Jane Elizabeth Leeves (born 18 April 1961) is an English actress. She
played Daphne Moon on the television sitcom Frasier from 1993 until
2004, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe
Award. She is also known for her role as Joy Scroggs on TV Land's
sitcom Hot in Cleveland.Leeves made her screen debut with a small role
in 1983 on the British comedy television show The Benny Hill Show, and
appeared as a dancer in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. She moved
to the United States, where she performed in small roles. From 1986 to
1988, she had her first leading role in the short-lived sitcom Throb,
and then secured a recurring part in the television sitcom Murphy
Brown. She received further recognition for roles in films such as
Miracle on 34th Street (1994), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Music
of the Heart (1999), and The Event (2003). In 2018, she began starring
in the Fox medical drama, The Resident.Leeves was a regular on The
Benny Hill Show (as one of "Hill's Angels"), later making use of her
experience as a dancer in a scene in Monty Python's The Meaning of
Life 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, Blue (née Prudence Anne Bartlett), on the
syndicated sitcom Throb.
played Daphne Moon on the television sitcom Frasier from 1993 until
2004, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe
Award. She is also known for her role as Joy Scroggs on TV Land's
sitcom Hot in Cleveland.Leeves made her screen debut with a small role
in 1983 on the British comedy television show The Benny Hill Show, and
appeared as a dancer in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. She moved
to the United States, where she performed in small roles. From 1986 to
1988, she had her first leading role in the short-lived sitcom Throb,
and then secured a recurring part in the television sitcom Murphy
Brown. She received further recognition for roles in films such as
Miracle on 34th Street (1994), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Music
of the Heart (1999), and The Event (2003). In 2018, she began starring
in the Fox medical drama, The Resident.Leeves was a regular on The
Benny Hill Show (as one of "Hill's Angels"), later making use of her
experience as a dancer in a scene in Monty Python's The Meaning of
Life 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, Blue (née Prudence Anne Bartlett), on the
syndicated sitcom Throb.
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