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Jane Leeves

Born 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 54

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