Melora Diane Hardin (born June 29, 1967) is an American actress and singer. She portrays Jacqueline Carlyle on The Bold Type.
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Melora Hardin is probably most recognized for her portrayal of Jan Levinson, Steve Carell's rigid former corporate boss and love interest, on the critically acclaimed NBC series The Office. She is also known for playing Tony Shaloub's dead wife in the hit USA Network series Monk. Additionally, Hardin recurred on Amazon's Golden Globe®-winning Best Comedy Transparent in the role of Tammy Cashman, for which she was nominated for an Emmy® Award in 2016 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Most recently, Hardin was seen guest starring on NBC's hit show The Blacklist, as well as in the ABC miniseries When We Rise. She currently stars as Jacqueline Carlyle in the Freeform series The Bold Type,playing a strong but kind editor-in-chief at a high-end women’s magazine, which is inspired by the life of Joanna Coles, former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine.
Hardin has been married to Gildart Jackson since June 4, 1997. They have two daughters, Rory (b. 2001) and Piper (b. 2005).