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- Birth nameJanice Elaine Maxwell
- Jan Maxwell was born on November 20, 1956 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA. She was an actress, known for BrainDead (2016), An Unfinished Life (2005) and The Good Wife (2009). She was married to Robert Emmet Lunney. She died on February 11, 2018 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseRobert Emmet Lunney(1993 - February 11, 2018) (her death, 1 child)
- In 2006 Maxwell was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died on February 11, 2018 from neoplastic meningitis complicated from breast cancer at her Manhattan apartment at the age of 61.
- She was inspired to become an actress after seeing a production of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis at age 16. She played summer stock while attending Moorhead State University in Minnesota, and traveled to New York several times to see theatrical productions.
- Ha one child, a son William "Will" Maxwell-Lunney, with her now widowed husband Robert Emmet Lunney.
- Jan Maxwell is the sister of avant-garde, OBIE Award Winning playwright Richard Maxwell.
- Nominated for two 2010 Tony Awards (New York City): For Leading Actress in a Play for "The Royal Family" and for Supporting or Featured Actress in a Play for "Lend Me Tenor".
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