Jane Leeves

Birthday: 1961-04-18
Birthplace: Ilford, London, United Kingdom
Gender: Female
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Leeves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Credits

Year Title Character
2012-11-13 What About Dick? Emma
2009-10-20 National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer Liv
2006-06-15 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Eenie (voice)
2004-05-13 Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter Daphne Moon Crane
2003-08-08 The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina Margaret Beetle (voice)
2003-01-01 The Event Mona Rothchild
1999-10-29 Music of the Heart Dorothea
1999-02-12 Don't Go Breaking My Heart Juliet
1996-10-06 Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond Daphne Moon
1996-04-12 James and the Giant Peach Ladybug (voice)
1994-11-18 Miracle on 34th Street Alberta Leonard
1994-05-06 Mr. Write Wylie
1985-11-01 To Live and Die in L.A. Serena
1983-04-29 The Hunger (uncredited)
1983-03-31 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Dancer (uncredited)