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Jane Leeves

1961 - Today

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Jane Elizabeth Leeves (born 18 April 1961) is an English actress, best known for her role as Daphne Moon on the NBC sitcom Frasier (1993–2004), for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 50th Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 52nd Golden Globe Awards. She also played Joy Scroggs on TV Land's sitcom Hot in Cleveland. Leeves made her screen debut with a small role in 1983 on the British television comedy programme The Benny Hill Show, and appeared as a dancer in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. She moved to the United States, where she performed in small roles. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Jane Leeves is the 7,358th most popular actor (up from 8,133rd in 2024), the 5,460th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,664th in 2019) and the 834th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jane Leeves ranks 7,358 out of 13,578. Before her are Carmen Luvana, Flora Finch, Carlos PenaVega, Samaire Armstrong, Soo Ae, and Wally Cox. After her are Judy Cornwell, Dave Franco, Jyoti Amge, Beatrice Lillie, Juliet Landau, and Turhan Bey.

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Among people born in 1961, Jane Leeves ranks 521. Before her are Sumaira Abdulali, Sverker Johansson, Angelo Colombo, Bill Hicks, John Lynch, and Pravind Jugnauth. After her are Michael O'Leary, Natalia Shaposhnikova, Troels Rasmussen, Andrei Khomutov, Daniel Castellani, and William Ayache.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jane Leeves ranks 5,462 out of 8,785. Before her are Ray Cooper (1947), Flora Finch (1867), Margaret Oliphant (1828), Ian McDonald (1960), Richard Barbieri (1957), and Denis Healey (1917). After her are Judy Cornwell (1940), Morton Betts (1847), Cressida Cowell (1966), David McKee (1935), Colin Davis (1933), and Nick Lowe (1949).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Jane Leeves ranks 834. Before her are Andrea Riseborough (1981), Luke Goss (1968), Angela Cartwright (1952), Bruce Robinson (1946), Richard Briers (1934), and Flora Finch (1867). After her are Judy Cornwell (1940), Laura Fraser (1976), Tony Curran (1969), Juno Temple (1989), Gemma Chan (1982), and Alec B. Francis (1867).

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