Jane Leeves
Acting
Born 1961-04-18
Ilford, London, United Kingdom
55 credits
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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
Acting
53 credits
The Simpsons
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Desperate Housewives
Frasier
Seinfeld
Phineas and Ferb
The View
Murder, She Wrote
The Resident
The Penguins of Madagascar
We Bare Bears
Have I Got News for You
The Talk
Love, Death & Robots
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Hot in Cleveland
Murphy Brown
Hercules
Caroline in the City
The Reichen Show
Blossom
Stars in the House
Hollywood Game Night
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
Celebrity Name Game
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
James and the Giant Peach
The Hunger
Miracle on 34th Street
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
The Great Indoors
Notes from the Underbelly
To Live and Die in L.A.
The Starter Wife
Crowded
Twenty Good Years
Music of the Heart
Throb
Pandora's Clock
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Mr. Write
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
What About Dick?
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
The Event
Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'
The Frasier Story
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
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