Jane LeevesJane Leeves (born April 18, 1961) is an actress. 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. 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. She became somewhat visible as the flighty roommate on the syndicated sitcom Throb! 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. Leeves also appeared in two episodes of Seinfeld - The Virgin and The Contest. In 1993, she joined the cast of the television series Frasier. Leeves played the eccentric, new age and forthright Daphne Moon, and she became a popular actress in this role. 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. 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). This page about Jane Leeves includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Jane Leeves News stories about Jane Leeves External links for Jane Leeves Videos for Jane Leeves Wikis about Jane Leeves Discussion Groups about Jane Leeves Blogs about Jane Leeves Images of Jane Leeves |
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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). The band is currently compiling new material, tour dates will be announced later. 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. In 2005, plans are underway to stat recording their next studio album later this year. Leeves played the eccentric, new age and forthright Daphne Moon, and she became a popular actress in this role. The new singles album includes some of the highlights from a-ha’s last 20 years. In 1993, she joined the cast of the television series Frasier. 13 of them became top ten singles in the UK, and 14 singles have been number one on the radio lists over the world. Leeves also appeared in two episodes of Seinfeld - The Virgin and The Contest. Throughout their career, a-ha has officially released 32 singles. 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. In 2004, A-ha celebrated their 20th anniversary with the release of a new singles collection: "The Singles: 1984-2004". She became somewhat visible as the flighty roommate on the syndicated sitcom Throb!. In 2004, an in-depth book entitled The Swing Of Things was published, also featuring a CD of early demo material. 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. A live album (from their 2002 tour) with the title How Can I Sleep With Your Voice in My Head was released in March of 2003, preceded by a live single of the 1986 classic "The Sun Always Shines on TV". 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. They appeared again at the Nobel Peace Prize concert, in 2001. Jane Leeves (born April 18, 1961) is an actress. This album and 2002's Lifelines were both proof of the fact that their fanbase was still there and they were also able to attract new audiences, especially in Central Europe and Scandinavia, where the albums sold extremely well. After a very well-received one-off performance of "The Sun Always Shines on TV" and a new song, "Summer Moved On", at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in 1998, the threesome returned to the studio and recorded 2000's Minor Earth Major Sky, which resulted in a new tour, and a videocast performance of a-ha (with Briskeby) opening the new Vallhall stadium in Oslo. a-ha split up in 1993, their members focusing on solo activities, but not until after coming together in 1994 to perform for the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, including their song composed for the Winter Para-Olympics, "Shapes That Go Together". In spite of a drastic decline in sales in the next few years, a-ha continued to record two more albums, East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990) and Memorial Beach (1993). Stay on These Roads (1988) received more mixed reviews than the previous albums. In 1987, they provided the title song for the James Bond film The Living Daylights. a-ha's second album was Scoundrel Days (1986), and represented a move towards alternative rock. Critics at the time mostly dismissed the band as bubblegum pop. In spite of the single's greater popularity in the US, the album, Hunting High and Low, sold better in the UK. Sales were aided in the US by an innovative video on MTV which utilized a sketchy animation/live action combination that tells a fantasy thriller story to the song. "Take on Me", their debut single, was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1985 . The origin of the name a-ha is rumoured to have been a favorite phrase of one of the band member's pet monkey. The trio, composed of Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen formed in 1983, and left Norway for London in order to make a career in the music business. a-ha is a Norwegian pop music band. "a-ha - the videos" (2003) - only in the Spain. "a-ha live at Valhall - Homecoming" (2001). "Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits of a-ha" (1991). "How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head" (2003). "The Singles 1984-2004" (2004). "Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits Of A-ha" (1991). "Lifelines" (2002). "Minor Earth Major Sky" (2000). "Memorial Beach" (1993). "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (1990). "Stay on These Roads" (1988). "Scoundrel Days" (1986). "Hunting High And Low" (1985). |