Jane Krakowski

Jane Krakowski
Krakowski in 2023
Born	Jane Krajkowski (1968-10-11) October 11, 1968 (age 56) Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1981–present
Known for	30 Rock Ally McBeal Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Partner	Robert Godley (2009–2013)
Children	1

Jane Krakowski (/krəˈkaʊski/; née Krajkowski; born October 11, 1968) is an American actress.^[1][2] She starred as Jenna Maroney in the NBC satirical comedy series 30 Rock (2006–2013, 2020), for which she received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Krakowski's other television roles have included Elaine Vassal in the Fox legal comedy-drama series Ally McBeal (1997–2002) and Jacqueline White in the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020). For the latter, she received another Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nomination.

A trained singer, Krakowski has also worked on the stage. At age 18, she was chosen for the role of Dinah the Dining Car in the Broadway production of Starlight Express (1987). She has since won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the revival of Nine (2003). Other Tony-nominated roles include in Grand Hotel (1989) and She Loves Me (2016). She received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the West End revival of Guys and Dolls (2005).^[3] In film she has appeared in National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000).