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Jan Maxwell

Janice Elaine Maxwell (November 20, 1956 – February 11, 2018) was an American stage and television actress. She was a five-time Tony Award nominee and two-time Drama Desk Award winner. In a career spanning over thirty years, Maxwell was one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed stage actresses of her time.

Maxwell made her Broadway debut in 1989, as an understudy in the musical ''City of Angels''. She received her first Tony nomination in 2005 for the musical ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang''. Her other nominations were for ''Coram Boy'' in 2007, ''Lend Me a Tenor'' and ''The Royal Family'' both in 2010, and ''Follies'' in 2012.

Her nominations in two separate Tony Award categories in 2010, made her only the fourth actress to achieve two nominations in a single year. Her 2012 nomination for ''Follies'' made her only the second actress to receive a Tony nomination in all four acting categories. Her other Broadway credits include ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' (1992), ''A Doll's House'' (1997), ''The Sound of Music'' (1998) and ''The Dinner Party'' (2001).

Maxwell appeared in films and television shows such as ''I Am Michael'' with James Franco, Neil LaBute's ''Billy and Billie'' (2014–15), ''The Divide'' (2014), ''The Good Wife'' (2014), and ''Gossip Girl'' (2009–2011). From 1994-2003, she appeared in four episodes of the NBC drama ''Law & Order'', each time as a different character. She also appeared in season 3 of ''Madam Secretary'' in 2016. Provided by Wikipedia