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Jane Krakowski Profile |
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Birth Date: October 11, 1968
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Birth Place: Parsippany, New Jersey, USA
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Birth Name: Jane Krajkowski
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Height: 5'5"
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Biography |
Jane Krajkowski was born on October 11, 1968, in Parsippany,
New Jersey. She is of Polish lineage. Her father, Ed, is an
engineer, while her mother, Barbara, was a school teacher;
both parents had active roles in the Montville, NJ community
theater. Jane began taking dancing lessons when she turned
3. At age 13, she enrolled in New York City's prestigious
Professional Children's School. Other alumni of the school
include Uma Thurman, Sarah Jessica Parker and Christina
Ricci.
Jane's first notable big screen appearance was in the 1983
comedy hit National Lampoon's Vacation. Her next job was a
recurring role on the TV soap opera, Search for Tomorrow,
for which she received an Emmy nomination. In 1987, she
played a small role alongside Glenn Close and Michael
Douglas in the hit thriller Fatal Attraction and performed
in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express. She returned to
the small screen for the next few years, including a role in
another soap opera, Another World.
In 1990, she briefly dated lyricist Charles Hart and
returned to the theater. That same year, she received a Tony
award nomination for her role in the musical Grand Hotel.
She also appeared in made-for-TV movies like When We Were
Young (1989) and Women & Men 2 (1991), and in the TV
miniseries Queen (1993).
In 1996, Jane starred opposite Brendan Fraser in Mrs.
Winterbourne and with Sarah Jessica Parker in the
unsuccessful Broadway musical, Once Upon A Mattress. The
following year, her career finally took off when she landed
one of the coveted female roles on TV's smash hit, Ally
McBeal, as nosy secretary Elaine Vassal. Jane also lent her
vocal talents to the Ally McBeal Christmas CD.
She continued to work onstage and in film during her years
on Ally McBeal, appearing in minor films such as Dance with
Me (1998), Go (1999) and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
(2000). She also appeared in the Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye
Earl" video in 2000.
After the Ally McBeal finale in 2002, Jane continued to
expand her resume doing voice work for the animated feature
film Ice Age (2002). Jane next appeared with Lisa Kudrow in
the film Marci X (2003) and returned to the stage once more
to star with Antonio Banderas in Nine, the musical version
of director Federico Fellini's film 8 . The role required
her to make an acrobatic, sexy entrance by being lowered by
a bed sheet wearing scant clothing; she even won her first
Tony for the role.
In 2004, she starred in the remake of the film Alfie
alongside Jude Law. Later that year, she appeared in the
musical TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol,
singing and acting with Kelsey Grammer and Jason Alexander.
Jane's next project was the low-budget film, Pretty
Persuasion (2005).
Jane is currently starring opposite Ewan McGregor in a
production of Guys and Dolls at London's Piccadilly Theatre;
in fact, she moved to London in 2005 to be in the show.
She is now romantically involved with 25-year-old actor
Julian Ovenden, whom she met in London in 2005. Her next
major film project, titled Simply Halston (2005), will
showcase her acting and singing talents; she will portray
theater icon Liza Minnelli alongside Alec Baldwin. |
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Other
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Jane was the original choice for Judy in Sleepaway Camp
(1983), but turned it down because her death was too
violent.
Won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured
Actress in a Musical (as Carla in "Nine The Musical")
Won Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured
Role - Musical) for playing Carla in the revival "Nine The
Musical." She had previously been nominated in the same
category in 1990 for "Grand Hotel, the Musical."
The first time she performed her famous anti-gravity stunt
in "Nine: The Musical", was in front of an audience during
the show's first preview performance.
Won the 2006 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a
Musical (as Miss Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls"). |
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