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<p>January Kristen Jones is an American actress and model best known for her portrayal of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Draper">Betty Draper</a> in the critically acclaimed television drama Mad Men. Her performance earned her two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress in a Drama Series and a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress. Jones has also appeared in numerous films, including X-Men: First Class, American Wedding, We Are Marshall, The Boat That Rocked, Unknown, and Seeking Justice.</p>

<h2>Early Life and Education</h2>

<p>January Jones was born on January 5, 1978, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Karen Cox, a store manager, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Jones_(wide_receiver)">Marvin Jones</a>, an exercise physiologist. She was named after the character January Wayne from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Susann">Jacqueline Susann</a>'s novel Once Is Not Enough. She has two sisters, both of whose names also begin with the letter "J."</p>

<p>In 1979, her family moved to Hecla, South Dakota. Jones later returned to Sioux Falls and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1996.</p>

<h2>Film and Television Career</h2>

<p>Jones began her acting career with supporting roles in films such as Anger Management, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, and Love Actually. She gained broader recognition for her performance as Cadence Flaherty in American Wedding, the third installment in the American Pie series, where her character was pursued by both <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Stifler">Steve Stifler</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Finch">Paul Finch</a>.</p>

<p>In 2005, she appeared in <a href="/biography/tommy-lee-jones">Tommy Lee Jones</a>'s The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, a project she has cited as one of the most creatively fulfilling experiences of her career. She went on to portray Carol Dawson, wife of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_"Red"_Dawson">football coach</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_"Red"_Dawson">William "Red" Dawson</a>, in the 2006 sports drama We Are Marshall. Jones also starred in Love's Enduring Promise, playing the eldest daughter of a pioneer family who falls in love with a mysterious stranger.</p>

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<p>Her breakout television role came in 2007 as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Draper">Betty Draper Francis</a> in AMC’s Mad Men. Over the course of seven seasons, Jones brought depth and nuance to the role of the troubled suburban housewife, earning her critical acclaim and multiple award nominations.</p>

<h2>Major Film Roles and Continued Success</h2>

<p>Jones continued her film career with roles in high-profile projects. She portrayed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Frost">Emma Frost</a> in the 2011 superhero film X-Men: First Class, co-starring <a href="/biography/james-mcavoy">James McAvoy</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fassbender">Michael Fassbender</a>. That same year, she appeared alongside <a href="/biography/liam-neeson">Liam Neeson</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Kruger">Diane Kruger</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaume_Collet-Serra">Jaume Collet-Serra</a>'s thriller Unknown, as well as in Seeking Justice with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Cage">Nicolas Cage</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Pearce">Guy Pearce</a>.</p>

<p>On television, she took on the role of Melissa Chartres in Fox’s post-apocalyptic sitcom The Last Man on Earth, which aired from 2015 to 2018. In 2019, she appeared in Netflix’s The Politician as the wife of <a href="/biography/dylan-mcdermott">Dylan McDermott</a>'s character. She also starred in the 2020 Netflix drama Spinning Out, playing a bipolar single mother of two figure skaters.</p>

<h2>Media Appearances and Modeling</h2>

<p>Outside of acting, Jones has had a notable modeling career. She ranked No. 82 on Maxim's Hot 100 Women in 2002 and appeared on the cover of GQ’s “The Hot Issue” in May 2009. Her appearance as host on Saturday Night Live on November 14, 2009, featured a musical performance by The Black Eyed Peas.</p>

<p>In addition to her film and television work, she appeared in the British film The Boat That Rocked—released in North America as Pirate Radio—in 2009, further establishing her as a recognizable figure in international cinema.</p>

<h2>Personal Life</h2>

<p>During the late 1990s, Jones worked as a model for Abercrombie & Fitch, during which time she dated fellow model and <a href="/biography/ashton-kutcher">actor</a> <a href="/biography/ashton-kutcher">Ashton Kutcher</a>. From 2003 to 2006, she was in a relationship with <a href="/biography/josh-groban">singer</a> <a href="/biography/josh-groban">Josh Groban</a>. In 2011, she gave birth to a son named Xander, though she has chosen not to publicly disclose the identity of his father.</p>

<p>Jones is an avid <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Jones_(wide_receiver)">fan</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stack">Robert Stack</a>, and <a href="/biography/jim-carrey">comedian</a> <a href="/biography/jim-carrey">Jim Carrey</a> once gifted her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stack">Stack</a>’s autograph. She maintains a strong interest in unsolved mysteries, particularly UFO phenomena. She also has a tattoo on her forearm that reads "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellatrix_Lestrange">Bellatrix</a>," a Latin word meaning "female warrior."</p>

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