Jane Leeves

Appearing less frequently in cinema, Leeves lent her voice to the animated film James and the Giant Peach (1996) and acted in the film Music of the Heart (1999). Mark listened, liked the songs and said yes. By the end of the series' run, Daphne had bewitched and married the character Niles Crane, while Leeves had received an Emmy Award nomination for her role, and had become the highest paid British actress in Hollywood. After a gig in Lund, Sweden, Nina gave Mark a cassette of all the old A Camp songs. When they met again during the recording of his most recent album, Nina mustered the courage to invite him to produce her project. Leeves played the eccentric, new age and forthright Daphne Moon, and she became a popular actress in this role. Nina had been a long-time fan of Sparklehorse and has referred to them as "the best I've ever heard". In 1993, she joined the cast of the television series Frasier. In doing so he also contributed some new songs to the album.

Leeves also appeared in two episodes of Seinfeld - The Virgin and The Contest. The debut was recorded once with Niclas Frisk of Atomic Swing before she teamed up with Mark to rerecord it. She had a recurring role in the television series Murphy Brown which provided her first period of success, playing the loud and awkward girlfriend of producer Miles Silverberg, Audrey. A Camp's self-titled debut album released the singles "I Can Buy You" and "Song For The Leftovers." Interestingly enough, Nina's country-inspired outing seems to have also inspired The Cardigans most recent album, Long Gone Before Daylight which was released in the UK in the summer of 2003 and was released in May 2004 in the US. She became somewhat visible as the flighty roommate on the syndicated sitcom Throb!. This time, however, Persson opted for a country music style more akin to the recent popularity of alt-country in the US. She was a regular on The Benny Hill Show and appeared in a David Lee Roth music video for the song "California Girls", but struggled for several years to establish herself. While Gran Turismo may have been darker musically, A Camp reflects Persson's gifts for clever juxtaposition of somber lyrics with more upbeat music.

Born in Ilford, England, Leeves trained as a ballet dancer and worked as a model, until she made her first film appearance in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life. A Camp was formed during The Cardigans' break after several years of touring and recording albums, the last of which was, at the time, Gran Turismo. Jane Leeves (born April 18, 1961) is an actress. A Camp is the solo side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the popular Swedish indie/pop band The Cardigans, who worked alongside Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, who also produced it.