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Most Recent Role: Bertha Wandell on Brothers & Sisters
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Northbrook, Illinois, USA
Birthday: 9-16-1962
Birth Name: Jane Anderson Brook
Jayne graduated from Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook IL 6/78, then went to Duke University, during her senior year she studied at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. She completed her education at Oxford. A native of Northbrook, Illinois, Jayne Brook attended the prestigious Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, Connecticut. She later left for England to complete her studies at both...

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Brothers & Sisters
Prior Commitments
Sunday 11 May 2008 on ABC

Kevin and Scotty make a commitment to be life partners; Saul finally comes to grips with his identity in a public way; the family discovers that William kept yet another painful secret from them.

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In 1998, Jayne was nominated for a SAG Award for her work on Chicago Hope. The category was Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. (edit)
Jayne Brook starred in the 1991 movie Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. (edit)
Jayne Brook has naturally brown hair and blue eyes. (edit)
Jayne Brook starred in the 1990 movie Kindergarten Cop alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. (edit)
Jayne Brook's first role was in Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. (edit)

Quotes

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Jayne Brook: (About policewomen) I was prepared for them to tell me how hard it was to be a woman and a cop, but every time I'd ask them about it, they'd say, 'I don't know what you're talking about'. That totally took the air out of my big theory. (edit)
Jayne Brook: (About acting in Don't Tell Mum The Babysitter's Dead) It was fun to play an unmitigated bitch, but I was horrified when I saw it because they cut all the scenes that explained why I was in such a bad mood. (edit)
Jayne Brook: (About modeling while studying acting in London) I should have enjoyed it more, but I was like, I'm an actress, not a model! (edit)
Jayne Brook: (Explaining her hair style in Sirens) You have to wear your hair against your head, or anyone could grab it and pull you down. (edit)

Other Appearances

 
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Chicago Hope
Dr. Diane Grad (Episodes 23-119, recurring otherwise)
Imagine That
Wendy
John Doe
Lt. Jamie Avery
Lost in Space
Maureen Robinson
Sirens
Sarah Berkezchuk (1993)
The District
Deputy Mayor Mary Ann Mitchell (Episodes 1-13)
Recurring Role
Chicago Hope
Dr. Diane Grad
Guest Star
Boston Legal
Shock and Owww!
Rachel Lewiston
Boston Legal
Spring Fever
Rachel Lewiston
Boston Legal
Live Big
Rachel Lewiston
Boston Legal
Stick It
Rachel Lewiston
Brothers & Sisters
Prior Commitments
Bertha Wandell
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Footprints on My Heart /Legacy / Elopement
Teacher
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Chicago Hope
This medical drama focuses on the personal and professional trials and tribulations of the medical staff of Chicago Hope Hospital. more
Imagine That
Emmy Award-winning Hank Azaria ("Mad About You," "Tuesdays with Morrie") reunites with executive producer/writer Seth Kurland (NBC's "Friends," "Mad About You") and director Barnet Kellman ("Mad... more
John Doe
The series is about the life of John Doe , a mysterious man who rises from the primordial waters of an isolated island, possessing knowledge of literally everything in the world, yet having no... more
Lost in Space
In 1997, Earth has squandered its natural resources. The Robinson family departs Earth on the Jupiter 2 in search of a habitable planet for mankind to colonise. However, a spy from a foreign... more
Sirens
Sirens revolves around three rookie cops: Lynn Stanton (Adrienne-Joi Johnson), Molly Whelan (Liza Snyder), and Sarah Berkezchuck (Jayne Brook), trying to find love and succeed in their profession... more
The District
A drama inspired by the real-life experiences of former New York Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Maple, The District revolves around Jack Mannion (Craig T. Nelson), a tenacious champion of the... more