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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-04-18 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Ilford, London, United Kingdom

Also Known As

جین لیوز

Jane Leeves

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jane Leeves, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Acting

Miracle on 34th Street

1994

Miracle on 34th Street

as

Alberta Leonard

James and the Giant Peach

1996

James and the Giant Peach

as

Ladybug (voice)

Music of the Heart

1999

Music of the Heart

as

Dorothea

The Event

2003

The Event

as

Mona Rothchild

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

2003

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

as

Margaret Beetle (voice)

The Hunger

1983

The Hunger

as

(uncredited)

Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

2004

Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

as

Daphne Moon Crane

Mr. Write

1994

Mr. Write

as

Wylie

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

1983

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

as

Dancer (uncredited)

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Edwina (voice)

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

as

Marla Penny

The View

The View

as

Self

Frasier

Frasier

as

Daphne Moon

We Bare Bears

We Bare Bears

as

Avatar Ari / Additional Voices (voice)

Throb

Throb

as

Prudence Anne 'Blue' Bartlett

Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland

as

Joy Scroggs

Crowded

Crowded

as

Gwen

Pandora's Clock

Pandora's Clock

as

Rachel Sherwood

Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb

as

Admiral Acronym (voice)

The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

as

Self - Guest

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

as

Audrey Cohen

Hercules

Hercules

as

Athena (voice)

The Resident

The Resident

as

Kit Voss

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Gwen Petrie

Production

Crew

Directing