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Birth Place: Parsippany, NJ, USA

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BIO

JANE KRAKOWSKI is an award-winning triple threat actress most commonly known for her role as Jenna Maroney on NBC’s Emmy Award-winning 30 Rock. She was honored with four Emmy nominations for her work on the show, as well as a collective 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She can currently be seen on Apple’s hit series Dickinson, hosting FOX’s reboot of the classic game show Name That Tune, and also as The Countess on Apple’s musical series Schmigadoon.



Other iconic performances include her Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of Elaine Vassal on the multi-Award-winning Ally McBeal, her Critics’ Choice winning, Emmy nominated Jacqueline White in Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt series and film, Miss Shields in FOX’s A Christmas Story LIVE as well as guest stars on Modern Family, Curb Your Enthusiasm, At Home with Amy Sedaris, The Simpsons, American Dad, Drunk History, Younger and even Sesame Street. In 2016, Jane starred on Broadway in the Roundabout Theater Company’s production of She Loves Me (Outer Critics Circle Award, Astaire Award, Drama Desk Award and Tony nomination).

She earned a 2003 Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award for her portrayal of Carla in the Broadway musical Nine and a Tony nomination for Grand Hotel. Other Broadway credits include Company, Once Upon a Mattress, Tartuffe, and Starlight Express. She won an Olivier Award while starring in Guys and Dolls in London’s West End and starred in the Encores! revival of Damn Yankees as well as Mrs. Potts in the Hollywood Bowl’s 2018 production of Beauty and the Beast.

In 2012 Krakowski released her solo debut album, “The Laziest Gal in Town,” a CD recording captured during her cabaret nightclub debut at the Park Avenue hotspot, Feinstein’s at Loews Regency. In 2012, she performed a one- woman cabaret act to a sold-out crowd at NYC’s legendary Town Hall Theater.

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STAGE CREDITS

SHIT. MEET. FAN. SHIT. MEET. FAN.
[Off-Broadway]
MCC Theater World Premiere Production, 2024
Eve
Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast
[Los Angeles]
Hollywood Bowl Concert Production, 2018
Mrs. Potts
A Christmas Story Live! A Christmas Story Live!
[Motion Picture]
FOX Live Televised Production, 2017
Miss Shields
She Loves Me She Loves Me
[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Broadway Revival, 2016
Ilona
Damn Yankees Damn Yankees
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Summer Stars Revival, 2008
Lola
Xanadu
[New York]
Reading, 2006
Kira
Guys and Dolls
[West End]
London Revival, 2005
Miss Adelaide
Nine Nine
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2003
Carla
Funny Girl
[Broadway]
Actors' Fund Concert, 2002
Fanny Brice
Once Upon a Mattress
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1996
Lady Larken
Tartuffe: Born Again
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1996
Mariane
One Touch of Venus
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 1996
Gloria Kramer
One Touch of Venus
[Off-Broadway]
1996
Gloria Kramer
Company
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 1995
April
Face Value
[Broadway]
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Marci Williams
Grand Hotel
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1989
Flaemmchen
Starlight Express
[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1987
Dinah
A Little Night Music
[Off-Off-Broadway]
Off-Off-Broadway Revival, 1981
Performer

Movies

Fatal Attraction
[ 1987 ] Babysitter
The Flinstones in Viva Rock Vegas
[ 2000 ] Betty O'Shale
Ice Age
[ 2002 ] Rachel
A Muppets Christmas
[ 2008 ] Claire's Mom
A Christmas Story Live
[ 2017 ] Miss Shields

TV Shows

Search for Tomorrow
[ 1984-1986 ] TR
Another World
[ 1989-1989 ] Tonyya
Ally McBeal
[ 1997-2002 ] Elaine Vassal
30 Rock
[ 2006-2013 ] Jenna Maroney
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
[ 2015-2020 ] Jacqueline White
Escape from Virtual Island
[ 2020-2020 ] Mrs. Ambrose
Dickinson
[ 2019-2021 ] Mrs. Dickinson
Schmigadoon!
[ 2021-2023 ] Bobbie Glanagan

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me

Tony Awards - 2016 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Jane Krakowski, She Loves Me


winner
Olivier Awards - 2006 - Best Actress in a Musical

Jane Krakowski, Guys And Dolls


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical

Jane Krakowski, Nine


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Jane Krakowski, Nine


winner
Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Jane Krakowski, Nine

Tony Awards - 1990 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Jane Krakowski , Grand Hotel

Drama Desk Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical

Jane Krakowski, Grand Hotel

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SHIT. MEET. FAN. Star Jane Krakowski Celebrates Missed Career Opportunities In Joke Bio

Star Jane Krakowski is celebrating missed career opportunities in her bio for Shit. Meet. Fan., the new play from Tony Award nominee Robert O'Hara now playinStar Jane Krakowski is celebrating missed career opportunities in her program bio for Shit. Meet. Fan., the new play from Tony Award nominee Robert O'Hara now playing at MCC Theater. g at MCC Theater. 
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jane Krakowski, Martha Plimpton, Paulo Szot, and More Join Sondheim's HERE WE ARE

The National Theatre has announced further casting for their forthcoming UK premiere of Here We Are, the final musical by Stephen Sondheim with a book by Tony Award-nominee David Ives.
Video: Neil Patrick Harris Previews SHIT. MEET. FAN. on TODAY Photo
Video: Neil Patrick Harris Previews SHIT. MEET. FAN. on TODAY

Shit. Meet. Fan., the new play from Tony Award nominee Robert O'Hara is now playing at MCC Theater. On Tuesday, star Neil Patrick Harris visited Today with Hoda & Jenna to discuss the show, which Harris calls 'both funny and biting.' Watch the interview!
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Matthew Broderick to Guest Star on ELSBETH with Son James Wilkie Broderick

Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick is set to appear as a special guest star in a 2025 episode of CBS crime drama Elsbeth. The Producers star will be joined onscreen by James Wilkie Broderick, Matthew's son, in what will be their first joint television appearance. 
Photos: SH*T. MEET. FAN Opens at MCC Photo
Photos: SH*T. MEET. FAN Opens at MCC

MCC Theater is now presenting Shit. Meet. Fan., written and directed by Obie Award winner and Tony Award nominee Robert O'Hara. Check out photos from opening night here!
Review Roundup: SHIT. MEET. FAN. Opens at MCC Photo
Review Roundup: SHIT. MEET. FAN. Opens at MCC

MCC Theater is now presenting Shit. Meet. Fan., written and directed by Obie Award winner and Tony Award nominee Robert O'Hara. Check out what critics from the New York Times, Vulture, Deadline and more are saying about the new play.
Video: Building the Set of SH!T. MEET. FAN. Photo
Video: Building the Set of SH!T. MEET. FAN.

Go behind the scenes of the building of the set for MCC Theater's Shit. Meet. Fan., written and directed by Obie Award winner and Tony Award nominee Robert O'Hara. Check out the video here!
Shannon Tyo Shares Backstage Memories and Secrets From YELLOW FACE Photo
Shannon Tyo Shares Backstage Memories and Secrets From YELLOW FACE

Shannon Tyo, who is appearing in Yellow Face, took us backstage at Roundabout's Todd Haimes Theatre to share some of her favorite backstage moments, must-haves, and more.
A 2024 Broadway Holiday Streaming Guide Photo
A 2024 Broadway Holiday Streaming Guide

From Sabrina Carpenter's new Christmas special to musical classics like Albert Finney's Scrooge, find out which holiday streaming titles will bring a Broadway fan some extra joy this year.
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Jim Brickman Brings COMFORT & JOY Concert to Tulsa PAC

Jim Brickman will bring 'Comfort & Joy' to Tulsa PAC this holiday season. The holiday performance is set for November. Learn more about how to catch Jim Brickman in concert here!
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Martin Short, Shoshana Bean, and More Join STARS IN THE HOUSE Vot Photo
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Martin Short, Shoshana Bean, and More Join STARS IN THE HOUSE Vote-A-Thon

“Stars in the House” will return for its second Election Day Vote-A-Thon with a star-studded lineup joining hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson to talk about their voting experiences and deliver LIVE musical performances.
Meet the Cast of SWEPT AWAY, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway Photo
Meet the Cast of SWEPT AWAY, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway

The Avett Brothers new musical Swept Away begins previews tonight, Tuesday, October 29. The official opening will be on Tuesday, November 19 at the Longacre Theatre. Meet the cast of Swept Away here!
Michael Oberholtzer To Replace Billy Magnussen in MCC's SH*T. MEET. FAN; New Opening Photo
Michael Oberholtzer To Replace Billy Magnussen in MCC's SH*T. MEET. FAN; New Opening Night Set

Sh*t. Meet. Fan. – the new play currently in previews at MCC Theater has announced a change in casting and has set a new opening night.
Laurie Metcalf and Eric McCormack Join ELSBETH as Guest Stars Photo
Laurie Metcalf and Eric McCormack Join ELSBETH as Guest Stars

Laurie Metcalf and Eric McCormack have joined the cast of the new season of the CBS dramedy Elsbeth as guest stars.
Cinco Paul Reveals SCHMIGADOON! Season 3 Character Mashups Photo
Cinco Paul Reveals SCHMIGADOON! Season 3 Character Mashups

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Exclusive: Jonathan Tolins Talks Broadway, Opera, & Murder (Oh, My!) in ELSBETH

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SHIT. MEET. FAN. Extends Through Mid-December at MCC Theater Photo
SHIT. MEET. FAN. Extends Through Mid-December at MCC Theater

MCC Theater has revealed a final extension for the World Premiere of Shit. Meet. Fan., written and directed by Obie Award winner and Tony Award nominee Robert O'Hara. The production stars Neil Patrick Harris, Jane Krakowski and more. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
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Interview: Cheyenne Jackson Performs SIGNS OF LIFE at The Hobby Center

I mean, my influences growing up? I went through a phase of everything was jazz! And it had to be old-school jazz! When I was about twelve or thirteen, I went to a yard sale. I found this CD. It was actually a tape. Billie Holiday, Lena Horn, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald. I'd never heard of any of them, and I just poured over it and studied the nuances of their voices.
Photos: Gwen Walz, Jane Krakowski, & Susan Sarandon Visit Todd Almond's I'M ALMOST TH Photo
Photos: Gwen Walz, Jane Krakowski, & Susan Sarandon Visit Todd Almond's I'M ALMOST THERE

Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz, Jane Krakowski, and Susan Sarandon visited The New York premiere of I’m Almost There, written and performed by Todd Almond and directed by David Cromer. Check out photos here!
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How Common Are Autobiographical Plays and Musicals?

This time, the reader question was: With Yellow Face on Broadway, have there been other semi-autobiographical shows on Broadway where the writer made themself a character?
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Jane Krakowski been in?

Jane Krakowski has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.

How many West End shows has Jane Krakowski been in?

Jane Krakowski has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Jane Krakowski's first West End show?

Jane Krakowski's first West End show was Guys and Dolls which opened in 2005

What awards has Jane Krakowski been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for She Loves Me, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for She Loves Me, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for She Loves Me, Best Actress in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Guys And Dolls, Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Nine, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Nine , Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Nine, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Grand Hotel and Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Grand Hotel.

What awards has Jane Krakowski won?

Jane Krakowski has won the following awards: - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for She Loves Me - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for She Loves Me - Best Actress in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Guys And Dolls - Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Nine - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Nine - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Nine.

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