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January Jones

Birth Name:
January Kristen Jones
Birth Place:
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
January Jones

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

  • 2005CamieWinner
  • 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 AwardWinner
  • 2015INOCA TV - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2016Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
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