January Jones


January Jones
Jones at the 2008 Peabody Awards
Born January Kristen Jones
(1978-01-05) January 5, 1978
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Nationality American
Education Roosevelt High School
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active 1999–present
Children 1

January Kristen Jones (born January 5, 1978)[1] is an American actress and model, best known for portraying the role of Betty Draper in Mad Men (2007–2015), for which she was nominated for two Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.[2]

She starred most recently[3] as Melissa Chartres in The Last Man on Earth (2015-18).[4] She also starred in the films American Wedding (2003), We Are Marshall (2006), Unknown (2011), Seeking Justice (2011) and X-Men: First Class (2011).

Early life

January Jones was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She is the daughter of Karen, who manages a Scheels sporting goods store, and Marvin Jones, a coach, gym teacher, and fitness director. She is of Czech, Danish, English, Welsh, and German descent. She has two sisters, Jacey and Jina.[5][6]

Her family moved to Hecla, South Dakota, with a population of just 400 in 1979, when she was one year old; they moved back to Sioux Falls in 1986, and she graduated from Roosevelt High School.[5][5]

She is named after January Wayne, a character in Jacqueline Susann's potboiler novel turned film, Once Is Not Enough.

Career

Acting

Jones has had supporting roles in Anger Management (2003), Love Actually, and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. In 2005, she appeared as a U.S. border guard's wife in the film The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones. In We Are Marshall (2006), she played the role of Carol Dawson, wife of American football coach William "Red" Dawson. Jones also starred in Good Kill (2014), opposite Ethan Hawke.[7]

She played the lead female role in the movie Love's Enduring Promise as a pioneer family's oldest child. Her character falls in love with a mysterious man who saves her father's life.[8]

Jones in 2008

She also appeared in the AMC original television drama series Mad Men for seven seasons as young suburban housewife and mother Betty Draper Francis. She received two Golden Globe nominations and one Emmy nomination for her performances.[9]

Jones is also known for her role as Cadence Flaherty, the love interest of both Steve Stifler and Paul Finch in the 2003 comedy film American Wedding, the third installment of the American Pie film series.

She played a con artist in the Law & Order episode "Quit Claim" who, as a lone surviving suspect connected to a real estate scam involving organized crime, frustrates the efforts of Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter.[10] She also appeared in The Boat That Rocked, a British film about offshore pirate radio in the 1960s, renamed Pirate Radio for North American release in 2009.

Jones was ranked No. 82 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002.[11] She appeared on the cover of "The Hot Issue" of British GQ magazine in May 2009.[12] She appeared on the cover of the November 2009 issue of American GQ magazine, and has been a 'topic' in the magazine several times.[13] On November 14, 2009, Jones hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live which featured the musical guest The Black Eyed Peas.[14]

In 2011, Jones starred in two thriller films, first in Unknown alongside Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, and later in Seeking Justice alongside Nicolas Cage and Guy Pearce.[15] She portrayed Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class.[16]

She appeared in the Fox television comedy series The Last Man on Earth (2015-18), as main character Melissa Chartres.[17]

Modeling

Jones modeled for Abercrombie Fitch,[18][19]Versace[20] and others[21], and has made numerous 'red carpet'-event appearances[22][23]. She has been photographed for covers of fashion- and women's-oriented magazines[24][25] including Marie Claire (UK)[26][27], Allure[28] and W (magazine)[29], along with other publications[30][31]. Jones began her career in New York at age eighteen after a modeling scout expressed interest while she was in high school.[32][33]

Personal life

In 2009, Jones joined the marine conservation organization, Oceana, as a celebrity spokesperson, working to save endangered sharks and to inform others about sharks' vital importance in nature.[34][35] She has gone swimming with sharks, including, Caribbean reef sharks and whale sharks.

Jones gave birth to her son, Xander Dane Jones, on September 13, 2011 in Santa Monica, California.[36]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 It's the Rage Janice Taylor
2001 The Glass House Girl
2001 Bandits Claire / Pink Boots
2002 Taboo Elizabeth
2002 Full Frontal Tracy
2003 Anger Management Gina
2003 American Wedding Cadence Flaherty
2003 Love Actually Jeannie
2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Eve
2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Lou Ann Norton
2006 Swedish Auto Darla
2006 We Are Marshall Carole Dawson
2009 The Boat That Rocked Elenore aka Pirate Radio
2011 Unknown Elizabeth Harris
2011 X-Men: First Class Emma Frost
2011 Seeking Justice Laura Gerard Direct-to-VOD
2013 Sweetwater Sarah Ramírez Direct-to-VOD
2014 Good Kill Molly Egan

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Get Real Jane Cohen Episode: "Pilot"
1999 Sorority Number One Pilot
2002 In My Life Diane St. Croix Pilot
2004 Love's Enduring Promise Missie Davis Television film
2005 Huff Marisa Wells 2 episodes
2007–2015 Mad Men Betty Draper 67 episodes
2008 Law & Order Kim Brody Episode: "Quit Claim"
2010 Project Runway Herself (guest judge) Episode: "A Rough Day On The Runway"
2015–2018 The Last Man on Earth Melissa Chartres 63 episodes
2017 Animals. Diana (voice) Episode: "Roaches"
2017 Return of the Mac Herself Episode: "New Kid on the Talk"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2005 Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards Camie Love's Enduring Promise Won
2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2009 Won
2009 Golden Nymph Award Outstanding Actress – Drama Series Nominated
2009 Golden Globe Award Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominated
2010 Nominated
2010 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
2010 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2010 Golden Nymph Award Outstanding Actress – Drama Series Nominated
2010 Satellite Award Best Actress – Television Series Drama Nominated
2011 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2013 Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Inside the Actors Studio – The Cast and Creator of Mad Men. Episode aired May 14, 2012.
  2. ↑ "People Magazine Celebrity Central – January Jones Biography". People. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Turchiano, Danielle (10 May 2018). "'The Last Man on Earth,' 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' 'The Mick' Canceled at Fox".
  4. ↑ O'Connell, Michael; Goldberg, Lesley (December 1, 2014). "January Jones Joins Fox Comedy 'The Last Man on Earth'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Bahr, Jeff (March 20, 2011). "Hecla revisited: Actress' family recounts time in South Dakota". The American News. Aberdeen, South Dakota. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ 'Mad Men' mom wears D.M. dress to 'Oprah'. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (September 18, 2009). Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Benji (January 22, 2010). "'If I met Betty, I'd say, "Leave your husband!'": actress January Jones on her prim-and-proper alter ego". MailOnline. London, England: Associated Newspapers. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ January Jones; The Anger Management Actress Wants to Be More Than a Flavor of the Month, People, April 21, 2003. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  9. ↑ Winds of change are blowing for AMC's 'Mad Men' Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine.. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (July 28, 2008). Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Quit Claim". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2002". Maxim. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  12. ↑ "January Jones on the Cover of UK GQ". May 26, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  13. ↑ "january jones". GQ. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  14. ↑ Stanhope, Kate. "January Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Host SNL". TV Guide.
  15. ↑ Dark Castle Casts Up 'Unknown White Male'. Bloody-disgusting.com (October 26, 2009). Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  16. ↑ Lesnick, Silas (August 18, 2010). "January Jones Joins X-Men: First Class". Superhero Hype!. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
  17. ↑ "The Last Man on Earth" – via www.imdb.com.
  18. ↑ "20 Celebs You Didn't Know Were Abercrombie Models". Cosmopolitan.com. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  19. ↑ Handy, Bruce. "Mad Men Q&A: January Jones". Vanityfair.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  20. ↑ "January Jones Is the New Face of Versace". Elle.com. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  21. ↑ "January Jones Just Scored a Beautiful New Gig".
  22. ↑ "Mad Men's January Jones Gave Kiernan Shipka Red Carpet Tip". Eonline.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  23. ↑ "January Jones' Best Red Carpet Looks Ever - Us Weekly". Usmagazine.com. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  24. ↑ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (22 May 2017). "Here's How Top Women's Magazines Are Doing Online".
  25. ↑ "Amazon Best Sellers: Best Women's Fashion Magazines". www.amazon.com.
  26. ↑ "January Jones Still Lamenting 'B*tches' From High School, Low Pay on 'Mad Men'". 26 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE! Watch January Jones's glam cover shoot". 4 April 2011.
  28. ↑ "January Jones Talks About Her Diet In Allure (PHOTOS)". 16 May 2011 – via Huff Post.
  29. ↑ "January Jones Does W - Perez Hilton". 12 April 2011.
  30. ↑ "January Jones Goes 'Mad' For Girl Power, Queso, Wii & Beer In GQ: Cover Story".
  31. ↑ McShane, Larry. "'Mad Men' on Rolling Stone: Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Jon Hamm hit cover - NY Daily News".
  32. ↑ "January Jones - Interview Magazine". 6 July 2009.
  33. ↑ Handy, Bruce. "Mad Men Q&A: January Jones".
  34. ↑ "Miss January". Vanity Fair. February 2009.
  35. ↑ Staff, People. "January Jones Saving Sharks". People.com. People. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  36. ↑ "January Jones Son Born". People. September 15, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
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