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January Jones
Jones in 2008
Born
January Kristen Jones

(1978-01-05)January 5, 1978(age 46)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota,U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1999–present
Children1

January Kristen Jones(born January 5, 1978) is an American actress. She playedBetty DraperinMad Men(2007–2015), for which she was nominated for twoGolden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Dramaand aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.She also portrayed Melissa Chartres inThe Last Man on Earth(2015–2018) and has starred in films such asAmerican Wedding(2003),We Are Marshall(2006),The Boat That Rocked(2009),Unknown(2011),Seeking Justice(2011), andX-Men: First Class(2011).

Early life[edit]

January Kristen Jones was born inSioux Falls, South Dakota,on January 5, 1978,[1]the daughter of store manager Karen Cox and exercise physiologist Marvin Jones.[2][3][4][5]She was named after January Wayne, a character in the 1973Jacqueline SusannnovelOnce Is Not Enough.The names of her two sisters also start with the letter J, Jina and Jacey.[6]In 1979, her family moved toHecla, South Dakota,but moved back to Sioux Falls in 1996, where she graduated fromRoosevelt High School.[4]

Career[edit]

Modeling[edit]

Jones began her modeling career inNew Yorkat the age of 18, after a modeling scout expressed interest while she was in high school.[7][8]She noted that modelling was not her passion and she never took it seriously. Her first agency claimed she owed them money when she decided to move toLos Angeles.[6]Jones has modeled forAbercrombie & Fitch,[9][10]Versace,[11]ClearasilandKérastase.[12]She has been on the covers of numerous international fashion magazines, includingInterview,Allure,Rolling Stone,Town & Country,The Hollywood ReporterandWin the United States;Harper's Bazaar,Marie Claire,Tatler,GlamourandRedin the United Kingdom;Cosmopolitanin Germany;Graziain Italy; andTu StyleandGQin Italy.[13]

Acting[edit]

Jones appears in the video "Love is Blind" from the albumInto the Light(2000) byDavid Coverdaleand had supporting roles inAnger Management(2003),Love Actually(2003), andDirty Dancing: Havana Nights(2004). In 2005, she appeared as a U.S. border guard's wife in the filmThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada,directed by and starringTommy Lee Jones.She has remarked that it was one of the most creative experiences of her career.[6]InWe Are Marshall(2006), she played Carol Dawson, wife of American football coachWilliam "Red" Dawson.She also starred inGood Kill(2014), oppositeEthan Hawke.[citation needed]

She has the lead female role in the movieLove's Enduring Promiseas a pioneer family's oldest child, where her character falls in love with a mysterious man who saves her father's life.[14]She also appeared in theAMCoriginal television drama seriesMad Menfor seven seasons as young suburbanhousewifeand motherBetty Draper Francis.She received twoGolden Globenominations and oneEmmynomination for her performances.[15][16]

Jones is also known for her role as Cadence Flaherty, the love interest of both Steve Stifler and Paul Finch in the 2003 comedy filmAmerican Wedding,the third installment of theAmerican Piefilm series. She played acon artistin theLaw & Orderepisode "Quit Claim"who, as a lone surviving suspect connected to a real estate scam involvingorganized crime,frustrates the efforts of Assistant District AttorneyMichael Cutterto convict her.[citation needed]She also appeared inThe Boat That Rocked,a British film about offshorepirate radioin the 1960s, renamedPirate Radiofor North American release in 2009.

Jones was ranked No. 82 on theMaximHot 100 Women of 2002.[17]She appeared on the cover of "The Hot Issue" of BritishGQmagazine in May 2009.[18]She appeared on the cover of the November 2009 issue of AmericanGQmagazine, and has been a 'topic' in the magazine several times.[19]On November 14, 2009, Jones hosted an episode ofSaturday Night Live,which featured musical guestThe Black Eyed Peas.[20]

In 2011, Jones starred in twothriller films,first inUnknownalongsideLiam NeesonandDiane Kruger,directed byJaume Collet-Serra,and later inSeeking JusticealongsideNicolas CageandGuy Pearce.[21]She portrayedEmma FrostinX-Men: First Class.[22]

Jones appeared as Melissa Chartres in theFoxtelevision comedy seriesThe Last Man on Earth(2015–18).[23][24]In 2019, she joined the cast ofNetflix's comedy-drama seriesThe Politician,playing the role of a bored and richhousewifeLizbeth Sloan.[25][26]In 2020, Jones joined the cast of the Netflix seriesSpinning Outas Carol Baker, a former figure skater and a single mother who suffers from bipolar disorder.[27]The series concluded after one season.[28]

Charity work[edit]

In 2009, Jones joined themarine conservationorganizationOceanaas a celebrity spokesperson, working to save endangered sharks and to inform others about sharks' vital importance in nature.[29][30]She has gone swimming with sharks for a public service announcement for the group.[31]She served food with fellow actressMalin Åkermanat the Los Angeles Mission's annualThanksgivingevent on November 24, 2021.[32]

Personal life[edit]

Jones datedAshton Kutcherwhen they were both models forAbercrombie & Fitchin the late 1990s.[33]

One of Jones' favorite actors isRobert Stack.During her relationship withJim Carreyin 2002,[34]he presented her with Stack's autograph as a birthday present.[35]

She was in a relationship with singerJosh Grobanfrom 2003 to 2006.[36][37]

She dated actorJason Sudeikisin 2010 andPeoplereported in January 2011 that they had split.[38]In September 2011, she gave birth to a son whose father's identity was not publicly disclosed.[39][40]

Jones has an interest in unsolved mysteries and believes she has seen aUFO.[35]She has a tattoo that says "Bellatrix", theLatinword for female warrior.[6]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
1999 It's the Rage Janice Taylor
2001 The Glass House Girl
Bandits Claire / Pink Boots
2002 Taboo Elizabeth
Full Frontal Tracy
2003 Anger Management Gina
American Wedding Cadence Flaherty
Love Actually Jeannie
2004 Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Eve
2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Lou Ann Norton
2006 Swedish Auto Darla
We Are Marshall Carole Dawson
2009 The Boat That Rocked Elenore
2011 Unknown Elizabeth Harris
X-Men: First Class Emma Frost
Seeking Justice Laura Gerard
2013 Sweetwater Sarah Ramírez
2014 Good Kill Molly Egan
2015 Unity Narrator (voice) Documentary film
2023 God Is a Bullet Maureen Bacon

Television[edit]

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 Episodes: "The Good Doctor," "The Sample Closet"
2007–2015 Mad Men Betty Draper Main; 67 episodes
2008 Law & Order Kim Brody Episode: "Quit Claim"
2009 Saturday Night Live Herself (host) Episode: "January Jones/Black Eyed Peas"
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"
2019 The Politician Lizbeth Sloan 3 episodes
2020 Spinning Out Carol Baker 10 episodes

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Association Category Project Result Ref.
2010 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Mad Men(episode: "The Gypsy and the Hobo") Nominated [41]
2008 Golden Globe Award Best Actress – Television Series Drama Mad Men(season 1) Nominated [42]
2009 Mad Men(season 2) Nominated
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men(season 1) Nominated [43]
2008 Mad Men(season 2) Won [44]
2009 Mad Men(season 3) Won [45]
2010 Mad Men(season 4) Nominated [46]
2015 Mad Men(season 7) Nominated [47]

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