January Jones
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| January Jones | |
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.jpg) Jones at the 2008 Emmy Awards |
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| Born | January Kristen Jones January 5, 1978 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.A. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Children | 1 |
January Kristen Jones (born January 5, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Betty Draper Francis on Mad Men.
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[edit] Early life
Jones was born and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the daughter of Karen and Marvin Jones, a coach and gym teacher.[1][2] She is named after January Wayne, a character in Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough.[3] She has two sisters – Jacey and Jina.[4]
[edit] Career
Jones has had supporting roles in Anger Management (2003), Love Actually, and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. In 2005, she appeared as a U.S. border guard's frustrated wife in the film The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones. In We Are Marshall (2006), she played the role of Carol Dawson, wife of football coach William "Red" Dawson.
She had the lead female role in the movie Love's Enduring Promise as a pioneer family's oldest child. Her character fell in love with a mysterious man who saved her father's life. She currently appears in the AMC original television drama series Mad Men as young suburban housewife and mother Betty Draper. She is also known for her role as Cadence Flaherty in the 2003 comedy American Wedding, the third installment of the American Pie film series.
She appeared in the season 18 Law & Order episode "Quit Claim," playing a con artist who matches wits with Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter, in which she is the lone surviving suspect connected to a real estate scam involving organized crime.[5] She also appeared in The Boat That Rocked, a British film about offshore pirate radio in the 1960s, renamed Pirate Radio for North American release in 2009.
Jones was ranked No.82 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002.[6] She appeared on the cover of "The Hot Issue" of British GQ magazine in May 2009.[7]
On November 14, 2009, Jones hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live which featured the musical guest The Black Eyed Peas,[8] giving a performance that was met with negative reviews.[9]
In 2011, she starred alongside Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger in the thriller film Unknown, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra,[10] and portrayed Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class.[11]
[edit] Awards and nominations
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In 2005, Jones won a Camie (Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards) for Love's Enduring Promise (2004) (TV).
In 2006, she won the Bronze Wrangler at the Western Heritage Awards for Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005).
In 2008, she was nominated at the 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2007).
In 2008 and 2009, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama for Mad Men, and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men.
In 2010, she was nominated for an Emmy Award[12] for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for Mad Men.
[edit] Personal life
She announced in Vanity Fair in 2009 that she has joined Oceana as a celebrity spokesperson, working to save endangered sharks.[13] Jones dated singer-songwriter Josh Groban from 2003–06.[14]
Jones gave birth to a son, Xander Dane Jones, on September 13, 2011. She has not revealed the father's identity.[15]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Sorority | Number One | TV movie |
| Get Real | Jane Cohen | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| All the Rage | Janice Taylor | ||
| 2001 | The Glass House | Girl | |
| Bandits | Claire / Pink Boots | ||
| 2002 | In My Life | Diane St. Croix | TV movie |
| Taboo | Elizabeth | ||
| Full Frontal | Tracy | ||
| 2003 | Anger Management | Gina | |
| American Wedding | Cadence Flaherty | ||
| Love Actually | Jeannie | ||
| 2004 | Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights | Eve | |
| Love's Enduring Promise | Missie Davis | TV movie | |
| 2005 | Huff | Marisa Wells | Episode: "The Good Doctor" Episode: "The Sample Closet" |
| The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Lou Ann Norton | ||
| 2006 | Swedish Auto | Darla | |
| We Are Marshall | Carole Dawson | ||
| 2007– present |
Mad Men | Betty Draper Francis | 52+ episodes |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Kim Brody | Episode: "Quit Claim" |
| 2009 | The Boat That Rocked | Elenore | Pirate Radio in North America |
| 2011 | Unknown | Elizabeth Harris | |
| X-Men: First Class | Emma Frost | ||
| Seeking Justice | Laura Gerard |
[edit] References
- ^ 'Mad Men' mom wears D.M. dress to 'Oprah'. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (September 18, 2009). Retrieved on May 27, 2011.
- ^ Winds of change are blowing for AMC's 'Mad Men' – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pittsburghlive.com (July 28, 2008). Retrieved on May 27, 2011.
- ^ January Jones; The Anger Management Actress Wants to Be More Than a Flavor of the Month, People, April 21, 2003. Retrieved on August 18, 2008.
- ^ 'If I met Betty, I'd say, "Leave your husband!'": actress January Jones on her prim-and-proper alter .
- ^ "Quit Claim" at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "FreeJose.com". Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2002. http://www.freejose.com/lists/maxim/2002/. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
- ^ "January Jones on the Cover of UK GQ". May 26, 2009. http://fooyoh.com/menknowpause_lifestyle_living/2755305. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ^ Kate Stanhope. "January Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Host SNL". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jones-Levitt-SNL-1011442.aspx.
- ^ From 'Mad' to bad? January Jones' 'SNL' debut meets tough reviews MSN Entertainment. November 15, 2009. Retrieved on January 18, 2011.
- ^ Dark Castle Casts Up 'Unknown White Male'. Bloody-disgusting.com (October 26, 2009). Retrieved on May 27, 2011.
- ^ Lesnick, Silas (August 18, 2010). "January Jones Joins X-Men: First Class". Superhero Hype!. http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/105877-january-jones-joins-x-men-first-class. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ^ January Jones Emmy Nominated
- ^ "Miss January". Vanity Fair. February 2009.
- ^ "Josh Groban, January Jones Take a Breather". People. 2006-06-26. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1208272,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ "January Jones Son Born" September 15, 2011, People Magazine. Retrieved on September 15, 2011
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