Jane Krakowski made her debut in the 1983 American road comedy film ‘National Lampoon's Vacation’ directed by Harold Ramis. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a major box office success, grossing over $61.4 million on a budget of $15 million. The following year, she joined the cast of the American television soap opera ‘Search for Tomorrow’ created by Roy Winsor. The show aired its final episode in 1986. Krakowski also bagged the ‘Daytime Emmy Award’ nomination for her performance in the series. In 1987, she starred as ‘Christine’ in the American erotic psychological thriller film ‘Fatal Attraction’ directed by Adrian Lyne. The film saw positive reviews upon release and was a massive box office success, earning over $320.1 million on a budget of $14 million. She was next seen in television series and shows such as ‘Another World’ (1989), ‘Alex Haley's Queen’ (1993), ‘The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles’ (1993), ‘Due South’ (1994), and ‘Early Edition’ (1996).Â
In 1997, she became a part of the American legal comedy-drama television series ‘Ally McBeal’ created by David E. Kelley. She played the role of ‘Elaine Vassal’ for which she received the ‘Golden Globe Award’ nomination and remained a part of the show until 2002. She continued to appear in television series like ‘CatDog’ (2001, 2005), ‘Just a Walk in the Park’ (2002), ‘Everwood’ (2002-2003), ‘Rocket Power’ (2002, 2004), ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ (2004), ‘Hack’ (2004), ‘A Christmas Carol’ (2004), and ‘Mom at Sixteen’ (2005). In 2006, she joined the main cast of the American satirical sitcom television series ‘30 Rock’ where she played the role of ‘Jenna Maroney.’ The show ran for 7 seasons and aired its final episode in 2013. Krakowski also earned 3 ‘Primetime Emmy Award’ nominations for her performance on the show. In 2006, she also voiced ‘Giselle’ in the American computer-animated comedy film ‘Open Season’ directed by Roger Allers and Jill Culton. The film received mixed reviews from critics and did decent business at the box office.Â
She next appeared in films like ‘Surf's Up’ (2007), ‘The Rocker’ (2008), ‘Kit Kittredge: An American Girl’ (2008), ‘Open Season 2’ (2008), ‘Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant’ (2009), ‘Adult Beginners’ (2014), ‘Pixels’ (2015), ‘She Loves Me’ (2016), ‘Henchmen’ (2018), and ‘The Willoughbys’ (2020). She last appeared in the 2021 computer-animated fantasy comedy film ‘My Little Pony: A New Generation’ directed by Robert Cullen and José Ucha. The film was released on Netflix in most countries and garnered mostly reviews from critics.