Jane Leeves
Jane Leeves at the 1995 Emmy Awards.
Born	April 18, 1961 (1961-04-18) (age 46) Ilford, London, England
Spouse(s)	Marshall Coben

Jane Leeves (born April 18, 1961) is an English actress best known for her work as Daphne Moon on Frasier. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 396 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (780 × 1180 pixel, file size: 94 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) [Category:Actors from the United Kingdom]] File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Ilford is a district of the London Borough of Redbridge in east London, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Daphne Crane (nee Moon) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Frasier, played by Jane Leeves. ... Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ...

Born in Ilford, Essex, England and growing up in East Grinstead, Leeves trained as a ballet dancer and worked as a model, until she made her first film appearance as a topless angel in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. She was a regular on The Benny Hill Show and appeared as a tourist with a baby in the David Lee Roth music video for the song "California Girls", but struggled for several years to establish herself. She became somewhat visible as the flighty record company employee on the syndicated sitcom Throb!. Ilford is a district of the London Borough of Redbridge in east London, England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... East Grinstead (archaically spelt Grimstead[1]) is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... The Meaning of Life was a Monty Python comedy film made in 1983. ... Born Alfred Hawthorn Hill (January 21, 1924/1925 - April 20, 1992), Benny Hill was a prolific comic British actor. ... David Lee Roth (sometimes referred to as Diamond Dave) (born 10 October 1953, Bloomington, Indiana) is a American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality, best known for his work with the band Van Halen. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Throb was a sitcom syndicated from 1986 to 1988 in the US. It revolved around thirty-something divorcee Sandy Beatty who gets a job at a small New Wave record label, Throb. ...

She had a recurring role in the television series Murphy Brown which provided her first period of success, playing "Audrey", the loud and awkward girlfriend of producer, Miles Silverberg (played by Grant Shaud). Leeves also appeared as the troublesome Marla, "the virgin," in three risqué episodes of Seinfeld: "The Virgin", "The Contest" and "The Finale - Part 2". Moreover during this period Leeves was cast as Holly for the U.S. version of the science-fiction comedy Red Dwarf. Murphy Brown was an Emmy Award-winning American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. ... Grant Shaud (born Edward Shaud III on February 27, 1961) is an American actor best known for playing the character of Miles Silverberg on the 1990s TV sitcom Murphy Brown. ... The television show Seinfeld was known for featuring many characters, each with their own special quirks. ... This article is about the sitcom. ... Holly is the ships computer on the science fiction comedy television show Red Dwarf. ... For the type of star, see Red dwarf. ...

In 1993, she joined the cast of the television series Frasier. Leeves played the beautiful, eccentric, new age and forthright Daphne Moon, and she became a popular actress in this role. By the start of 2001-2002 season, Leeves was pregnant at the time and the writers struggled to incorporate her pregnancy as weight gain due to her character's stress from her relationship with Niles. By the conclusion of Frasier, Leeves had received an Emmy Award nomination for her role, and had become the highest paid British actress in Hollywood. The year 1993 in television involved some significant events. ... Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ... Daphne Crane (nee Moon) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Frasier, played by Jane Leeves. ... Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ... An Emmy Award. ... ...

Appearing less frequently in cinema, Leeves lent her voice to the animated film James and the Giant Peach (1996) and acted in the film Music of the Heart (1999). The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... James and the Giant Peach is a childrens book by Roald Dahl, originally illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, first published in the USA in 1961 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ... The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ... Music of the Heart is a 1999 dramatic film. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ...

In 2004 she hosted an episode of Have I Got News for You. When news was revealed that the BBC had flown 188 journalists over to cover the presidential election in the USA, she quipped, "I can't believe the BBC would spend money flying people over the Atlantic for one programme." Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show; produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...

Besides her major work in television, Leeves is also remembered for her role in the 1985 movie To Live and Die in L.A., in which she portrayed a scorned bisexual involved in a steamy menage à trois during which she was required to do act as though she were having multiple orgasms in a comical way. Her character eventually runs off with the woman. To Live and Die in L.A. is a neo-noir American film released in 1985 and directed by William Friedkin. ...

Her newest show, The WB's sitcom Misconceptions, went unaired. The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... Misconceptions is an American sitcom television series for The WB Network for the 2005-2006 season that never aired. ...

She has been married to Marshall Coben, a CBS Paramount Television executive, since December 21, 1996, and they have two children, Isabella, age six, and Finn, age three. Her sister, Katie, is also settled in Southern California with two children. CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies) is an American television production/distribution company that was formed on January 17, 2006 by CBS Corporation merging Paramount Television and CBS Productions. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

She is best friends with former Frasier co-star, Peri Gilpin, with whom she set up the production company Bristol Cities. Peri Gilpin Peri Gilpin (born Peri Kay OBrien on May 27, 1961, in Waco, Texas) is an actress best known for the role of Roz Doyle on the very successful U.S. television series Frasier, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a...

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