Ann Gillespie is an American actress. She received a BA from Goddard College in 2003. She has used the following alternative names: Ann H. Gillespie, Mother Ann Gillespie and Rev. Ann Gillespie. She is an Episcopal priest. She had a recurring role as Jackie Taylor, mother to Kelly Taylor on the original Beverly Hills, 90210 and reprised her role during the first season of 90210 as mother to Kelly and now teenaged daughter Erin Silver. The character was written out of the series in 2009 when Jackie Taylor died of breast cancer. From 1981-1982, she portrayed Siobhan Ryan Novak on the ABC soap opera, Ryan's Hope, taking over from the original actress, Sarah Felder, and preceding Marg Helgenberger who played her from 1982-1986.