Jane Leeves

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

Love, Death & Robots 2019 ★ 8.2
The Resident 2018 ★ 8.4
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures 2016 ★ 6.9
We Bare Bears 2015 ★ 7.7
Hot in Cleveland 2010 ★ 7.2
The Penguins of Madagascar 2008 ★ 7.4
Phineas and Ferb 2007 ★ 7.9
Notes from the Underbelly 2007 ★ 7.0
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties 2006 ★ 5.6
Desperate Housewives 2004 ★ 7.9
Hercules 1998 ★ 6.9
James and the Giant Peach 1996 ★ 6.6
Caroline in the City 1995 ★ 6.6
Miracle on 34th Street 1994 ★ 6.8
Frasier 1993 ★ 7.7
Blossom 1990 ★ 6.2
The Simpsons 1989 ★ 8.0
Seinfeld 1989 ★ 8.3
Murphy Brown 1988 ★ 6.5
To Live and Die in L.A. 1985 ★ 7.1
Murder, She Wrote 1984 ★ 7.5
The Hunger 1983 ★ 6.7
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 1983 ★ 7.3
Benny Hill Show 1980 ★ 8.5