Jane Leeves
Biography
Jane Leeves is an English actress and comedian born on 18 April 1961 in Ilford, London, United Kingdom. She made her screen debut in the 1983 British comedy television show Benny Hill Show. Leeves moved to the United States where she performed in small roles before securing a recurring part in the television sitcom Murphy Brown. She is known for her roles in Frasier, The Resident, and Hot in Cleveland. Leeves has appeared in numerous television shows and has a total of 55 known credits. She is also known by the name جین لیوز.
Career overview
Jane Leeves is an English actress and comedian. She began her screen career with a small role in the 1983 British comedy television show Benny Hill Show. Leeves then moved to the United States, where she performed in small roles until she secured a recurring part in the television sitcom Murphy Brown.
Leeves' first leading role was in the short-lived sitcom Thro, which she played from 1986 to 1988. She is best known for her role as Daphne Moon on NBC's sitcom Frasier, a position she held from 1993 to 2004. Her performance in this role earned her nominations for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
In addition to her work on Frasier, Leeves has appeared in other notable roles, including Dr. Kitt Voss on The Resident and Joy Scroggs on TV Land's sitcom Hot in Cleveland. Throughout her career, Leeves has accumulated a significant number of acting credits, with a total of 55 known credits.
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- Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl (2022) as Self
- Stars in the House (2020) as Self
- Love, Death & Robots (2019) as Polly (voice)
- The Resident (2018) as Kit Voss
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (2016) as Lt. Estoc (voice)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (2016) as Commander Estoc (voice)
- Crowded (2016) as Gwen
- The Great Indoors (2016) as Sheryl
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016) as Self
- We Bare Bears (2015) as Avatar Ari / Additional Voices (voice)
- Celebrity Name Game (2014) as Self
- Hollywood Game Night (2013) as Self
- Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013) as Self
- What About Dick? (2012) as Emma
- The Talk (2010) as Self
- Hot in Cleveland (2010) as Joy Scroggs
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer (2009) as Liv
- The Penguins of Madagascar (2008) as Lulu (voice)
- The Starter Wife (2008) as Ann Hefton / Alizée
- Phineas and Ferb (2007) as Admiral Acronym (voice)
- Notes from the Underbelly (2007) as Gracie
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006) as Eenie (voice)
- Twenty Good Years (2006) as Mary Frances
- The Reichen Show (2005) as Self - Guest
- Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Desperate Housewives (2004) as Dr. Graham
- Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (2004) as Daphne Moon Crane
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2003) as Margaret Beetle (voice)
- Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier' (2003) as Self
- The Event (2003) as Mona Rothchild
- Music of the Heart (1999) as Dorothea
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1999) as Juliet
- The Frasier Story (1999) as Self
- Hercules (1998) as Athena (voice)
- The View (1997) as Self
- James and the Giant Peach (1996) as Ladybug (voice)
- Pandora's Clock (1996) as Rachel Sherwood
- Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond (1996) as Daphne Moon
- Caroline in the City (1995) as Daphne Moon
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994) as Alberta Leonard
- Mr. Write (1994) as Wylie
- Frasier (1993) as Daphne Moon
- Pacific Station (1991)
- Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self - Hostess
- Blossom (1990) as Sheila
- The Simpsons (1989) as Edwina (voice)
- Seinfeld (1989) as Marla Penny
- Murphy Brown (1988) as Audrey Cohen
- Throb (1986) as Prudence Anne 'Blue' Bartlett
- To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) as Serena
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Gwen Petrie
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) as Dancer (uncredited)
- The Hunger (1983) as (uncredited)
- Benny Hill Show (1980)