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Jane Leeves Biography (1961-)

Born April 18, 1961, in Ilford, Essex, England (some sources say London, England); raised in East Grinstead, Sussex, England; daughter of Colin (an engineer) and Ruth (a nurse) Leeves; married Marshall Coben (a television executive), December 21, 1996; children: Isabella Kathryn, Finn William. Addresses: Agent: The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.;Manager: 3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., Seventh Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Publicist: Baker Winokur Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Office: Bristol Cities Productions, 5555Melrose Ave., Swanson Building, Room 105, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

April 18, 1961

United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Hill's Angel, The Benny Hill Show, Thames Television and syndicated, c. 1983-85
• Blue (Prudence Anne Bartlett), Throb, syndicated, 1986-88
• Audrey Cohen, Murphy Brown, CBS, 1989-93
• Daphne Moon Crane, Frasier, NBC, 1993-2004
• Voice of Athena, Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's "Hercules"), ABC and syndicated, 1998-99
• Amanda Watson, Misconceptions, The WB, beginning 2006
• Miniseries
• Narrator and voice of Adrienne Corri, Sex and the Silver Screen (documentary), Showtime, 1996
• Rachel Sherwood, Pandora's Clock (also known as Doomsday Virus), NBC, 1996
• Voice of Caroline Webb, The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (documentary; also known as 1914-1918), PBS, 1996
• Specials
• The Golden Globe's 50th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1994
• Host, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1995
• Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
• Herself, The Frasier Story, Channel 4 (England), 1999
• Herself, My Favourite Frasier (short), [Great Britain], 1999
• Herself/hostess, TV's Most Memorable Weddings, NBC, 2003
• Daphne Moon, Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter, NBC, 2004
• Holly, The Best TV Shows That Never Were, ABC, 2004
• Herself, Signing Off: A Dateline Special, NBC, 2004
• Awards Presentations
• Host, The 12th Annual Soap Opera Awards, NBC, 1996
• The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1996
• The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1996
• Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
• The 1998 Live Emmy Award Post-Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
• Presenter, The 1999 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, 1999
• Presenter, The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
• Presenter, The Second Annual TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2000
• The 2001 TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2001
• Presenter, The 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2004
• The BAFTA TV Awards 2004, BBC, 2004
• Episodic
• Gwen Petri, "It Runs in the Family," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
• Annie, "Stakeout," Hooperman, ABC, 1989
• Professor Ann Burns, "The Professor," Mr. Belvedere, ABC, 1989
• Terry Tedaldo, "He Never Sang for His Father," It's a Living, syndicated, 1989
• Harriet, "See You in September?," My Two Dads, NBC, 1990
• Ms. Adams, "Parental Guidance Suggested," Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1990
• Sheila, "Love Stinks," Blossom, NBC, 1991
• Marla Penny, "The Contest," Seinfeld, NBC, 1992
• Marla Penny, "The Virgin," Seinfeld, NBC, 1992
• (Uncredited) Marla Penny, "The Pilot," Seinfeld, NBC, 1993
• Daphne Moon, "Caroline and the Bad Back," Caroline in the City (also known as Caroline), NBC, 1995
• Herself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1995, 2000
• Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
• The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997
• Marla Penny, "The Final," Seinfeld, NBC, 1998
• Herself, Intimate Portrait: Faith Ford (documentary), Lifetime, 1998
• Herself, Intimate Portrait: Valerie Bertinelli (documentary), Lifetime, 1998
• Herself, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
• Herself, The View, ABC, 2002, 2004
• Herself, V Graham Norton, Channel 4 (England), 2002, 2003
• Voice of Edwina, "The Regina Monologues," The Simpsons (animated),Fox, 2003
• Herself, "Frasier," VH1 Goes Inside, VH1, 2004
• Herself, "The Vicar of Dibley," Britain's Best Sitcom, BBC-2, 2004
• Guest host, Have I Got News for You, BBC, 2004
• Herself, Breakfast, BBC, 2004
• Herself, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC, 2004
• Herself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2004
• Appeared as Pamela Milligan in "Sleeping with the Enemy," an unaired episode of The Pursuit of Happiness, NBC.
• Pilots
• Annie Ballin, The Gregory Harrison Show, CBS, 1989
• Amy, Just Deserts, ABC, 1992
• Holly, Red Dwarf (also known as Red Dwarf USA), 1992
• Best Laid Plans, The WB, 2005
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) "Christmas in Heaven" dancer, Monty Python's "The Meaningof Life" (also known as The Meaning of Life), Universal, 1983
• (Uncredited) The Hunger, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1983
• (As Jane Leaves) Serena, To Live and Die in L.A., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
• Alberta Leonard, Miracle on 34th Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
• Wylie, Mr. Write, Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1994
• Voice of Ladybug, James and the Giant Peach (live action and animated), Buena Vista, 1996
• Dorothea von Haeften, Music of the Heart, Miramax, 1999
• Juliet, Us Begins With You (also known as Don't Go Breaking MyHeart), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment/Curb Entertainment, 1999
• Voice of Margaret Beetle, The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (animated), Miramax, 2000
• Mona, The Event, ThinkFilm/Lightning Entertainment, 2003
• Stage Appearances
• Sally Bowles, Cabaret (musical), Studio 54, New York City, 2002
• RECORDINGS
• Music Videos
• David Lee Roth, "California Girls," 1985
• Bree Sharp, "David Duchovny," c. 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Parade, July 26, 1998, p. 12
• People Weekly, September 30, 2002, p. 73
• Radio Times, July 22, 1995, p. 13
• Starlog, December, 1995
• TV Guide, April 6, 1996, pp. 5-6
• US Weekly, February 19, 2001, p. 30