January Jones Biography

January Jones (January Kristen Jones) is an American actress and model, best known for portraying the role of Betty Draper in Mad Men (2007–2015).
Moreover, Jones was nominated for two Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Recently she starred as Melissa Chartres in The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018). Jones also starred in the films American Wedding in 2003, We Are Marshall in 2006, Unknown in 2011, Seeking Justice in 2011, and X-Men: First Class in 2011.
January Jones Age
Jones was born on January 5, 1978.She is 45 years old as of 2023.
January Jones Husband
Jones is currently swirling a romance with the former Bachelor star, Nick Viall. previously, Jones had dated many guys starting from Ashton Kutcher to Will Fort
January Jones Son| Xander Dane Jones
She has one child, a boy born in 2011 and his name is Xander Dane Jones.She is yet to reveal the child’s father.
January Jones Family|Parents
Jones was born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. She is the daughter of Marvin Jones, a coach, gym teacher, and fitness director, and wife Karen Cox, who manages a Scheels sporting goods store.
She is of Czech, Danish, English, Welsh, and German descent.Jones has two sisters, Jacey and Jina.
Her family moved to Hecla, South Dakota, with a population of just 400 in 1979, when she was a year old; In 1986, they moved back to Sioux Falls and she graduated from Roosevelt High School.
She is named after January Wayne, a character in Jacqueline Susann’s potboiler novel turned film, Once Is Not Enough.
January Jones Baby Father
Jones has not revealed the father of her baby since she likes to keep her personal life private.
January Jones Mad Men
Jones was best known for starring on AMC’s “Mad Men” for seven seasons as Betty Draper
“Mad Men” alum Jones joined the cast of Netflix’s figure skating drama “Spinning Out.”
Jones will play Carol Baker, the mother of Kat (Kaya Scodelario) and Serena (Willow Shields). The cast also included Evan Roderick, Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, Sarah Wright Olsen, Will Kemp, Kaitlyn Leeb, Amanda Zhou, and Mitchell Edwards.
Carol was a former high-level figure skater who had to forfeit her dreams when she became pregnant with her oldest daughter at a young age. The head of the Baker family, Carol fiercely pushed both her girls to become Olympians in order to fulfill the dream she had never achieve herself.
Simultaneously, she struggled with personal demons that threaten to ruin her relationship with her daughters.Here’s the official logline for the series, which received a 10-episode series order at the streamer:
“When Kat seized an opportunity to continue her career as a pair skater with a talented bad-boy partner, she risked exposing a fiercely kept secret that could unravel her entire life. On and off the ice, Kat and her new partner would face daunting odds, injury to body and soul, financial sacrifice, and even potential mental breakdown on their way to realizing their Olympic dream.”
Samantha Stratton (“Mr. Mercedes”) was creator and showrunner, executive producing alongside co-showrunner Lara Olsen. Tory Tunnell (“Safehouse”) and Joby Harold (“Safehouse”) also executive produce.
Recently Jones has starred in the former Fox comedy “Last Man on Earth.”
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January Jones Career
Acting
Jones had supporting roles in Anger Management (2003), Love Actually, and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. she appeared as a U.S. border guard’s wife in the film The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones in 2005.
In We Are Marshall (2006), Jones played the role of Carol Dawson, wife of American football coach William “Red” Dawson. She also starred in Good Kill (2014), opposite Ethan Hawke.
She also played the lead female role in the movie Love’s Enduring Promise as a pioneer family’s oldest child. Her character falls in love with a mysterious man who saves her father’s life.
Mad Men
Jones also appeared in the AMC original television drama series Mad Men for seven seasons as a young suburban housewife and mother Betty Draper Francis. She received one Emmy nomination for her performances and two Golden Globe nominations.
Jones is also known for her role as Cadence Flaherty, the love interest of both Steve Stifler and Paul Finch’s comedy film American Wedding in 2003, the third installment of the American Pie film series.
Law & Order episode
Jones played a con artist in the Law & Order episode “Quit Claim” who, like a lone surviving suspect connected to a real estate scam involving organized crime, frustrates the efforts of Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter.
She also appeared in The Boat That Rocked, a British film about offshore pirate radio in the 1960s, renamed Pirate Radio for North American release in 2009.
Jones was ranked No. 82 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002. In May 2009, Jones appeared on the cover of “The Hot Issue” of British GQ magazine.
She appeared on the cover of the November 2009 issue of American GQ magazine and has been a ‘topic’ in the magazine several times. Jones hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live which featured the musical guest The Black Eyed Peas On November 14, 2009.
Furthermore, Jones starred in two thriller films in 2011, first in Unknown alongside Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, and later in Seeking Justice alongside Nicolas Cage and Guy Pearce. She also portrayed Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class.
Again, Jones appeared in the Fox television comedy series The Last Man on Earth from 2015 to 2018, as main character Melissa Chartres.
Finally, Jones reportedly will join the cast of Netflix’s 2019 comedy series, The Politician, playing Dylan McDermott’s wife.
Modeling
Jones modeled for Abercrombie Fitch, Versace, and has made numerous ‘red carpet’-event appearances. She has been photographed for covers of fashion- and women’s-oriented magazines including Marie Claire (UK), Allure and W (magazine), along with other publications.
Jones began her career in New York when she was eighteen years old after a modeling scout expressed interest while she was in high school.
In 2022,Jones starred in Jonathan Simkhai Fall campaign.She is seen in the campaign modelling pieces from Simkhai’s Fall Collection.
January Jones Net Worth
The actress, born in South Dakota, has an incredible net worth of $10 million. That’s about $100 thousand per episode.
January Jones Movies And Tv Shows
Movies
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
1999 |
It’s the Rage |
Janice Taylor |
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2001 |
The Glass House |
Girl |
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2001 |
Bandits |
Claire / Pink Boots |
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2002 |
Taboo |
Elizabeth |
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2002 |
Full Frontal |
Tracy |
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2003 |
Anger Management |
Gina |
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2003 |
American Wedding |
Cadence Flaherty |
|
2003 |
Love Actually |
Jeannie |
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2004 |
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights |
Eve |
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2005 |
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada |
Lou Ann Norton |
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2006 |
Swedish Auto |
Darla |
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2006 |
We Are Marshall |
Carole Dawson |
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2009 |
The Boat That Rocked |
Elenore |
aka Pirate Radio |
2011 |
Unknown |
Elizabeth Harris |
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2011 |
X-Men: First Class |
Emma Frost |
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2011 |
Seeking Justice |
Laura Gerard |
Direct-to-VOD |
2013 |
Sweetwater |
Sarah Ramírez |
Direct-to-VOD |
2014 |
Good Kill |
Molly Egan |
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Tv Shows
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
1999 |
Get Real |
Jane Cohen |
Episode: “Pilot” |
1999 |
Sorority |
Number One |
Pilot |
2002 |
In My Life |
Diane St. Croix |
Pilot |
2004 |
Love’s Enduring Promise |
Missie Davis |
Television film |
2005 |
Huff |
Marisa Wells |
2 episodes |
2007–2015 |
Mad Men |
Betty Draper |
67 episodes |
2008 |
Law & Order |
Kim Brody |
Episode: “Quit Claim” |
2010 |
Project Runway |
Herself (guest judge) |
Episode: “A Rough Day On The Runway” |
2015–2018 |
The Last Man on Earth |
Melissa Chartres |
63 episodes |
2017 |
Animals. |
Diana (voice) |
Episode: “Roaches” |
2017 |
Return of the Mac |
Herself |
Episode: “New Kid on the Talk” |
2019 |
The Politician |
N/A |
Upcoming series |
TBA |
Spinning Out |
Carol Baker |
Upcoming series |
January Jones Awards And Nominations
Year |
Award |
Category |
Work |
Result |
2005 |
Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards |
Camie |
Love’s Enduring Promise |
Won |
2008 |
Screen Actors Guild Award |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
Mad Men |
Nominated |
2009 |
Won |
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2009 |
Golden Nymph Award |
Outstanding Actress – Drama Series |
Nominated |
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2009 |
Golden Globe Award |
Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
Nominated |
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2010 |
Nominated |
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2010 |
Screen Actors Guild Award |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
Won |
|
2010 |
Primetime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
Nominated |
|
2010 |
Golden Nymph Award |
Outstanding Actress – Drama Series |
Nominated |
|
2010 |
Satellite Award |
Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
Nominated |
|
2011 |
Screen Actors Guild Award |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
Nominated |
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2013 |
Nominated |
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