Jayne Atkinson
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| Jayne Atkinson | |
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| Born | February 18, 1959 Bournemouth, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Michel Gill |
Jayne Atkinson (born February 18, 1959) is an Tony Award-nominated American film, theater and television actress. She is best known for the role of Karen Hayes on 24. In addition to her various theater projects, Ms. Atkinson's most recent role is that of Theresa LePore in the HBO movie, Recount.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Jayne Atkinson was born in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. Although Ms. Atkinson was born in England, her family relocated to the United States when she was 9. Atkinson attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where she graduated with a BA in Communications in 1981. She then attended Yale Drama School in New Haven, Connecticut.
[edit] Career
Ms. Atkinson launched her professional acting career by appearing in a Broadway production of All My Sons in 1987. Subsequently, she landed title roles in more stage productions, which include Henry VIII, Tru, and The Art of Success. Atkinson received a Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Striker in 1996. Atkinson's work in the 2000 production of The Rainmaker earned her a Tony Award Nomination, while her performance in the 2003 play Enchanted April earned her an Outer Critics Circle Award and another Tony Award nomination as well as a Drama Desk nomination.
She has also done several big screen projects, and many may recognize her from the films, Free Willy, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Psychoanalysis Changed My Life, 12 and Holding, Blank Check and M. Night Shymalan's The Village. She also shared the screen with actor George Clooney on the critically-acclaimed film, Syriana.
As for television, her acting credits include A Year In the Life, Parenthood, The X-Files, Law & Order, The Practice , and Joan of Arcadia. Her performance on the made-for-tv movie, Our Town, garnered her a Golden Satellite Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television.
Her role on 24 has given her the opportunity to share a 2001 Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series with esteemed actors such as Kiefer Sutherland and James Morrison.
[edit] Personal Life
She is married to actor Michel Gill, with whom she has one son, Jeremy. Aktinson met her actor husband Michel Gill when they appeared together in a 1989 production of The Heiress at New Haven's Long Wharf Theater in Connecticut. She is also the godmother to Riley Sexton, and close friends with actress-cum-director, Hope Fitzgerald.
[edit] Filmography
- Recount (2008) - Theresa LePore
- Law & Order (2008) - Senator Melanie Carver
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2008) - Assistant U.S. Attorney Marion Springer
- Criminal Minds (2006) - Section Chief Erin Strauss
- 24 (2006-) - Karen Hayes
- 12 and Holding (2006) - Ashley Carges
- Joan of Arcadia (2004) - Fran Montgomery
- Syriana (2005) - Division Chief
- The Village (2004) - Tabitha Walker
- Psychoanalysis Changed My Life (2003) - Marianne Loewe
- Our Town (2003) - Mrs. Gibbs
- The Education of Max Bickford (2003) - Lyla Ortiz
- The Practice (1997) - Ruth Gibson
- Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) - Annie Greenwood
- The X-Files (1995) - Willa Ambrose
- Blank Check (1994) - Sandra Waters
- Free Willy (1993) - Annie Greenwood
- Parenthood (1990) - Karen Buckman
- A Year In the Life (1987) - Lindley Gardner Eisenberg
