January Jones Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Metrics

January Jones is an Emmy-nominated American actress and model. The gorgeous actress is best known for portraying the role of ‘Betty Draper’ in the AMC original drama ‘Mad Men’. The series ran from 2007 to 2015, in addition, it received nominations for two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama. As well as a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

Additionally, she portrayed Melissa Chartres in the Fox comedy television series ‘The Last Man on Earth’. She has also worked in several movies including “American Wedding (2003)”, “We Are Marshall (2006)”, “The Boat That Rocked (2009)” and “X-Men: First Class (2011)”, among others. Recently, she appeared on the American Netflix drama web television series ‘Spinning Out’.

JANUARY JONES: BIO, FAMILY, EDUCATION

The talented actress was born on January 5, 1978 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Her name January Kristen Jones was named after January Wayne, a character in Jacqueline Susann’s potboiler novel turned movie, ‘Once Is Not Enough’. She was born as the daughter of Karen Cox and Marvin Jones. Her father worked as an exercise physiologist and her mother, a store manager.

It seems that she is the only child of her parents since there is no information about her siblings. A year after he was born, his parents moved briefly to Hecla, South Dakota. Then, after seven years in 1986, they returned to Sioux Falls and settled there. Regarding her education, she completed her high school education at Roosevelt High School. Other than that, there is no information about his degrees.

JANUARY JONES: CAREER AND LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS

She started her modeling career when she was in high school at the age of 18. During her modeling career, she posed for different brands like Versace, Clearasil and Kerastase. Later, she started appearing in different country magazines including USA, UK and German, many more. She has been featured on the covers of magazines like ‘Marie Claire’, ‘The Hollywood Reporter’, ‘Glamour’, and many more.

Since 1999, she has worked on screen: cinema and television. She made her first appearance as Janice Taylor in the movie ‘It’s the Rage’. In the same year, she appeared in the guest role in an episode of the television drama ‘Get Real’. In 2007, she joined the main cast of the series “Mad Men” which ran from 2007 to 2015. Subsequently, she worked in another series “The Last Man on Earth”, as the main role “ Melissa Chartres. Her other roles include 2005’s ‘Huff’, 2008’s ‘Law & Order’ and 2019’s ‘The Politician’, and the fashion reality show ‘Project Runway’.

She had supporting roles in films like 2003’s ‘Anger Management’, ‘Love Actually’, ‘We Are Marshall’ and ‘Good Kill’. She played the lead actress in the movie ‘Love’s Enduring Promise’. The film based on the series of books written by Janette Oke. She has also worked in two thriller films ‘Unknown’ and ‘Seeking Justice’.

JANUARY JONES: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

As for her personal life, well, the beautiful actress spoke to the media. Previously, she dated actor Josh Groban from 2003 to 2006. After that, she avoided media portals to discuss her personal or love life. Additionally, she gave birth to a son Xander Dane Jones on September 13, 2011. However, no information about Xander’s father was found in the media.

Jones has never been controversial or gossiped about her work as well as personal as she avoids questions about them. The pretty lady seems very workaholic as she took maternity leave during her eight-month pregnancy while filming ‘Mad Men’, and returned after two months. Additionally, she is an animal lover who joined the marine conservation organization ‘Oceana’. He works to save endangered sharks and raise awareness about it.