Jane Leeves
- Schauspiel
- 18. April 1961 · Ilford, London, United Kingdom
Biografie
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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Filmografie
- Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl · Selbst
- Stars in the House · Selbst
- Love, Death & Robots · Polly (Stimme)
- Atlanta Medical · Kit Voss
- The Great Indoors · Sheryl
- Lego Star Wars: Die Abenteuer der Freemaker · Commander Estoc (Stimme), Lt. Estoc (Stimme)
- Crowded · Gwen
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows · Selbst
- We Bare Bears - Bären wie wir · Avatar Ari / Additional Voices (Stimme)
- Celebrity Name Game · Selbst
- Hollywood Game Night · Selbst
- Why We Laugh: Funny Women · Selbst
- What About Dick? · Emma
- The Talk · Selbst
- Hot in Cleveland · Joy Scroggs
- Surf Party - Bikini-Babes und kaltes Bier · Liv
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Selbst
- Die Pinguine aus Madagascar · Lulu (Stimme)
- The Starter Wife · Ann Hefton / Alizée
- Phineas und Ferb · Admiral Acronym (Stimme)
- Ganz schön schwanger · Gracie
- Twenty Good Years · Mary Frances
- Garfield 2 - Faulheit verpflichtet! · Eenie (Stimme)
- Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 · Selbst
- The Reichen Show · Selbst
- Desperate Housewives · Dr. Graham
- Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter · Daphne Moon Crane
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Selbst
- Däumelinchen und Däumling · Margaret Beetle (Stimme)
- Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier' · Selbst
- The Event · Mona Rothchild
- Music of the Heart · Dorothea
- Ein traumhaftes Missverständnis · Juliet
- The Frasier Story · Selbst
- Hercules · Athena (Stimme)
- The View · Selbst
- Pandora's Clock - Killerviren an Bord der 747 · Rachel Sherwood
- Star Trek - 30 Jahre und darüber hinaus · Daphne Moon
- James und der Riesenpfirsich · Ladybug (Stimme)
- Caroline in the City · Daphne Moon
- Das Wunder von Manhattan · Alberta Leonard
- Mr. Write · Wylie
- Frasier · Daphne Moon
- Knall-Cops
- Have I Got News for You · Selbst
- Blossom · Sheila
- Die Simpsons · Edwina (Stimme)
- Seinfeld · Marla Penny
- Murphy Brown · Audrey Cohen
- Throb · Prudence Anne 'Blue' Bartlett
- Leben und Sterben in L.A. · Serena
- Mord ist ihr Hobby · Gwen Petrie
- Begierde · (uncredited)
- Monty Pythons - Der Sinn des Lebens · Dancer (uncredited)
- Die Benny Hill Show