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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 18, 1961
Place of Birth
Ilford, London, United Kingdom
Also Known As
- جین لیوز
Jane Leeves
1.8 Popularity
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.
Known For
9.5
Self
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022
0.0
Self
Stars in the House
2020
8.2
Polly (voice)
Love, Death & Robots
2019
8.4
Kit Voss
The Resident
2018
6.8
Commander Estoc (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016
6.8
Lt. Estoc (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2016
6.1
Gwen
Crowded
2016
4.1
Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
7.7
Avatar Ari / Additional Voices (voice)
We Bare Bears
2015
5.3
Self
Celebrity Name Game
2014
Credits
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
as Self
2022
9.5
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
0.0
Love, Death & Robots
as Polly (voice)
2019
8.2
The Resident
as Kit Voss
2018
8.4
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
as Commander Estoc (voice)
2016
6.8
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
as Lt. Estoc (voice)
2016
6.8
Crowded
as Gwen
2016
6.1
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2016
4.1
We Bare Bears
as Avatar Ari / Additional Voices (voice)
2015
7.7
Celebrity Name Game
as Self
2014
5.3
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
2013
6.5
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
as Self
2013
7.2
What About Dick?
as Emma
2012
7.7
Hot in Cleveland
as Joy Scroggs
2010
7.3
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
as Liv
2009
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
The Penguins of Madagascar
as Lulu (voice)
2008
7.4
Phineas and Ferb
as Admiral Acronym (voice)
2007
7.9
The Starter Wife
as Ann Hefton / Alizée
2007
4.4
Notes from the Underbelly
as Gracie
2007
7.0
Twenty Good Years
as Mary Frances
2006
8.5
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Eenie (voice)
2006
5.6
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
2005
0.0
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
2005
4.8
Desperate Housewives
as Dr. Graham
2004
7.9
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
as Daphne Moon Crane
2004
8.2
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as Margaret Beetle (voice)
2003
5.3
Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'
as Self
2003
0.0
The Event
as Mona Rothchild
2003
5.6
Music of the Heart
as Dorothea
1999
6.7
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
as Juliet
1999
4.6
The Frasier Story
as Self
1999
7.0
Hercules
as Athena (voice)
1998
6.9
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Pandora's Clock
as Rachel Sherwood
1996
4.4
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
as Daphne Moon
1996
5.8
James and the Giant Peach
as Ladybug (voice)
1996
6.6
Caroline in the City
as Daphne Moon
1995
6.4
Miracle on 34th Street
as Alberta Leonard
1994
6.7
Mr. Write
as Wylie
1994
2.0
Frasier
as Daphne Moon
1993
7.7
🎬
Pacific Station
1991
5.0
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Hostess
1990
7.1
Blossom
1990
6.1
The Simpsons
as Edwina (voice)
1989
8.0
Seinfeld
as Marla Penny
1989
8.3
Murphy Brown
as Audrey Cohen
1988
6.4
🎬
Throb
as Prudence Anne 'Blue' Bartlett
1986
5.7
To Live and Die in L.A.
as Serena
1985
7.1
Murder, She Wrote
as Gwen Petrie
1984
7.5
The Hunger
as (uncredited)
1983
6.6
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as Dancer (uncredited)
1983
7.3
Benny Hill Show
1980
8.5