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Jane Greer
Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer, 1924–2001), American actress, queen of film noir and star as Kathie Moffat in Out of the Past (1947); discovered and stymied by Howard Hughes.
Jane Harris (Neighbours)
Jane Harris is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Annie Jones on and off from 1986 to 2025 and nicknamed "Plain Jane Superbrain".
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 Powell
Jane Powell (Suzanne Lorraine Burce, 1929-2021), American MGM musical film star and coloratura soprano, known for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and Royal Wedding (1951); five marriages, later stage and TV career, died in Wilton, Connecticut.
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 the Virgin
Jane the Virgin: CW comedy-drama (2014-2019, 100 episodes) adapted from the Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen; Gina Rodriguez stars as Jane Villanueva, accidentally inseminated, in a noted Latinx representation landmark.
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 Turner
Jane Turner (born 1960) is the Australian actress, comedian, and writer who co-created and starred as Kath Day-Knight in Kath & Kim (2002-2007) with Gina Riley; OAM recipient 2020, West End debut in Holding the Man.
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 Withers
Jane Withers (1926–2021) was an American actress, a leading 1930s child star as Shirley Temple's bratty foil in Bright Eyes, later Josephine the Plumber in Comet commercials and the voice of Laverne in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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.
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman (Sarah Jane Mayfield, 1917-2007) was an American actress, Oscar winner for Johnny Belinda, Ronald Reagan's first wife, and star of Fireside Theatre and Falcon Crest.
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.