Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 18, 1961
Place of Birth:
Ilford, London, United Kingdom
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.
Year | Movie | Role |
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2022 | Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl | Self |
2016 | Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows | Self |
2013 | Why We Laugh: Funny Women | Self |
2012 | What About Dick? | Emma |
2009 | National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer | Liv |
2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Eenie (voice) |
2005 | Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 | Self (archive footage) |
2004 | Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter | Daphne Moon Crane |
2003 | The Event | Mona Rothchild |
2003 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina | Margaret Beetle (voice) |
1999 | Music of the Heart | Dorothea |
1999 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Juliet |
1996 | James and the Giant Peach | Ladybug (voice) |
1996 | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Daphne Moon |
1994 | Miracle on 34th Street | Alberta Leonard |
1994 | Mr. Write | Wylie |
1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Serena |
1983 | The Hunger | (uncredited) |
1983 | Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | Dancer (uncredited) |
Year | TV Show | Role |
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2020 | Stars in the House | Self |
2019 | Love, Death & Robots | Polly (voice) |
2018 | The Resident | Kit Voss |
2016 | Crowded | Gwen |
2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Commander Estoc (voice) |
2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Lt. Estoc (voice) |
2015 | We Bare Bears | Avatar Ari / Additional Voices (voice) |
2014 | Celebrity Name Game | Self |
2013 | Hollywood Game Night | Self |
2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Joy Scroggs |
2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
2008 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Lulu (voice) |
2007 | Phineas and Ferb | Admiral Acronym (voice) |
2005 | The Reichen Show | Self - Guest |
2004 | Desperate Housewives | Dr. Graham |
2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
1998 | Hercules | Athena (voice) |
1997 | The View | Self |
1997 | The View | |
1996 | Pandora's Clock | Rachel Sherwood |
1995 | Caroline in the City | Daphne Moon |
1993 | Frasier | Daphne Moon |
1991 | Pacific Station | |
1990 | Blossom | |
1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self - Host |
1989 | The Simpsons | Edwina (voice) |
1989 | Seinfeld | Marla Penny |
1988 | Murphy Brown | Audrey Cohen |
1986 | Throb | Prudence Anne 'Blue' Bartlett |
1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Gwen Petrie |
1980 | Benny Hill Show |