What award-giving body nominated January Jones and in what television series drama?
January Kristen Jones (born January 5, 1978) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress most famous for her role as Betty Draper on the television show Mad Men.She currently appears in the AMC original television drama series Mad Men as young suburban housewife and mother Betty Draper. She is also well known for her role as Cadence Flaherty in American Wedding (2003), from the American Pie comedy film series.She had the lead female role in the movie Love’s Enduring Promise as a pioneer family’s oldest child. Her character fell in love with a mysterious man who saved her father’s life. Jones has had supporting roles in Anger Management (2003), Love Actually, and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. In 2005 she appeared as a U.S. border guard’s frustrated wife in the film The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones. In We Are Marshall (2006), she played the role of Carol Dawson, wife of football coach William “Red” Dawson. She appeared in the Season 18 Law
January Kristen Jones (born January 5, 1978) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress who rose to fame after her role in “American Wedding” (2003). Jones started her career as a model, which eventually led into acting. After appearing in several independent films and guest starred in television spots, she basically established herself as a valuable actress with her role in the AMC series “Mad Men” (2007 – ) Jones was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and named after the character, January Wayne, from the novel “Once is Not Enough” by Jacqueline Susann. She attended Edison Middle School and Roosevelt High School. Jones moved to New York City at the age of 18, appearing as a spectacular model for clothier Abercrombie & Fitch. Following her move to Los Angeles pursuing of an acting career, Jones debuted as an actress having a small role in the independent film “All the Rage” (1999). Jones next appeared as a guest star in the Fox pilot, “Get Real”. In 2001 she got a role in her first i
In 2006 she won the Bronze Wrangler at the Western Heritage Awards for Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), shared with Tommy Lee Jones (director/producer/actor), Michael Fitzgerald (producer), Luc Besson (producer), Pierre-Ange Le Pogam (producer), Guillermo Arriaga (writer), Barry Pepper (actor), Dwight Yoakam (actor), Julio Cedillo (actor), Levon Helm (actor), Melissa Leo (actress) and Vanessa Bauche (actress). In 2008 she was nominated for the Actor award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards/14th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Mad Men (2007), shared with Bryan Batt, Anne Dudek, Michael Gladis, Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, Vincent Kartheiser, Robert Morse, Elisabeth Moss, Maggie Siff, John Slattery, Rich Sommer and Aaron Staton. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
