Jayne Brook

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name = Jayne Brook
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birthname = Jane Anderson Brook
birthdate = birth date and age|1960|09|16
birthplace = Northbrook, Illinois, U.S.
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occupation = Actress
spouse = John Terlesky (1996-Present) 2 Children

Jayne Brook (born September 16, 1960) is an American actress, known for her role as Dr. Diane Grad on the medical drama "Chicago Hope". She appeared on the series from 1995 to 1999.

Biography

Early life

Brook was born Jane Anderson Brook in Northbrook, Illinois. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/22/Jayne-Brook.html Jayne Brook Biography (1962-) ] ] She graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 1978 at the age of 17. She then went on to attend Duke University on scholarship, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982. Brook is married to actor and director John Terlesky. They have two daughters.

Career

Her first acting role was in the film "" in 1987. During the late 1980s, she worked for a while in Great Britain, appearing with Tom Conti and John Standing in Old Boy Network, a single season ITV comedy series about three spies (an ex-MI5 agent, an ex-MI5 traitor who'd been working for the KGB, and an ex-CIA officer) who set up as private investigators after the end of the Cold War.

Brook went on to appear in larger roles, first as Carolyn in the 1991 film "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead", and later on the television series "L.A. Law" and in the 1995 film "Bye Bye Love", with Paul Reiser. She also had a small part as a child's mother in Kindegarten Cop (1990)

Since leaving "Chicago Hope" in 1999, Brook has appeared as a regular and guest star on such series as "Sports Night", "The District", "John Doe", "Boston Legal", "Eli Stone", and "Grey's Anatomy". She has appeared in recent advertisements for Excedrin brand headache medicine and DirecTV satellite television service. In 2007, she appeared as a publisher on the CBS television series NCIS (episode 90, "Cover Story"). In the Fall 2008 season of Private Practice Brook will begin a recurring role.

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* [http://www.nndb.com/people/100/000103788/ Jayne Brook] at [http://www.nndb.com/ nndb]