Jane Krakowski was the winner of the 2003 Tony Award for her stunning and sultry portrayal of Carla, in the Broadway musical "Nine", opposite Antonio Banderas. Her performance also earned her the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critic's Award. Krakowski also stars in Alfie, the remake of the famous 1966 film, alongside Jude Law. She has signed on to play Liza Minnelli in "Simply Halston", the biopic of the famous designer, who will be played by Alec Baldwin. Krakowski recently filmed Pretty Persuasion starring Evan Rachel Wood and James Woods. Other recent film credits include When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, Go, " The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Betty Rubble, Dance with Me, Mrs. Winterbourne, Stepping Out, Fatal Attraction, and Vacation. For television, Jane received a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Elaine Vassal on +"Ally McBeal" (1990)_. She will next star in NBC's musical remake of the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol", opposite Kelsey Grammer. Other recent television credits include: Law & Order, Everwood, the ABC family movie Just a Walk in the Park, and the mini-series, Alex Haley's _"Queen" (1993) (mini)+. Other Broadway credits include "Grand Hotel" (Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominee), "Company", "once Upon A Mattress", "Tartuffe" and "Starlight Express". In Los Angeles she starred at the Mark Taper Forum in "Henceforward", for which she won the LA Drama Critics Award and the Dramalogue Awards, and played Mabel in the Reprise production of "Mack and Mabel". In addition to singing on several original Broadway cast recordings of shows in which she appeared, and the "Ally McBeal" Christmas episode compilation CDs, Krakowski also recorded the hit single track "You" with A/C hitman Jim Brickman on his recent album "Lovesongs and Lullabies".



Jane was the original choice for Judy in Sleepaway Camp (1983), but turned it down because her death was too violent. The first time she performed her famous anti-gravity stunt in "Nine: The Musical", was in front of an audience during the show's first preview performance. Daughter of a teacher mother and a engineer father. They were both active in the New Jersey theater. She learned how to perform on skates for her appearance in the roller-skating musical "Starlight Express" when she was a teenager. She kept the practice up and Tina Fey, who knew about it, wrote some skating scenes in for Jane in an episode of "30 Rock" (2006). Attended Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts where she first met her future "Ally McBeal" (1997) co-star Calista Flockhart. Engaged to clothing-designer Robert Godley [January 6, 2010].