical studies. She journeyed from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Kingston, Ontario to learn at the esteemed Queen's University. There she studied musical theatre, violin and the flute. This eventually led Jillian to become a certified Suzuki piano teacher by the young age of 11.During her time at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Jillian started takin... [Details Intro]