Jane Leeves: Biography in Details
Who is Jane Leeves?
British Jane Leeves is Emmy and Golden Glode nominated actress, comedian, and entrepreneur.
Jane Leeves is renowned as Daphne Moon of Fraiser and Ladybug of James and The Giant Peach.
Last, in 2020, she made her appearance in the TV series, The Resident as Kit Voss.
Next, she will be making her appearance in the TV movie, Untitled Hannah Simone as Caroline.
Jane Leeves- Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education
Jane Leeves was born on 18th April 2961 in East Grinstead, England. She is of British-Irish ethnicity. Her birth name is Jane Elizabeth Leeves.
She is the daughter of Ruth Leeves (mother) and Collin Leeves (father). She has a sister named Kathryn Leeves.
Moving towards her academics, she attended Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts in the United Kingdom.
Jane Leeves- Professional Career
Jane Leeves made her acting debut with the British comedy series, The Benny Hill Show as one of the Hill’s Angles.
After that, she made his appearance in the musical sketch comedy, Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life as a dancer.
Moving forward, she moved to the United States and started making appearances in various TV series in some character roles.
Such TV series include David Lee Roth, Video Spotlight, and Murder, She Wrote.
In 1986, she came to the limelight when she made her appearance in the TV series, Throb as Prudence Anne ‘Blue’ Bartlett.
In 1993, Jane Leeves was featured on NBC’s sitcom, Frasier. She portrayed the character of the physical therapist and caregiver, Daphne Moon in the series.
Her character became one of the biggest milestones in his acting career.
For the roles, she got nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards nine times. Also, she received nominations for Gloden Globes and Primetime Emmy Awards.
Some of her TV series along with the year and the character roles is-
Year | TV Series | Character Roles |
2006 | Misconceptions | Amanda Watson |
2013 | Phineas and Ferb | Wanda / Admiral Wanda Acronym / Additional Voices / .. |
2010-2015 | Hot in Cleveland | Joy Scroggs |
In 2018, she has featured the TV series, The Resident. In the Fox Medical Drama, she portrayed the character of an orthopedic surgeon, Kitt Voss.
As of 2020, she was featured in the 2nd season of the drama.
Apart from being an actress, she is also a businesswoman. She owns the all-natural skincare and baby product, Tellurian Foundation.
Jane Leeves- Net Worth, Salary
As of 2023, she has an estimated net worth of $16 million.
As a cast of Frasier, her earnings per episode were $367k per episode.
Besides that, she also makes a profit from her business venture, Tellurian Foundation.
A certain portion of the profit from the business venture is donated to Food Share.
Body Measurements- Height, Weight
Jane Leeves has brown eyes with brunette hair.
She stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches and weighs around 59 kg.
Her body measurements are 33-25-35 inches.
Controversy & Rumors
To date, Jane Leeves has not been part of any kind of controversy or scandal that created headline buzz in the media.
Besides that, she has managed to maintain distance from any type of rumors.
Social Media
Jane Leeves has over 7.9k followers on Facebook, 39.4k on Instagram, and 58.6k on Twitter. But she is not active on Facebook.
On Instagram, she is following the personalities like Rachel Elizabeth Cargle, Shaunette Renée Wilson, and Bruce Greenwood.
Jane Leeves’s Anniversary Dates
Year | Date | Day |
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2024 | December | Saturday |
2025 | December | Sunday |
2026 | December | Monday |
2027 | December | Tuesday |
2028 | December | Thursday |
Jane Leeves’s Birthday Dates
Year | Date | Day |
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2024 | April | Thursday |
2025 | April | Friday |
2026 | April | Saturday |
2027 | April | Sunday |
2028 | April | Tuesday |