January Jones

Modeling

Jones began her modeling career in New York at 18, after a modeling scout expressed interest while she was in high school.^[7][8] She has said that modeling 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.^[6] Jones has modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch,^[9][10] Versace,^[11] Clearasil, and Kérastase.^[12] She has been on the covers of numerous magazines, including Interview,^[13] Allure,^[14] Rolling Stone,^[15][16] Town & Country,^[17] The Hollywood Reporter,^[18] GQ,^[19] and W^[20] in the United States; Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire,^[21] Tatler, Glamour^[22] and Red in the United Kingdom; Cosmopolitan in Germany; Grazia in Italy; and Tu Style in Italy.^{[citation needed]}

Acting

Jones appears in the video "Love is Blind" from David Coverdale's 2000 album Into the Light and had supporting roles in Anger Management (2003), Love Actually (2003), and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004). She had a leading role in the made-for-TV film Love's Enduring Promise (2004) as a pioneer family's eldest child who falls in love with a mysterious man who saves her father's life.^[23] In 2005, she played 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 said it was one of the most creative experiences of her career.^[6] 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.^[24]

Jones appeared in the AMC original television drama series Mad Men (2007–2015) for seven seasons as suburban housewife and mother Betty Draper. She received two Golden Globe nominations and one Emmy nomination for her performances.^[25][26]

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 the lone surviving suspect connected to a real estate scam involving organized crime, frustrates the efforts of Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter to convict her.^[27] 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 82nd on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2002.^[28] She appeared on the cover of "The Hot Issue" of British GQ magazine in May 2009.^[29] She appeared on the cover of the November 2009 issue of American GQ magazine, and has been a "topic" in the magazine several times.^[30] On November 14, 2009, Jones hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live with musical guest The Black Eyed Peas.^[31]

In 2011, Jones starred in two thriller films: Unknown and Seeking Justice.^[32] She portrayed Emma Frost in X-Men: First Class.^[33]

Jones appeared as Melissa Chartres in the Fox television comedy series The Last Man on Earth (2015–18).^[34][35] In 2019, she joined the cast of Netflix's comedy-drama series The Politician, playing bored, rich housewife Lizbeth Sloan.^[36][37] In 2020, Jones joined the cast of the Netflix series Spinning Out as Carol Baker, a former figure skater and single mother who has bipolar disorder.^[38] The series concluded after one season.^[39]

Film

Television