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Jane Krakowski Reflects on Career and Broadway Challenges

4/15/2026

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Jane Krakowski, American actress, discussed her career in a Guardian interview.
She recalled Elaine Vassal on Ally McBeal, a late-1990s cultural phenomenon.
She credited David E. Kelley as the show's creator.
Krakowski later starred as Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock under Tina Fey.
Her recent Broadway work in Oh, Mary about Mary Todd Lincoln was thrilling and nerve-wracking because rehearsals were short.

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Jane Krakowski, American actress, discussed her career in a Guardian interview.
She recalled Elaine Vassal on Ally McBeal, a late-1990s cultural phenomenon.
She credited David E. Kelley as the show's creator.
Krakowski later starred as Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock under Tina Fey.
Her recent Broadway work in Oh, Mary about Mary Todd Lincoln was thrilling and nerve-wracking because rehearsals were short.