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Jane Leeves
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 whic…
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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.
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- 2022
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2020
Stars in the House
TV show Self
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2019
Love, Death & Robots
TV show Polly (voice)
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2018
The Resident
TV show Kit Voss
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2016
The Great Indoors
TV show Sheryl
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2016
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
TV show Lt. Estoc (voice)
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2016
Crowded
TV show Gwen
- 2016
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2015
We Bare Bears
TV show Avatar Ari / Additional Voices (voice)
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2014
Celebrity Name Game
TV show Self
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2013
Hollywood Game Night
TV show Self
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2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Movie Self
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2012
What About Dick?
Movie Emma
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2010
The Talk
TV show Self
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2010
Hot in Cleveland
TV show Joy Scroggs
- 2009
More credits
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
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2008
The Penguins of Madagascar
TV show Lulu (voice)
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2008
The Starter Wife
TV show Ann Hefton / Alizée
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2007
Phineas and Ferb
TV show Admiral Acronym (voice)
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2007
Notes from the Underbelly
TV show Gracie
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2006
Twenty Good Years
TV show Mary Frances
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2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Movie Eenie (voice)
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2005
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2005
The Reichen Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2004
Desperate Housewives
TV show Dr. Graham
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2004
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
Movie Daphne Moon Crane
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2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV show Self
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2003
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Movie Margaret Beetle (voice)
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2003
Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'
Movie Self
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2003
The Event
Movie Mona Rothchild
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1999
Music of the Heart
Movie Dorothea
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1999
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Movie Juliet
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1999
The Frasier Story
Movie Self
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1998
Hercules
TV show Athena (voice)
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1997
The View
TV show Self
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1996
Pandora's Clock
TV show Rachel Sherwood
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1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Movie Daphne Moon
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1996
James and the Giant Peach
Movie Ladybug (voice)
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1995
Caroline in the City
TV show Daphne Moon
