17 Facts About Jane Danson

Jane Danson was born on Jane Elizabeth Dawson, 8 November 1978 and is an English actress.

Jane Danson is known for her portrayal of Leanne Battersby in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, between 1997 and 2000, and from 2004 onwards.

From 1995 to 1997, Jane Danson played the role of Paula in the ITV children's television drama Children's Ward.

Jane Danson made an appearance in the first episode of the BBC's Hetty Wainthropp Investigates which was aired in January 1996.

In 1997, Jane Danson landed parts in the ITV period drama series The Grand, in which she played the role of Monica Jones for seven episodes, and then in the top-rated ITV soap opera Coronation Street, playing teenager Leanne Battersby.

Jane Danson left the show in 2000, not long after a harrowing storyline that saw her character become a drug addict.

Jane Danson portrayed Gemma Osbourne, the first lesbian police officer in the show's history.

In 2004, Jane Danson rejoined the cast of Coronation Street as Leanne.

In early 2006, it was announced that Jane Danson was pregnant and she left Coronation Street at the end of July for maternity leave.

Jane Danson returned to filming in January 2007, making her first appearance back on screen two months later.

In January 2007, Jane Danson appeared in the second series of Soapstar Superstar but was eliminated after the overnight vote on the second show.

Jane Danson appeared on the first celebrity edition of Stars in Their Eyes.

In 2019, Jane Danson took part in the eleventh series of Dancing on Ice alongside professional partner Sylvain Longchambon.

Jane Danson attended Radcliffe High School, Radcliffe near Bury in Greater Manchester.

Jane Danson began dating former Brookside actor Robert Beck in 1999 and the two married in December 2005.

Jane Danson said that she had a crush on Beck since she was 15.

In December 2018, Jane Danson revealed that she had miscarried a third child, which she and Beck discovered at their three-month scan.