Early life

Jones was born in South Dakota, the daughter of Karen, who manages a sporting goods store, and Marvin Jones, a coach, gym teacher, and fitness director. She is of Czech, Danish, English, Welsh, and German descent. She is named after January Wayne, a character in Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough. She has two sisters, Jacey and Jina. She spent much of her childhood in Hecla, South Dakota, where her family moved in 1979.

Career

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 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 American football coach William "Red" Dawson.

She 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.

She also appeared in the AMC original television drama series Mad Men for seven seasons as young suburban housewife and mother Betty Draper Francis. She received two Golden Globe nominations and one Emmy nomination for her performances.

Jones is also known for her role as Cadence Flaherty, the love interest of both Steve Stifler and Paul Finch in the 2003 comedy film American Wedding, the third installment of the American Pie film series.

She played a con artist in the Law & Order episode "Quit Claim" who, as 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. She appeared on the cover of "The Hot Issue" of British GQ magazine in May 2009. She appeared on the cover of the November 2009 issue of American GQ magazine, and has been a 'topic' in the magazine several times. On November 14, 2009, Jones hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live which featured the musical guest The Black Eyed Peas.

In 2011, Jones starred in two thriller films, 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 portrayed Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class.

She appears in the Fox television show The Last Man on Earth, playing the character of Melissa Chartres.

Personal life

Jones announced in Vanity Fair magazine in 2009 that she has joined Oceana as a celebrity spokesperson, working to save endangered sharks.

Jones gave birth to a son, Xander Dane Jones, on September 13, 2011. She has not revealed his father's identity.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	All the Rage	Janice Taylor
2001	Glass House, TheThe Glass House	Girl
2001	Bandits	Claire / Pink Boots
2002	Taboo	Elizabeth
2002	Full Frontal	Tracy
2003	Anger Management	Gina
2003	American Wedding	Cadence Flaherty
2003	Love Actually	Jeannie
2004	Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights	Eve
2005	Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, TheThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada	Lou Ann Norton	Limited release
2006	Swedish Auto	Darla	Limited release
2006	We Are Marshall	Carole Dawson
2009	Boat That Rocked, TheThe Boat That Rocked	Elenore	aka Pirate Radio
2011	Unknown	Elizabeth Harris
2011	X-Men: First Class	Emma Frost
2011	Seeking Justice	Laura Gerard	Direct-to-VOD
2013	Sweetwater	Sarah Ramírez	Direct-to-VOD
2014	Good Kill	Molly Egan	Limited release

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Get Real	Jane Cohen	Episode: "Pilot"
1999	Sorority	Number One	TV film
2002	In My Life	Diane St. Croix	TV film
2004	Love's Enduring Promise	Missie Davis	TV film
2005	Huff	Marisa Wells	2 episodes
2007-15	Mad Men	Betty Draper	Main role
2008	Law & Order	Kim Brody	Episode: "Quit Claim"
2015-present	The Last Man on Earth	Melissa Chartres	Main role (21 episodes)

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
2009	Golden Nymph Award	Outstanding Actress - Drama Series		Nominated
2009	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress - Television Series Drama		Nominated
2010				Nominated
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
2013				Nominated

Charities

January Jones supports the following charitable cause: Animals.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]