Jane Leeves
Acting • Born 1961-04-18
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.
Filmography
55 credits
Miracle on 34th Street
Movie • 1994
Alberta Leonard
James and the Giant Peach
Movie • 1996
Ladybug (voice)
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Music of the Heart
Movie • 1999
Dorothea
The Event
Movie • 2003
Mona Rothchild
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Movie • 2003
Margaret Beetle (voice)
What About Dick?
Movie • 2012
Emma
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Movie • 2013
Self
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
Movie • 2009
Liv
The Hunger
Movie • 1983
(uncredited)
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Movie • 1996
Daphne Moon
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
Movie • 2004
Daphne Moon Crane
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Movie • 1999
Juliet
To Live and Die in L.A.
Movie • 1985
Serena
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Movie • 2006
Eenie (voice)
Mr. Write
Movie • 1994
Wylie
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Movie • 1983
Dancer (uncredited)
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Movie • 2022
Self
The Frasier Story
Movie • 1999
Self
Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'
Movie • 2003
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Edwina (voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Marla Penny
Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004
Dr. Graham
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Frasier
TV • 1993
Daphne Moon
Blossom
TV • 1990
Sheila
We Bare Bears
TV • 2015
Avatar Ari / Additional Voices (voice)
Throb
TV • 1986
Prudence Anne 'Blue' Bartlett
Hot in Cleveland
TV • 2010
Joy Scroggs
Crowded
TV • 2016
Gwen
Celebrity Name Game
TV • 2014
Self
The Penguins of Madagascar
TV • 2008
Lulu (voice)
Pandora's Clock
TV • 1996
Rachel Sherwood
Phineas and Ferb
TV • 2007
Admiral Acronym (voice)
Hollywood Game Night
TV • 2013
Self
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
TV • 2016
Lt. Estoc (voice)
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
TV • 2016
Commander Estoc (voice)
Murphy Brown
TV • 1988
Audrey Cohen
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Pacific Station
TV • 1991
Hercules
TV • 1998
Athena (voice)
The Resident
TV • 2018
Kit Voss
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Gwen Petrie
Caroline in the City
TV • 1995
Daphne Moon
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Benny Hill Show
TV • 1980
Love, Death & Robots
TV • 2019
Polly (voice)
The Starter Wife
TV • 2007
Ann Hefton / Alizée
Have I Got News for You
TV • 1990
Self - Hostess
Notes from the Underbelly
TV • 2007
Gracie
Twenty Good Years
TV • 2006
Mary Frances
The Great Indoors
TV • 2016
Sheryl