| Jill Burnham | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Occupation | Art Gallery Owner |
| Status | Alive |
| Relationship information | |
| Significant others | Michael Hewes (boyfriend) † |
| Children | Catherine Hewes (daughter) |
| Series information | |
| Seasons | 2 • 3 |
| First appearance | Uh Oh. Out Come the Skeletons |
| Last appearance | The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat |
| Episode count | 7 |
| Portrayed by | Wendy Moniz |
Jill Burnham is a recurring character in the second and third seasons of Damages.
Jill is the biological mother of Catherine Hewes, whom she had with her boyfriend, Michael Hewes.
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Jill Burnham started dating Michael Hewes after he began working for her at her gallery. Soon after his mother, Patty Hewes, found out about the two of them, she kicked Michael out and he moved in with Jill. Several months later, she was pregnant with his child.
Late in her pregnancy, she accepted $500,000 from Patty to leave Michael. Instead, she used the money to buy Michael a car and put a down payment on a new apartment for them. After finding that out, Patty had her arrested for statutory rape, since Michael was only 17 when the child was conceived, and she ended up in prison.[1]
When her daughter was born, Jill was in prison and Michael had disappeared, so Patty took custody of her.