Jane Krakowski was born in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, to Barbara (Benoit), a college theater instructor, and Edward Krajkowski, a chemical engineer. Her father was of Polish descent and her mother has French-Canadian and Scottish ancestry.
Jane was the winner of the 2003 Tony Award for her stunning and sultry portrayal of "Carla", in the Broadway musical "Nine", opposite
Antonio Banderas. Her performance also earned her the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critic's Award. Krakowski also stars in
Alfie (2004), the remake of the famous 1966 film, alongside
Jude Law. Krakowski recently filmed
Pretty Persuasion (2005) starring
Evan Rachel Wood and
James Woods. Other recent film credits include
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003),
Go (1999),
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) as "Betty Rubble",
Dance with Me (1998),
Mrs. Winterbourne (1996),
Stepping Out (1991),
Fatal Attraction (1987) and
Vacation (1983). For television, Jane received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her portrayal of "Elaine Vassal" on
Ally McBeal (1997).
She also stars in NBC's remake of the
Charles Dickens classic
A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004), opposite
Kelsey Grammer. Other recent television credits include:
Law & Order (1990),
Everwood (2002), the ABC family movie
Just a Walk in the Park (2002), and the miniseries,
Queen (1993) (aka
Alex Haley's "Queen"). Other Broadway credits include "Grand Hotel" (Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominee), "Company", "Once Upon a Mattress", "Tartuffe" and "Starlight Express". In Los Angeles, California, she starred at the Mark Taper Forum in "Henceforward", for which she won the LA Drama Critics Award and the Dramalogue Awards, and played "Mabel" in the Reprise production of "Mack and Mabel". In addition to singing on several original Broadway cast recordings of shows in which she appeared, and the
Ally McBeal (1997) Christmas episode compilation CDs, Krakowski also recorded the hit single track "You" with A/C hitman
Jim Brickman on his recent album "Lovesongs and Lullabies".