Jane Leeves
Acting
1961-04-18 · 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.
Filmography
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022 · Movie
Stars in the House
2020 · Series
Love, Death & Robots
2019 · Series
The Resident
2018 · Series
The Great Indoors
2016 · Series
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016 · Series
Crowded
2016 · Series
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Movie
We Bare Bears
2015 · Series
Celebrity Name Game
2014 · Series
Hollywood Game Night
2013 · Series
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
2013 · Movie
What About Dick?
2012 · Movie
The Talk
2010 · Series
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Series
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
2009 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
The Penguins of Madagascar
2008 · Series
The Starter Wife
2008 · Series
Phineas and Ferb
2007 · Series
Notes from the Underbelly
2007 · Series
Twenty Good Years
2006 · Series
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006 · Movie
The Real Housewives of Orange County
2006 · Series
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
2005 · Movie
The Reichen Show
2005 · Series
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Series
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
2004 · Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003 · Movie
Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'
2003 · Movie
The Event
2003 · Movie
Music of the Heart
1999 · Movie
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
1999 · Movie
The Frasier Story
1999 · Movie
Hercules
1998 · Series
The View
1997 · Series
Pandora's Clock
1996 · Series
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996 · Movie
James and the Giant Peach
1996 · Movie
Caroline in the City
1995 · Series
Miracle on 34th Street
1994 · Movie
Mr. Write
1994 · Movie
Frasier
1993 · Series
Pacific Station
1991 · Series
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Series
Blossom
1990 · Series
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
Seinfeld
1989 · Series
Murphy Brown
1988 · Series
Throb
1986 · Series
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
The Hunger
1983 · Movie
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 · Movie
Benny Hill Show
1980 · Series