January Kristen Jones is an American actress and model, best known for portraying the role of Betty Draper in Mad Men, for which she was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She portrayed Melissa Chartres in Fox's comedy television series The Last Man on Earth. She also starred in films American Wedding, We Are Marshall, The Boat That Rocked, Unknown, Seeking Justice and X-Men: First Class.
Born: | January Kristen Jones, January 05, 1978, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Education: | Roosevelt High School |
Occupation: | Actress, model |
Years active: | 1999–present |
Instagram: | January Jones's Instagram profile |
IMDb: | January Jones's IMDb |
About January Jones
Film and TV actress who played Betty Draper on Mad Men. She also played Cadence in American Wedding, Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class and, in 2014, she began playing Melissa Shart on The Last Man on Earth.
Before Fame
She worked as a counter girl at Dairy Queen after school.
Achievement
She's been nominated for two Golden Globes and a Primetime Emmy for her role in Mad Men.
Family Life
She dated Josh Groban from 2003 to 2006. She had a son named Xander Dane Jones in 2011. She dated actor Will Forte in 2015.
Associations
Her name comes from the character January Wayne in Jacqueline Susann's novel Once Is Not Enough.
Information related to January Jones
- Actresses from South Dakota