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Jayne Brook (born Jane Anderson on September 16, 1962 in Northbrook, Illinois) is an American actress, best known for her role as Dr. Diane Grad on the medical drama Chicago Hope. She appeared on the series from 1995 to 1999.

Brook graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 1978 at the age of 15. She then went on to attend Duke University on scholarship, earning a bachelor's degree in 1982. Her first acting role was in the film Superman IV: The Quest for Peace in 1987.

During the late 1980s, she worked for a while in Great Britain, appearing with Tom Conti and John Standing in Old Boy Network, a single season ITV comedy series about three spies (an ex-MI5 agent, an ex-MI5 traitor who'd been working for the KGB, and a ex-CIA officer) who set up as private investigators after the end of the Cold War.

Brook went on to appear in larger roles, first as Carolyn in the 1991 film Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, and later on the television series L.A. Law and in the 1995 film Bye Bye, Love, with Paul Reiser.

Since leaving Chicago Hope in 1999, Brook has appeared as a regular and guest star on such series as Sports Night, The District, John Doe, Boston Legal, and Grey's Anatomy.

She has appeared in recent advertisements for Excedrin brand headache medicine and DirecTV satellite television service.

Brook is married to actor and director John Terlesky. They have two daughters.

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