Jayne Atkinson Biography

Fast Facts

• Winner of an Outer Critics Circle Award as Best Actress in 2003 for her role as Lottie Wilton in "Enchanted April․"
• Has appeared in the off-Broadway productions "The Art of Success" and "The Striker," which were both nominated for a Drama Desk award
• Nominated Golden Satellite Award in 2004 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television for "Our Town․"
• Nominated for a Tony Award twice, once in 2000 for her role of Lizzie in "The Rainmaker" and once in 2003 for the role as Lottie Wilton in "Enchanted April․"
• Earned her B․A․ in Communications from Northwestern University in 1981 and attended the Yale Drama School
• Quote: "When I look at what I've done over the years, I've gotten to explore the depth and the height of the human emotion and experience, and I don't feel drawn to anything․"
• Perhaps best known for her role as Erin Strauss in "Criminal Minds" and as Karen Hayes on "24․"
• She and Actress Laura Innes were sorority sisters in the Alpha Chi Omega sorority at Northwestern University
• Was elected homecoming queen at her high school in 1977
• Directed a workshop production of the musical melodrama "The Two Orphans" for Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College