January Jones

January Kristen Jones (born January 5, 1978) is an American actress and model, best known for portraying the role of Betty Draper in the television series Mad Men (2007–2015), for which she received two Golden Globe nominations and one Emmy nomination. Since 2015, she has been starring as Melissa Chartres in The Last Man on Earth. She also starred in the films American Wedding (2003), We Are Marshall (2006), Unknown (2011), Seeking Justice (2011) and X-Men: First Class (2011). 2Early life Jones was born on January 5, 1978 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She spent much of her childhood in Hecla, South Dakota, where her family moved in 1979, until they moved back to Sioux Falls, SD in 1986, and she graduated from Roosevelt High School. She is the daughter of Karen, who manages a Scheels sporting goods store, and Marvin Jones, a coach, gym teacher, and fitness director. She has two sisters, Jacey and Jina. She is named after January Wayne, a character in Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough. She is of Czech, Danish, English, Welsh, and German descent. 2Career 3Acting Jones has had supporting roles in Anger Management (2003), Love Actually, and Dirty Dancing: Havana Night