Jane Leeves
British actress
Jane Leeves is an English actress best known as Daphne Moon on the NBC sitcom Frasier, which earned her Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominations. She made her screen debut on The Benny Hill Show and danced in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life before moving to the United States, where she led the sitcom Throb. She later played Joy Scroggs on Hot in Cleveland and joined the medical drama The Resident.
Jane Leeves appears in 4 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1983 to 2006. Most of that work is in comedy, family and action. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Willem Dafoe (2), Terry Jones (2).
Known for
- Frasier (1993), Daphne Moon. Earned Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominations for the NBC sitcom role.
- Hot in Cleveland, Joy Scroggs. Played Joy Scroggs on the TV Land sitcom.
- Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983). Appeared as a dancer early in her screen career.
- The Resident (2018). Joined the Fox medical drama in 2018.
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Jane Leeves been in?
- Jane Leeves appears in Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006), Frasier (1993), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983) and The Hunger (1983) on The Remote.
- When was Jane Leeves born?
- Jane Leeves was born on 18 April 1961.
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