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  • BIRTH 18/04/1961
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 15
  • MOVIES 7

Jane Leeves

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.​

Jane Leeves

Shows (15)

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Dr. Graham
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Edwina (voice)
The Resident
The Resident
Kit Voss
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Marla Penny
Frasier
Frasier
Daphne Moon
We Bare Bears
We Bare Bears
Avatar Ari / Additional Voices (voice)
The View
The View
Self
Disney's Hercules
Disney's Hercules
Athena (voice)
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
Audrey Cohen
Hollywood Game Night
Hollywood Game Night
Self
Crowded
Crowded
Gwen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland
Joy Scroggs
Throb
Throb
Prudence Anne 'Blue' Bartlett
Misconceptions
Misconceptions
Amanda Watson

Movies (7)

James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
Ladybug (voice)
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
Alberta Leonard
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Dancer (uncredited)
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
Liv
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Juliet
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Margaret Beetle (voice)
The Event
The Event
Mona Rothchild