Jayne Atkinson: When I look at what I've done over the years, I've gotten to explore the depth and the height of the human emotion and experience, and I don't feel drawn to anything. I'd like to play a blonde bimbo who gets smart. And I love to do comedy. I'll tell you what I would love to do: I would love to do a sort of variety, song and dance act with Alice Ripley and Karen Ziemba. I would love to do some kind of girl show where we would sing and dance and be silly because I can do those things and nobody knows.
Jayne Atkinson (on her husband,
Jayne Atkinson: So far it's been a dream. Everybody is intelligent and smart and larger than life and you need all of those qualities. And not polite--everybody is really speaking their mind.
In 2003 Jayne was in the movie Psychoanalysis Changed My Life .
In 1994 Jayne was in the movie
Jayne worked alongside
Jayne has appeared on two different episodes of
Jayne's zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Jayne's Broadway debut was in 1987 in the play All My Sons.
Jayne's husband,
Jayne won an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in 2003, for her role as Lottie Wilton in the play, Enchanted April.
Jayne was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Skriker.
Jayne was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actress in a Play: in 2000 for her portrayal of Lizzie in The Rainmaker, and in 2003 for her performance as Lottie Wilton in Enchanted April.