Jayne Atkinson

Birth Name:

Jayne Atkinson

Birth Place:

Bournemouth, Dorset, England, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Winner of an Outer Critics Circle Award as Best Actress in 2003 for her role as Lottie Wilton in "Enchanted April․"
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․"
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․"
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
Directed a workshop production of the musical melodrama "The Two Orphans" for Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College
Was elected homecoming queen at her high school in 1977

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