Editing January Jones

{{Short description|American actress (born 1978)}}
{{About|the actress|other uses|January Jones (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name            = January Jones
| image           = Mad Men at the 67th Annual Peabody Awards - January Jones.jpg
| caption         = Jones in 2008
| birth_name      = January Kristen Jones
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1978|01|05}}
| birth_place     = [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]], U.S.
| occupation      = {{flatlist|
* Actress
* model
}}
| yearsactive     = 1999–present
| children        = 1
}}

'''January Kristen Jones''' (born January 5, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for playing [[Betty Draper]] in ''[[Mad Men]]'' (2007–2015), for which she was nominated for two [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Drama]] and a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]]. She also portrayed Melissa Chartres in ''[[The Last Man on Earth (TV series)|The Last Man on Earth]]'' (2015–2018) and has starred in films such as ''[[American Wedding]]'' (2003), ''[[We Are Marshall]]'' (2006), ''[[The Boat That Rocked]]'' (2009), ''[[Unknown (2011 film)|Unknown]]'' (2011), ''[[Seeking Justice]]'' (2011), and ''[[X-Men: First Class]]'' (2011).

==Early life==
January Kristen Jones was born in [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]], on January 5, 1978,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/05/UPI-Almanac-for-Saturday-Jan-5-2019/9081546481545/ |title= UPI Almanac for Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 |work=[[United Press International]]|date=January 5, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190105134420/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/01/05/UPI-Almanac-for-Saturday-Jan-5-2019/9081546481545/|url-status=live|quote= actor January Jones in 1978 (age 42)}}</ref> the daughter of store manager Karen Cox and exercise physiologist Marvin Jones.<ref>{{Cite web| url= http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nelliswebsite/genealogy/p_787.html#45919|title=Genealogy Data Page 1928 (Pedigree Pages) |website= freepages.rootsweb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url= https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bonhommesd&id=I27367| title= RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Bon Homme County, South Dakota| website= worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com| access-date= November 17, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181117194937/https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=bonhommesd&id=I27367| archive-date= November 17, 2018| url-status= live}}</ref><ref name= aberderef1 /><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[Des Moines Register]]|first=Sophia|last=Ahmad|date=September 18, 2009|url= https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/desmoinesregister/access/1863063241.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+18%2C+2009&author=SOPHIA+AHMAD&pub=Des+Moines+Register&desc='Mad+Men'+mom+wears+D.M.+dress+to+'Oprah'&pqatl=google | title= 'Mad Men' mom wears D.M. dress to 'Oprah' | via= qasb.pqarchiver.com | access-date= May 27, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120725024901/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/desmoinesregister/access/1863063241.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+18%2C+2009&author=SOPHIA+AHMAD&pub=Des+Moines+Register&desc='Mad+Men'+mom+wears+D.M.+dress+to+'Oprah'&pqatl=google | archive-date= July 25, 2012 | url-status= dead }}</ref> She was named after January Wayne, a character in the 1973 [[Jacqueline Susann]] novel ''[[Once Is Not Enough]]''. The names of her two sisters also start with the letter J, Jina and Jacey.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Heaf|first=Jonathan|title=January Jones Interview|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/january-jones-interview-photos|date=August 6, 2014|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=[[British GQ]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 1979, her family moved to [[Hecla, South Dakota]], but moved back to Sioux Falls in 1996, where she graduated from [[Roosevelt High School (South Dakota)|Roosevelt High School]].<ref name=aberderef1>{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Bahr |url=http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2011-03-20/news/29149585_1_hecla-school-jones-family-head-coach |title=Hecla revisited: Actress' family recounts time in South Dakota |work=[[The American News]] |date=March 20, 2011 |access-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724114252/http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2011-03-20/news/29149585_1_hecla-school-jones-family-head-coach |archive-date=July 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==
===Modeling===
Jones began her modeling career in [[New York City|New York]] at the age of 18, after a modeling scout expressed interest while she was in high school.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=July 6, 2009|title=January Jones|magazine=[[Interview Magazine|Interview]]|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/january-jones|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016175129/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/january-jones|archive-date=October 16, 2017|access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Handy|first=Bruce|date=August 5, 2009|title=Mad Men Q&A: January Jones|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2009/08/mad-men-qa-january-jones|url-status=live|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713214031/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2009/08/mad-men-qa-january-jones|archive-date=July 13, 2016|access-date=October 22, 2017}}</ref> She noted that modelling was not her passion and she never took it seriously. Her first agency claimed she owed them money when she decided to move to [[Los Angeles]].<ref name=":0" /> Jones has modeled for [[Abercrombie & Fitch]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/advice/a5968/celebs-abercrombie-models/|title=20 Celebs You Didn't Know Were Abercrombie Models|date=March 14, 2014|website=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|access-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207074716/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/fashion/advice/a5968/celebs-abercrombie-models/|archive-date=December 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2009/08/mad-men-qa-january-jones|title=Mad Men Q&A: January Jones|first=Bruce|last=Handy|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=August 5, 2009|access-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713214031/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2009/08/mad-men-qa-january-jones|archive-date=July 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Versace]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Britt|last=Aboutaleb|url=http://www.elle.com/fashion/news/a5254/january-jones-is-the-new-face-of-versace-10360/|title=January Jones Is the New Face of Versace|date=November 22, 2010|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|access-date=December 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023033545/http://www.elle.com/fashion/news/a5254/january-jones-is-the-new-face-of-versace-10360/|archive-date=October 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Clearasil]] and [[Kérastase]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Marianne|last=Mychaskiw|date=March 8, 2016|url=http://www.instyle.com/news/january-jones-kerastase|title=January Jones Just Scored a Beautiful New Gig|work=[[InStyle]]|access-date=January 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131081047/http://www.instyle.com/news/january-jones-kerastase|archive-date=January 31, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She has been on the covers of numerous international fashion magazines, including ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'', ''[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]'', ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', ''[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]'', ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' and ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'' in the United States; ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', ''[[Marie Claire]]'', ''[[Tatler]]'', ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'' and ''[[Red (magazine)|Red]]'' in the United Kingdom; ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'' in Germany; ''[[Grazia]]'' in Italy; and ''Tu Style'' and ''[[GQ]]'' in Italy.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

===Acting===
Jones appears in the video "Love is Blind" from the album ''[[Into the Light (David Coverdale album)|Into the Light]]'' (2000) by [[David Coverdale]] and had supporting roles in ''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]'' (2003), ''[[Love Actually]]'' (2003), and ''[[Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights]]'' (2004). 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]]. She has remarked that it was one of the most creative experiences of her career.<ref name=":0" /> In ''[[We Are Marshall]]'' (2006), she played Carol Dawson, wife of American football coach [[William "Red" Dawson]]. She also starred in ''[[Good Kill]]'' (2014), opposite [[Ethan Hawke]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freydkin |first=Donna |title=January Jones is moving on from 'Mad' role |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/05/11/january-jones-mad-men-last-man-earth-good-kill/27101771/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>

She has the lead female role in the movie ''[[Love's Enduring Promise]]'' as a pioneer family's oldest child, where her character falls in love with a mysterious man who saves her father's life.<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20139839,00.html January Jones; The Anger Management Actress Wants to Be More Than a Flavor of the Month] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603084728/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20139839,00.html |date=June 3, 2009 }}, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', April 21, 2003. Retrieved August 18, 2008.</ref> She also appeared in the [[AMC (TV network)|AMC]] original television drama series ''[[Mad Men]]'' for seven seasons as young suburban [[housewife]] and mother [[Betty Draper|Betty Draper Francis]]. She received two [[Golden Globe]] nominations and one [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Emmy]] nomination for her performances.<ref>{{cite journal |title=People Magazine Celebrity Central – January Jones Biography |url=http://www.people.com/people/january_jones/biography/ |journal=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829193917/http://www.people.com/people/january_jones/biography/ |archive-date=August 29, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/s_578412.html Winds of change are blowing for AMC's 'Mad Men'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405074221/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/s_578412.html |date=April 5, 2012 }}. ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review'' (July 28, 2008). Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref>

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)|American Pie]]'' film series. She played a [[con artist]] in the ''[[Law & Order]]'' episode "[[Law & Order (season 18)#Episodes|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]] to convict her.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-02-06 |title=Quit Claim - Law & Order (Season 18, Episode 7) - Apple TV |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/quit-claim/umc.cmc.6br0dpu30uoly05dvs0mpqmfa?showId=umc.cmc.1s7b00ssapwlqujbumtpdcip8 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Apple TV |language=en-US}}</ref> 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 (magazine)|Maxim]]'' Hot 100 Women of 2002.<ref name="freejose2002">{{cite web | work =[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] | title =Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2002 | url =http://www.maxim.com/girls-of-maxim/january-jones | access-date =September 8, 2012 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120902130127/http://www.maxim.com/girls-of-maxim/january-jones | archive-date =September 2, 2012 | url-status =live }}</ref> She appeared on the cover of "The Hot Issue" of British ''[[GQ]]'' magazine in May 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fooyoh.com/menknowpause_lifestyle_living/2755305 |title=January Jones on the Cover of UK GQ |date=May 26, 2009 |access-date=September 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903211626/http://fooyoh.com/menknowpause_lifestyle_living/2755305 |archive-date=September 3, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared on the cover of the November 2009 issue of American ''[[GQ]]'' magazine, and has been a 'topic' in the magazine several times.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/search?qt=dismax&sort=score+desc&query=january+jones&submit=|title=january jones|work=GQ|access-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref> On November 14, 2009, Jones hosted an episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', which featured musical guest [[The Black Eyed Peas]].<ref>{{cite journal|first=Kate|last=Stanhope|title=January Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Host SNL|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jones-Levitt-SNL-1011442.aspx|journal=TV Guide|access-date=November 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104215631/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jones-Levitt-SNL-1011442.aspx|archive-date=November 4, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, Jones starred in two [[Thriller (genre)|thriller films]], first in ''[[Unknown (2011 film)|Unknown]]'' alongside [[Liam Neeson]] and [[Diane Kruger]], directed by [[Jaume Collet-Serra]], and later in ''[[Seeking Justice]]'' alongside [[Nicolas Cage]] and [[Guy Pearce]].<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17823 Dark Castle Casts Up 'Unknown White Male'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027183705/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17823 |date=October 27, 2009 }}. ''Bloody-disgusting.com'' (October 26, 2009). Retrieved May 27, 2011.</ref> She portrayed [[Emma Frost]] in ''[[X-Men: First Class]]''.<ref>{{cite news | last = Lesnick | first = Silas | title = January Jones Joins X-Men: First Class | publisher = [[Superhero Hype!]] | date = August 18, 2010 | url = http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/105877-january-jones-joins-x-men-first-class | access-date = August 18, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100821091421/http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/105877-january-jones-joins-x-men-first-class | archive-date = August 21, 2010 | url-status = live }}</ref>

Jones appeared as Melissa Chartres in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television comedy series ''[[The Last Man on Earth (TV series)|The Last Man on Earth]]'' (2015–18).<ref>{{cite news |first1=Michael |last1=O'Connell |first2=Lesley |last2=Goldberg |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/january-jones-joins-fox-comedy-752937 |title=January Jones Joins Fox Comedy 'The Last Man on Earth' |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=December 1, 2014 |access-date=July 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727123621/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/january-jones-joins-fox-comedy-752937 |archive-date=July 27, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-last-man-on-earth-the-mick-brooklyn-nine-nine-canceled-fox-1202800397/|title='The Last Man on Earth,' 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' 'The Mick' Canceled at Fox|first=Danielle|last=Turchiano|date=May 10, 2018|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802223624/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-last-man-on-earth-the-mick-brooklyn-nine-nine-canceled-fox-1202800397/|archive-date=August 2, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, she joined the cast of [[Netflix]]'s comedy-drama series ''[[The Politician (TV series)|The Politician]]'', playing the role of a bored and rich [[housewife]] Lizbeth Sloan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stahler|first=Martha Sorren, Kelsea|title=The Politician Cast Includes A Few Straight-Up Legends|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/09/8472435/cast-from-netflix-the-politician-ben-platt-zoey-deutch|access-date=November 28, 2021|website=www.refinery29.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Janes|first=DeAnna|date=October 15, 2019|title=The Politician's Cast Is the Reason You'll Laugh and Ugly-Cry While Bingeing|url=https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a29461579/the-politician-cast/|access-date=November 28, 2021|website=Oprah Daily|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2020, Jones joined the cast of the Netflix series ''[[Spinning Out]]'' as Carol Baker, a former figure skater and a single mother who suffers from bipolar disorder.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bahr|first=Robyn|date=December 31, 2019|title='Spinning Out': TV Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/spinning-review-1265351/|access-date=November 28, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref> The series concluded after one season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=February 3, 2020|title='Spinning Out' Canceled By Netflix After One Season|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/spinning-out-canceled-netflix-one-season-1202850380/|access-date=November 28, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Charity work==
In 2009, Jones joined the [[marine conservation]] organization [[Oceana (non-profit group)|Oceana]] as a celebrity spokesperson, working to save endangered sharks and to inform others about sharks' vital importance in nature.<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/02/january-jones200902 "Miss January".] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116133907/http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/02/january-jones200902 |date=January 16, 2009 }} ''Vanity Fair''. February 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=January Jones: A Real 'Shark' About Saving Marine Life|url=http://people.com/pets/january-jones-a-real-shark-about-saving-marine-life/|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=January 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235446/http://people.com/pets/january-jones-a-real-shark-about-saving-marine-life/|archive-date=January 9, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She has gone swimming with sharks for a public service announcement for the group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/video-january-jones-swims-monster-188402|title=VIDEO: January Jones Swims With Monster Whale Shark in PSA|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 13, 2011|language=en|access-date=September 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925024206/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/video-january-jones-swims-monster-188402|archive-date=September 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She served food with fellow actress [[Malin Åkerman]] at the Los Angeles Mission's annual [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]] event on November 24, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vice President Kamala Harris Supports Small Businesses in D.C., Plus Emily Ratajkowski and More|url=https://people.com/celebrity/star-tracks-sunday-november-28-2021/?slide=612f16f1-02c6-41c3-9969-8b113eedf73f#612f16f1-02c6-41c3-9969-8b113eedf73f|date=November 28, 2021|access-date=November 29, 2021|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Jones dated [[Ashton Kutcher]] when they were both models for [[Abercrombie & Fitch]] in the late 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=January Jones Became Famous Despite Ashton Kutcher|url=https://people.com/celebrity/january-jones-became-famous-despite-ashton-kutcher/|date=October 13, 2009|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=People|language=en}}</ref>

One of Jones' favorite actors is [[Robert Stack]]. During her relationship with [[Jim Carrey]] in 2002,<ref>{{Cite web |title=January Jones and Jim Carrey|url=https://www.etonline.com/gallery/143858_Surprising_Celebrity_Hookups/january-jones-and-jim-carrey-3950 |access-date=June 18, 2021 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|language=en-US}}</ref> he presented her with Stack's autograph as a birthday present.<ref name=":2" />

She was in a relationship with singer [[Josh Groban]] from 2003 to 2006.<ref name="people">{{cite journal |url=https://people.com/tag/january-jones/ |title=January Jones Son Born |date=September 15, 2011 |journal=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=September 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829194336/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20528355,00.html |archive-date=August 29, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Yetzer|first=Brandi|date=March 5, 2021|title=January Jones Has an Empowering Take on Being Single — 'I Don't Feel Unhappy or Lonely'|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/how-january-jones-feels-about-being-single.html/|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet|language=en-US}}</ref>

She dated actor [[Jason Sudeikis]] in 2010 and ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' reported in January 2011 that they had split.<ref>{{cite web|first=Isabel|last=Jines|url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/tbt-jason-sudeikis-january-jones-relationship|title=January Jones Joked That Then-Boyfriend Jason Sudeikis Would Never See Her Naked|website=[[InStyle]]|date=July 22, 2021}}</ref> In September 2011, she gave birth to a son whose father's identity was not publicly disclosed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/news/114334_Baby_News_January_Jones_Gives_Birth_to_Son|title=Baby News: January Jones Gives Birth to Son|website=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|date=September 15, 2011 |language=en-US|access-date=September 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925024209/https://www.etonline.com/news/114334_Baby_News_January_Jones_Gives_Birth_to_Son|archive-date=September 25, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/news/a13360/january-jones-gives-birth-to-a-son-5/|title= January Jones gives birth to a son |website= [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|language=en-US|date=September 16, 2011 |access-date=April 23, 2020}}</ref>

Jones has an interest in unsolved mysteries and believes she has seen a [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]].<ref name=":2">{{Citation|title=January Jones & Jimmy Kimmel Have Seen UFOs| date=January 10, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8__C4Qc0NKA| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211109/8__C4Qc0NKA| archive-date=November 9, 2021 | url-status=live|language=en|access-date=June 3, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She has a tattoo that says "Bellatrix", the [[Latin]] word for female warrior.<ref name=":0" />

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Denotes works that have not yet been released
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{|class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[It's the Rage (film)|It's the Rage]]''
| Janice Taylor
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001
| ''{{sortname|The|Glass House|The Glass House (2001 film)}}''
| Girl
|
|-
| ''[[Bandits (2001 film)|Bandits]]''
| Claire / Pink Boots
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002
| ''[[Taboo (2002 film)|Taboo]]''
| Elizabeth
|
|-
| ''[[Full Frontal (film)|Full Frontal]]''
| Tracy
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2003
| ''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]''
| Gina
|
|-
| ''[[American Wedding]]''
| Cadence Flaherty
|
|-
| ''[[Love Actually]]''
| Jeannie
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights]]''
| Eve
|
|-
| 2005
| ''{{sortname|The|Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada}}''
| Lou Ann Norton
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2006
| ''Swedish Auto''
| Darla
|
|-
| ''[[We Are Marshall]]''
| Carole Dawson
|
|-
| 2009
| ''{{sortname|The|Boat That Rocked}}''
| Elenore
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2011
| ''[[Unknown (2011 film)|Unknown]]''
| Elizabeth Harris
|
|-
| ''[[X-Men: First Class]]''
| [[Emma Frost]]
|
|-
| ''[[Seeking Justice]]''
| Laura Gerard
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Sweetwater (2013 film)|Sweetwater]]''
| Sarah Ramírez
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Good Kill]]''
| Molly Egan
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Unity (film)|Unity]]''
| Narrator (voice)
| Documentary film
|-
| 2023
| ''[[God Is a Bullet (film)|God Is a Bullet]]''
| Maureen Bacon
|
|}

===Television===
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|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1999
|''[[Get Real (American TV series)|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 (TV series)|Huff]]''
|Marisa Wells
|Episodes: "The Good Doctor," "The Sample Closet"
|-
|2007–2015
|''[[Mad Men]]''
|[[Betty Draper]]
|Main; 67 episodes
|-
|2008
|''[[Law & Order]]''
|Kim Brody
|Episode: "[[Law & Order season 18#ep400|Quit Claim]]"
|-
|2009
|''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
|Herself (host)
|Episode: "January Jones/Black Eyed Peas"
|-
|2010
|''[[Project Runway (season 8)|Project Runway]]''
|Herself / Guest Judge
|Episode: "A Rough Day On The Runway"
|-
|2015–2018
|''[[The Last Man on Earth (TV series)|The Last Man on Earth]]''
|Melissa Chartres
|63 episodes
|-
|2017
|''[[Animals.]]''
|Diana (voice)
|Episode: "Roaches"
|-
|2017
|''[[Return of the Mac (TV series)|Return of the Mac]]''
|Herself
|Episode: "New Kid on the Talk"
|-
|2019
|''[[The Politician (TV series)|The Politician]]''
|Lizbeth Sloan
|3 episodes
|-
|2020
|''[[Spinning Out]]''
|Carol Baker
|10 episodes
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Project
! Result
! class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
|[[62nd Primetime Emmy Awards|2010]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]] || ''[[Mad Men]]'' <small> (episode: "[[The Gypsy and the Hobo (Mad Men)|The Gypsy and the Hobo]]") </small> || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2010|title= Nominees / Winners 2010 Emmy Awards|website= Television Academy|accessdate= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[66th Golden Globe Awards|2008]] || rowspan=2|[[Golden Globe Award]] || rowspan=2|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress – Television Series Drama]] || ''[[Mad Men]]'' <small> ([[Mad Men season 1|season 1]]) </small> || {{nom}} || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://goldenglobes.com/person/january-jones/|title= January Jones|website= goldenglobes|accessdate= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[67th Golden Globe Awards|2009]] || ''[[Mad Men]]'' <small> ([[Mad Men season 2|season 2]]) </small> || {{nom}} 
|-
|[[14th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2007]] || rowspan=5|[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] || rowspan=5|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series]] || ''[[Mad Men]]'' <small> ([[Mad Men season 1|season 1]]) </small> || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/14th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title= 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards|website= [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|sagawards.org]]|accessdate= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|- 
|[[15th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2008]] || ''[[Mad Men]]'' <small> ([[Mad Men season 2|season 2]]) </small> || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/15th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title= 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards|website= [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|sagawards.org]]|accessdate= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[16th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2009]] || ''[[Mad Men]]'' <small> ([[Mad Men season 3|season 3]]) </small> || {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/16th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title= 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards|website= [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|sagawards.org]]|accessdate= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[17th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2010]] || ''[[Mad Men]]'' <small> ([[Mad Men season 4|season 4]]) </small> || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/17th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title= 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards|website= [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|sagawards.org]]|accessdate= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards|2015]] || ''[[Mad Men]]'' <small> ([[Mad Men season 7|season 7]]) </small> || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/22nd-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title= 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards|website= [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|sagawards.org]]|accessdate= May 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
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