January Jones
January Jones | |
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Born | January Kristen Jones January 5, 1978 |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1999–present |
Partner | Jason Sudeikis (2010-2011)[1] |
Children | Xander Dane Jones (b. 2011)[2] |
January Kristen Jones (born January 5, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Betty Draper on Mad Men.
Early life
January Jones was born and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the daughter of Karen, who manages a sporting goods store, and Marvin Jones, a coach, gym teacher, and fitness director.[3][4][5] She is named after January Wayne, a character in Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough.[6] She has two sisters – Jacey and Jina.[7]
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 falls in love with a mysterious man who saves her father's life. She currently appears in the AMC original television drama series Mad Men as young suburban housewife and mother Betty Draper Francis. She is also known for her role as Cadence Flaherty, the love interest of both Steve Stifler and Paul Finch 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.[8] 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.[9] She appeared on the cover of "The Hot Issue" of British GQ magazine in May 2009.[10]
On November 14, 2009, Jones hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live which featured the musical guest The Black Eyed Peas,[11] giving a performance that was met with negative reviews.[12]
In 2011, she starred alongside Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger in the thriller film Unknown, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra,[13] and portrayed Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class.[14]
Personal life
She announced in Vanity Fair in 2009 that she has joined Oceana as a celebrity spokesperson, working to save endangered sharks.[15] Jones dated singer-songwriter Josh Groban from 2003–06.[16]
Jones gave birth to a son, Xander Dane Jones, on September 13, 2011.[17]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | It's the Rage | Janice Taylor | |
2001 | The Glass House | Girl | |
2001 | Bandits | Claire/Pink Boots | |
2002 | Taboo | Elizabeth | |
2002 | Full Frontal | Tracy | |
2003 | Anger Management | Gina | |
2003 | American Wedding | Cadence Flaherty | |
2003 | Love Actually | Jeannie | |
2004 | Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights | Eve | |
2005 | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Lou Ann Norton | |
2006 | Swedish Auto | Darla | |
2006 | We Are Marshall | Carole Dawson | |
2009 | The Boat That Rocked | Elenore | Retitled Pirate Radio in North America |
2011 | Unknown | Elizabeth Harris | |
2011 | X-Men: First Class | Emma Frost | |
2011 | Seeking Justice | Laura Gerard | |
2012 | American Reunion | Cadence Flaherty | Uncredited Cameo. Appears in a photo from American Wedding during the end credits' flashback montage |
2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Emma Frost |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Sorority | Number One | TV movie |
1999 | Get Real | Jane Cohen | Episode: "Pilot" |
2002 | In My Life | Diane St. Croix | TV movie |
2004 | Love's Enduring Promise | Missie Davis | TV movie |
2005 | Huff | Marisa Wells |
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2007–present | Mad Men | Betty Draper Francis | |
2008 | Law & Order | Kim Brody | Episode: "Quit Claim" |
Awards and nominations
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Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2005 | CAMIE Awards | CAMIE Awards, Inc. | Love's Enduring Promise | Won |
2006 | National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum | Bronze Wrangler | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Won |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Nominated |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Won |
2008 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Mad Men | Nominated |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Won |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Nominated |
2010 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Mad Men | Nominated |
2010 | Satellite Award | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Mad Men | Nominated |
References
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20458385,00.html
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/january_jones/0,,,00.html
- ^ '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.
- ^ "Hecla revisited: Actress' family recounts time in South Dakota" March 20, 2011, Aberdeen News
- ^ 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". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2002". Maxim. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ "January Jones on the Cover of UK GQ". May 26, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
- ^ Kate Stanhope. "January Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Host SNL". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "From 'Mad' to bad? January Jones' 'SNL' debut meets tough reviews". MSN Entertainment. November 15, 2009. Retrieved 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!. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ^ "Miss January". Vanity Fair. February 2009.
- ^ "Josh Groban, January Jones Take a Breather". People. June 26, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
- ^ "January Jones Son Born" September 15, 2011, People Magazine. Retrieved on September 15, 2011
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