American actress Jane Krakowski was born on October 11, 1968. She garnered four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal as Jenna Maroney on the NBC satire comedy series 30 Rock (2006-2013, 2020).
Besides her role as Elaine Vassal on Fox’s legal comedy-drama series Ally McBeal (1997-2002), Krakowski is most known for her role as Jacqueline White on Netflix’s comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015-2020). The latter earned her a further nod for the Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
Jane Krakowski Net Worth
American actress and singer Jane Krakowski has a $14 million fortune. Krakowski’s most well-known roles are as the lead actress on three different television series: “Ally McBeal” (1997-2002) on Fox, “30 Rock” (2006-2013) on NBC, and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (2015-2020) on Netflix.
To mention just a few of her many film and TV roles, she has been in “National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983), “The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas” (2000), “Big Stone Gap” (2014), “Search for Tomorrow” (1984–1986), “Dickinson” (2019–present), and “Schmigadoon!” (2021).
In addition to “Ice Age” (2002), “Open Season” (2006), “Henchmen” (2018), “The Willoughbys” (2020), “The Simpsons” (2013), “BoJack Horseman” (2017), and “Tangled: The Series” (2017) also include Jane’s voice work. Krakowski has been nominated for three Tony Awards as the Best Featured Actress in a Musical, winning for her performance in “Nine” in 2003.
Her previous nominations were for “Grand Hotel” in 1990 and “She Loves Me” in 2016. Additionally to her work on various Broadway cast recordings, Jane has released the solo album “Laziest Gal in Town” in 2010.
She has also been featured on the albums “Sondheim at the Movies” (1997), “The Burt Bacharach Album” (1998), and “A Broadway Valentine” (2002).
Jane Krakowski Private Matters
After becoming engaged in December 2009, Jane and Robert Godley, a textile designer, were finally blessed with a child on April 13, 2011. Krakowski and Godley ended their engagement in 2013.
According to an article published by the “Daily Mail” in early 2021, Jane and My Pillow creator Mike Lindell had a nine-month long romance beginning in late 2019. A representative for Krakowski refuted the claim, saying,
The words “Mr. Lindell” are foreign to Jane. There is no romantic or otherwise committed relationship between them. She does, however, appreciate attention to the fact that she is in committed partnerships with Brad Pitt, Regé-Jean Page, and Kermit the Frog.
A few days later, it was reported that Krakowski and architect David Rockwell had been an item “since at least March 2019.”
Jane Krakowski Awards and Nominations
Krakowski has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy five times for her role as a supporting actress in comedic series, all for her work on “30 Rock” (in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013) and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (in 2015).
She has been nominated for 12 Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for both “Ally McBeal” (1999) and “30 Rock” (2009). In 1999, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television.
Both the Critics’ Choice Television Award and the Gold Derby Award for Comedy Supporting Actress were presented to Jane in 2016 for her work on “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.”
She’s been nominated for 13 Gold Derby Awards altogether, including nine for “30 Rock” (including Comedy Supporting Actress of the Decade twice), two for “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” one for “Modern Family,” and one for “Name That Tune.”
In addition to her two Daytime Emmy nominations (both for “Search for Tomorrow”), Krakowski has also been recognized by the Critics’ Choice Super Awards (“The Willoughbys”), GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (“30 Rock”), International Online Cinema Awards (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Monte-Carlo TV Festival (“30 Rock”), Satellite Awards (“Ally McBeal”), and the Satellite Awards.
After being nominated for a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for her work in 1990’s “Grand Hotel,” Jane finally took home all three trophies in 2003 for her performance in “Nine.” Krakowski won a Laurence Olivier Award for “Guys and Dolls” in 2006 an was nominated for a Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Astaire Award for “She Loves Me” in 2016.
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