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

• Love, Death & Robots — Polly (voice)
• The Resident — Kit Voss
• Crowded — Gwen
• LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — Lt. Estoc (voice), Commander Estoc (voice)
• The Great Indoors — Sheryl
• We Bare Bears — Avatar Ari / Additional Voices (voice)
• 2012What About Dick? — Emma
• Hot in Cleveland — Joy Scroggs
• 2009National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer — Liv
• The Penguins of Madagascar — Lulu (voice)
• The Starter Wife — Ann Hefton / Alizée
• Notes from the Underbelly — Gracie
• Phineas and Ferb — Admiral Acronym (voice)
• 2006Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties — Eenie (voice)
• Twenty Good Years — Mary Frances
• Desperate Housewives — Dr. Graham
• 2004Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter — Daphne Moon Crane
• 2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina — Margaret Beetle (voice)
• 2003The Event — Mona Rothchild
• 1999Don't Go Breaking My Heart — Juliet
• 1999Music of the Heart — Dorothea
• Hercules — Athena (voice)
• 1996James and the Giant Peach — Ladybug (voice)
• Pandora's Clock — Rachel Sherwood
• 1996Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond — Daphne Moon
• Caroline in the City — Daphne Moon
• 1994Miracle on 34th Street — Alberta Leonard
• 1994Mr. Write — Wylie
• Frasier — Daphne Moon
• Pacific Station
• Blossom — Sheila
• Seinfeld — Marla Penny
• The Simpsons — Edwina (voice)
• Murphy Brown — Audrey Cohen
• Throb — Prudence Anne 'Blue' Bartlett
• 1985To Live and Die in L.A. — Serena
• Murder, She Wrote — Gwen Petrie
• 1983Monty Python's The Meaning of Life — Dancer (uncredited)
• 1983The Hunger — (uncredited)
• Benny Hill Show

Appearances as themselves (15)

• 2022Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl — Self
• Stars in the House — Self
• 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows — Self
• Celebrity Name Game — Self
• Hollywood Game Night — Self
• 2013Why We Laugh: Funny Women — Self
• The Talk — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2005Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 — Self (archive footage)
• The Reichen Show — Self - Guest
• 2003Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier' — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 1999The Frasier Story — Self
• The View — Self
• Have I Got News for You — Self - Hostess