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January Jones Biography

Birth Name:January Kristen Jones

Birth Place:Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Started her career as a model before considering a permanent move to Hollywood to become an actress
Quote: "I've never been trained as an actress, so it's all instinct․ I just let myself go into this kind of a free fall․ Sometimes I feel scared ․․․ like everyone else knows what they're doing but me ․․․ I think I'm just a work in progress․"
Quote: "I have that thing in my stomach where I just need to keep striving for things․ In my mind, I want the fairy tale․"
Quote: "I was excited to be independent, but I was also naive--I just wanted to be rich and famous․․․There were a billion girls in New York City who wanted to be models․ After a while I was immune to rejection, which helped when I went out to L․A․ to become an actress․"
Best known for playing Betty Draper/Betty Francis in "Mad Men․"
Well known for taking on the role of wives
Was named after a lead character in Jacqueline Susann's novel "Once is Not Enough․"
Initially auditioned for the role of Peggy on "Mad Men," but after she lost the part to Elisabeth Moss, executives created the role of Betty specifically for her

Awards

2005Camie-: winner
2008Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2008Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Supporting Actress: nominated
2008Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
2008INOCA TV-Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: winner
2008OFTA Television Award-Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
2009Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
2009Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Lead Actress: winner
2009Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
2009Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2009INOCA TV-Best Actress in a Drama Series: winner
2009Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actress - Drama Series: nominated
2009OFTA Television Award-Best Actress in a Drama Series: winner
2010Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Lead Actress of the Decade: nominated
2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Lead Actress: nominated
2010Gold Derby TV Award-Ensemble of the Year: nominated
2010Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
2010INOCA TV-Best Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
2010Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actress - Drama Series: nominated
2010OFTA Television Award-Best Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
2010Satellite Award-Best Actress in a Series, Drama: nominated
2011Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2013INOCA TV-Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
2013Lucy Award-: winner
2015INOCA TV-Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
2016Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated