Jane Leeves was born in London on 18th April 1962 and raised in East Grinstead , Sussex . Her first dream was to be a ballerina , that that was cut short by an injury when she was eighteen. She moved to Los Angeles in 1984 and after acting classes with such well known names as Jim Carrey and Winona Ryder she got the role of Blue in Throb abd moved on to guest star in shows such as Murder She Wrote and Who's The Boss. Prior to Frasier she was best know for her role as Marla the Virgin in Sienfeld and her long time role in Murphy Brown. She married paramount executive Marshall Coben in December 1996 and has recently launched her own production company with Frasier co star Peri Gilpin. Below is a ful list of Television and Film roles with links to IMbD sites for each.

Filmography

  1. Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, The (2000) (voice)
  2. Music of the Heart (1999) .... Dorothea Von Hauften
  3. Just Deserts (1999) (TV)
  4. "Hercules" (1998) TV Series .... Athena: Goddess of Wisdom
    ... aka "Disney's Hercules" (1998) (USA)
  5. Us Begins with You (1998) .... Juliet
    ... aka Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1998)
  6. "Pandora's Clock" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Rachael Sherwood
    ... aka "Doomsday Virus" (1997) (mini) (UK)
  7. James and the Giant Peach (1996) (voice) .... Ladybug
  8. "Great War, The" (1996) (mini) TV Series (voice)
    ... aka "Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century, The" (1996) (mini)
  9. Miracle on 34th Street (1994) .... Alberta Leonard
  10. Mr. Write (1994) .... Wylie
  11. "Frasier" (1993) TV Series .... Physical Therapist Daphne Moon
  12. Red Dwarf (1992) (TV) .... Holly
  13. "Murphy Brown" (1988) TV Series .... Audrey Cohen (1989-1993)
  14. "Throb" (1986) TV Series .... Blue
  15. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) .... Serena
  16. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) (uncredited) .... Extra in 'Every Sperm is Sacred'
  17. "Benny Hill Show, The" (1969) TV Series .... Hill's Angel (1983-1984)

Notable TV guest appearances

  1. "Seinfeld" (1990) playing "Marla" in episode: "Finale, The" (episode # 9.23) 5/14/1998
  2. "Caroline in the City" (1995) playing "Daphne Moon" in episode: "Caroline and the Bad Back" (episode # 1.4) 10/12/1995
  3. "Seinfeld" (1990) playing "Marla Penny" in episode: "Pilot, The" (episode # 4.23) 5/20/1993
  4. "Seinfeld" (1990) playing "Marla Penny" in episode: "Contest, The" (episode # 4.11) 11/18/1992
  5. "Seinfeld" (1990) playing "Marla Penny" in episode: "Virgin, The" (episode # 4.10) 11/11/1992
  6. "Who's the Boss?" (1984) playing "Ms. Adams" in episode: "Parental Guidance Suggested" (episode # 7.7) 5/14/1990
  7. "Hooperman" (1987) playing "Annie" in episode: "Stakeout" (episode # 2.15) 6/14/1989
  8. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) playing "Gwen Petrie" in episode: "It Runs in the Family" (episode # 4.6) 11/1/1987

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