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Jane Henson

Jane Henson (née Nebel, 1934–2013) was an American puppeteer and artist, Jim Henson's first performing partner and co-founder of Muppets, Inc., later founder of The Jim Henson Legacy.

Jane Horrocks

Jane Horrocks (born 1964) is an English actress from Rawtenstall, Lancashire, known for Bubble in Absolutely Fabulous and Little Voice, with Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Oscar nominations.

Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek (born 1955, Milwaukee) is an American actress, Lois on Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006), seven consecutive Emmy nominations, two TCA Awards, and Lois again in the 2026 Hulu revival Life's Still Unfair.

Jane Krakowski

Jane Krakowski (born Jane Krajkowski, 1968) is an American actress and singer: Tony winner for Nine (2003), Olivier winner for Guys and Dolls, Elaine on Ally McBeal, Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock, Jacqueline on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!.

Jane Lapotaire

Jane Lapotaire (1944–2026) was a British classical actress, CBE, famous as Édith Piaf in Pam Gems's Piaf, winning the Olivier and Tony Awards; RSC and National Theatre lead, BAFTA-nominated Marie Curie, The Crown's Princess Alice.

Jane Leeves

Jane Leeves (born 1961) is an English actress known as Daphne Moon on Frasier (1993-2004), Joy Scroggs on Hot in Cleveland (2010-2015), and Dr. Kitt Voss on The Resident; Emmy-nominated, author of the 2026 memoir Daphne & Me.

Jane Levy

Jane Colburn Levy (born 1989, Los Angeles) is an American actress known for Suburgatory, Evil Dead, Don't Breathe, Castle Rock, and the Golden Globe-nominated Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.

Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch, born Jane Marie Lynch, is an American actress, comedian, and game show host best known as Sue Sylvester on Glee, a role that won her a 2010 Emmy.

Jane Russell

Jane Russell (Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell, 1921-2011), American actress and singer famed for Howard Hughes' The Outlaw censorship controversy and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Marilyn Monroe; also WAIF founder and Playtex spokeswoman.

Jane Schoenbrun

Jane Schoenbrun (born 1987, Queens, New York) is an American non-binary trans filmmaker of the Screen Trilogy: We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021), I Saw the TV Glow (2024), and Cannes Queer Palm winner Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026).

Jane Seymour (actress)

Jane Seymour (Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg, born 1951) is a British-American actress, Bond girl Solitaire in Live and Let Die and Golden Globe-winning star of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, now leading Harry Wild.

Jane Sibbett

Jane Sibbett (Jane Moore Sibbett, born 1962) is an American actress known as Carol Willick on Friends (1994–2001) and Heddy on Herman's Head; later an energy healer, Jane's Dancing Hands.

Jane Tranter

Jane Tranter (born 1963) is a British TV producer, former BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning who revived Doctor Who, and co-founder and CEO of Cardiff-based Bad Wolf, producer of Succession, Industry, and His Dark Materials.

Jane Wickline

Jane Wickline, American comedian and actress (born 1999, Los Angeles), SNL featured player since September 2024 known for Weekend Update keyboard songs; co-creator of the musical comedy act Dukes with Liva Pierce.

Jane Wyatt

Jane Wyatt (1910-2006), American actress born Campgaw, New Jersey; Margaret Anderson on Father Knows Best (three Emmys), Sondra in Lost Horizon, and Spock's mother Amanda Grayson in Star Trek.

Janel Moloney

Janel Moloney, American actress best known as Donnatella "Donna" Moss on The West Wing (1999–2006), two-time Emmy nominee; later roles include The Leftovers, The Undoing, and Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Janel Parrish

Janel Parrish, born 1988 in Honolulu, Hawaii, is an American actress and singer known for Mona Vanderwaal on Pretty Little Liars and Margot Covey in the To All the Boys films; she began as Young Cosette in Les Misérables and finished third on Dancing with the Stars.

Janel Tsai

Janel Tsai (蔡淑臻, born 1975) is a Taiwanese actress and model who won Golden Bell Awards for Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner and Mad Doctor.

Janella Salvador

Janella Salvador (Janella Maxine Desiderio Salvador), Filipino actress and singer born 1998, debuted in Be Careful with My Heart, led Oh My G!, The Killer Bride, and Darna as Valentina, records OPM pop, mother of Jude.

Janet Ellis

Janet Ellis, MBE (born 1955) is an English presenter, actor, and writer known for Blue Peter (1983–1987) and Jigsaw, author of The Butcher's Hook, and President of Humanists UK since 2026.

Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor, professional name of Laura Augusta Gainor, was an American actress who won the first Best Actress Oscar in 1929 and starred in A Star Is Born.

Janet Hubert

Janet Hubert, also Janet Hubert-Whitten, is an American Juilliard-trained actress and dancer, the original Vivian Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-93), a Broadway Cats original cast member, later reconciled with Will Smith in 2020.

Janet Jones

Janet Jones (Janet Marie Jones), American actress born 1961 in Bridgeton, Missouri; films include The Beastmaster, A Chorus Line, Police Academy 5; married Wayne Gretzky in 1988 in Canada's 'Royal Wedding'; five children.

Janet Leigh

Janet Leigh (Jeanette Helen Morrison, 1927–2004), American actress and Tony Curtis's second wife, best known as Marion Crane, murdered in the shower of Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), earning an Oscar nomination and Golden Globe.

Janet Margolin

Janet Natalie Margolin (1943–1993), American stage, film, and TV actress; debut as Lisa in David and Lisa (1962), Woody Allen's love interest in Take the Money and Run and Annie Hall, Last Embrace (1979).

Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer (born 1961, Newcastle, England) is an English stage and screen actress; Tony, Olivier, and Drama Desk winner for A Doll's House, twice Oscar-nominated (Tumbleweeds, Albert Nobbs), and cast as Minerva McGonagall in HBO's Harry Potter series.

Janet Montgomery

Janet Ruth Montgomery, English actress born 1985 in Bournemouth, known as Mary Sibley on Salem, Dr. Lauren Bloom on New Amsterdam, and Jennie on Entourage.

Janet Munro

Janet Munro (Janet Neilson Horsburgh, 1934-1972), British actress of Disney family films Darby O'Gill, Third Man on the Mountain, and Swiss Family Robinson; Golden Globe winner, BAFTA nominee for Life for Ruth.

Janet Ossebaard

Janet Ossebaard (1966–2023) was a Dutch documentary maker who became known as a crop circle researcher, then created The Fall of the Cabal, a QAnon video series.

Janet Varney

Janet Varney (born 1976, Tucson, Arizona) is an American actor, comedian, and podcaster, voice of Korra in The Legend of Korra (2012–2014), host of The JV Club, co-host of Avatar: Braving the Elements, and co-founder of SF Sketchfest.