Jane Leeves
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 18, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Ilford, London, United Kingdom
Biography
Jane Elizabeth Leeves (born 18 April 1961) is an English actress, comedian, and dancer. She is best known for her role as Daphne Moon on NBC's sitcom Frasier (1993–2004), for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She's also known for her roles as Dr. Kitt Voss on The Resident and Joy Scroggs on TV Land's sitcom Hot in Cleveland. She made her screen debut with a small role in the 1983 popular British comedy television show Benny Hill Show, Leeves moved to the United States, where she performed in small roles until she secured a recurring part in the television sitcom Murphy Brown. In 1986-1988, she garnered her first leading role in the short-living sitcom Throb. In 1993, she achieved wider fame as Daphne Moon on the television sitcom Frasier for the entire run of the series, from 1993 until 2004, for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards during the show's run. She received further recognition for her performances in Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Music of the Heart (1999) and The Event (2003). She worked in television production for some time, but beginning in June 2010, she returned to acting, as Joy on TV Land’s sitcom Hot in Cleveland.
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Filmography
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Movie · as Self
Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Love, Death & Robots
TV · as Polly (voice) · 1 ep
The Resident
TV · as Kit Voss · 72 eps
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie · as Self
Crowded
TV · as Gwen · 1 ep
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
TV · as Lt. Estoc (voice), Commander Estoc (voice) · 1 ep
The Great Indoors
TV · as Sheryl · 1 ep
We Bare Bears
TV · as Avatar Ari / Additional Voices (voice) · 1 ep
Celebrity Name Game
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Movie · as Self
Hollywood Game Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What About Dick?
Movie · as Emma
Hot in Cleveland
TV · as Joy Scroggs · 128 eps
The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
Movie · as Liv
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Penguins of Madagascar
TV · as Lulu (voice) · 2 eps
The Starter Wife
TV · as Ann Hefton / Alizée · 2 eps
Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Admiral Acronym (voice) · 1 ep
Notes from the Underbelly
TV · as Gracie · 1 ep
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Movie · as Eenie (voice)
Twenty Good Years
TV · as Mary Frances · 1 ep
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
Movie · as Daphne Moon Crane
Desperate Housewives
TV · as Dr. Graham · 2 eps
The Event
Movie · as Mona Rothchild
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Movie · as Margaret Beetle (voice)
Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'
Movie · as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Music of the Heart
Movie · as Dorothea
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Movie · as Juliet
The Frasier Story
Movie · as Self
Hercules
TV · as Athena (voice) · 6 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 3 eps
James and the Giant Peach
Movie · as Ladybug (voice)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Movie · as Daphne Moon
Pandora's Clock
TV · as Rachel Sherwood · 2 eps
Caroline in the City
TV · as Daphne Moon · 1 ep
Miracle on 34th Street
Movie · as Alberta Leonard
Mr. Write
Movie · as Wylie
Frasier
TV · as Daphne Moon · 264 eps
Pacific Station
TV · 1 ep
Blossom
TV · as Sheila · 1 ep
Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self - Hostess · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Edwina (voice) · 1 ep
Seinfeld
TV · as Marla Penny · 6 eps
Murphy Brown
TV · as Audrey Cohen · 3 eps
Throb
TV · as Prudence Anne 'Blue' Bartlett · 48 eps
To Live and Die in L.A.
Movie · as Serena
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Gwen Petrie · 1 ep
The Hunger
Movie · as (uncredited)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)
Benny Hill Show
TV · 78 eps