After graduating from York, Gill lived in Toronto and spent the next several years working in theatre, guest roles in television series, commercials, and some film roles. Gill's big break came in 2000 when she auditioned for and received the role of
Lindsay Peterson in
Queer as Folk. Gill held this role for the five season run of
Queer as Folk. In 2001 Gill moved from Toronto to
Victoria, British Columbia. Gill divided her time between Toronto (shooting
Queer as Folk) and Victoria up to 2005 when
Queer as Folk concluded. With the conclusion of
Queer as Folk, Gill has had a number of theatre, television, and film roles. In 2006 she joined the cast of the
here! network original series ''
Dante's Cove'', billed as a "special guest star" in the role of Diana Childs. In a July 2007 interview, Gill stated that she decided to move to Los Angeles for a year to an attempt to find longer-term acting roles. In addition to her acting work, Gill is also a jazz singer and has worked as the Midsummer Lounge's featured act on board the Mediterranean and Caribbean cruise ship M.S.
Carousel. Gill also did in 2002 a three-night solo singing act at the jazz club,
Top o' the Senator, in Toronto. In 2005, Gill appeared in director
Richard Bell's
Eighteen as a seductive World War II-era
chanteuse. This marked Gill's first singing performance in a movie. The song, "In a Heartbeat", was written by
Bramwell Tovey and was later nominated for a Genie Award. ==Personal life==