Jayne Taini

Acting

Jayne Taini

Born

1952-03-09 (74)

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Jayne Taini (born March 9, 1952) is an American actress on the stage and screen. On television, she has had recurring roles on The Legend of Korra (2014), Ray Donovan (2014 - 2017), and Station 19 (2020 - 2024) in additional to numerous guest appearances.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 8 titles

The Way Back poster
6.6

A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction, attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.

The Way Back

2020

I'm Beginning To See the Light poster
6.8

A tale of self-rediscovery seen through the eyes of a grief-stricken trumpeter, who finds salvation in a lighthouse and its two suicidal visitors.

I'm Beginning To See the Light

2024

The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood poster
2.0

Mid-quarantine, Wes Crowley learns that a childhood friend and popular YouTube conspiracy theorist, Toby Blackwood, is missing. He and his friend Luke try to track Toby down and attempt to make sense of what little clues are left behind.

The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood

2021

You're Not Supposed to Be Here poster
5.8

Pregnant couple Zoe and Kennedy are offered a vacation from their stressful lives when Kennedy’s boss gives them a key to a cabin in the woods. However, Zoe is immediately nervous about the local people, who do not appreciate the couple's presence and the woman soon finds herself plunged into a nightmare.

You're Not Supposed to Be Here

2023

Sanzaru poster
5.7

As dementia engulfs her employer, a fragile home health aide begins to question her own sanity.

Sanzaru

2020

Donny's Bar Mitzvah poster
6.2

Donny Drucker's 1998 Bar Mitzvah VHS Tape.

Donny's Bar Mitzvah

2021

Isabel's Garden poster
6.7

The life of an ambitious small town TV reporter is upended when the death of her husband tasks her with having to help raise her 15-year-old stepdaughter.

Isabel's Garden

2024

No artwork available
NR

Rose, a child of Irish and Italian immigrants in 1968 Brooklyn, attempts to fit in with the boys by joining the game her brother plays with his friend. Their tenement building super, and local Deacon starts preying on Rose, until Mrs. Teruli, an old-world Italian healer breaks his hold.

The Stairs

2023

2010s · 5 titles

2000s · 5 titles

The Amateurs poster
5.6

Sex sells in America and these guys know it. The Amateurs follows a small town band of loveable losers who hit upon an idea that can make their dreams and fantasies come true. Thinking they've found the road to riches and fame they decide to make the world's most innocent adult film. Everyman's fantasy turns into a hilarious misadventure when they find they're in way over their heads.

The Amateurs

2006

Suits on the Loose poster
5.2

Suits on the Loose is the story of two rebellious teens, Justin and Ty, and their breakout from a desert survival camp. When two naive Mormon missionaries, Elder Talbot and Elder Johnson, run into a restroom at a remote rest stop, Justin steals their car. Scrapping their military fatigues for the conservative missionaries' tags in hopes of passing through any road blocks, their guise is so good that the police insist upon escorting the escapees directly to New Harmony, the town that's been anxiously awaiting their Mormon missionaries. As the two renegades find themselves embraced by the town's hospitality, they try to map out their escape. With Elder Talbot and Elder Johnson destined to arrive, what will happen when the town of New Harmony discovers that their missionaries are actually on the lam from the law? Can they keep up the charade and fool everyone around them or will they be found out?

Suits on the Loose

2005

Ethan Mao poster
4.8

After being kicked out of his house for being gay, Ethan returns home to steal and ends up holding his family hostage on a fateful Thanksgiving Day.

Ethan Mao

2004

The Anna Nicole Smith Story poster
3.5

Born Vickie Lynn Hogan, she had a son at 18, became a stripper at 20, and married a billionaire at 26. Sheer determination turned her into Anna Nicole Smith, playmate, model and a household name.

The Anna Nicole Smith Story

2007

Taylor's Wall poster
NR

An inspiring story based on the Second Glorious Mystery of the Rosary, The Ascension of the Lord. When 17-year old Taylor loses her brother to school violence, she must choose between living in anger or making a difference.

Taylor's Wall

2001

Series credits

The Rookie poster
8.5

Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.

The Rookie

2018

NCIS: Los Angeles poster
7.5

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009

Desperate Housewives poster
7.9

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.

Desperate Housewives

2004

Young Sheldon poster
8.0

The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

Young Sheldon

2017

Lost poster
8.0

Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.

Lost

2004

The Pitt poster
8.7

The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.

The Pitt

2025

Without a Trace poster
7.2

The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.

Without a Trace

2002

Rizzoli & Isles poster
7.9

Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles so effective. Jane, the only female cop in Boston's homicide division, is tough, relentless and rarely lets her guard down, while the impeccably dressed Maura displays a sometimes icy temperament — she is, after all, more comfortable among the dead than the living. Together, the best friends have forged a quirky and supportive relationship; they drop the protective shield in each other's company, and combine their expertise to solve Boston's most complex cases.

Rizzoli & Isles

2010

Malcolm in the Middle poster
8.5

A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.

Malcolm in the Middle

2000

Mad Men poster
8.1

Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.

Mad Men

2007

Boston Legal poster
7.9

Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.

Boston Legal

2004

The Legend of Korra poster
8.2

Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.

The Legend of Korra

2012

Medium poster
7.5

Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.

Medium

2005

Station 19 poster
8.2

A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk their lives and hearts both in the line of duty and off the clock. These brave men and women are like family, literally and figuratively, and together they put their own lives in jeopardy as first responders to save the lives of others.

Station 19

2018

The Practice poster
7.6

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”

The Practice

1997

The Resident poster
8.4

A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.

The Resident

2018

Numb3rs poster
7.0

Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and mathematics in solving crime as an FBI agent recruits his mathematical genius brother to help solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles from a very different perspective.

Numb3rs

2005

Superstore poster
7.5

A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.

Superstore

2015

Six Feet Under poster
8.1

When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.

Six Feet Under

2001

Strong Medicine poster
7.4

The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.

Strong Medicine

2000

Strong Medicine poster
7.4

The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.

Strong Medicine

2000

Ray Donovan poster
7.5

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.

Ray Donovan

2013

Z Nation poster
7.3

Three years after the zombie virus has gutted the country, a team of everyday heroes must transport the only known survivor of the plague from New York to California, where the last functioning viral lab waits for his blood.

Z Nation

2014

Big Love poster
6.9

The story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives -- Barb, Nicki and Margene-- their seven kids, three new houses and the opening of his newest hardware store. When disturbing news arrives about Bill's father, he is forced to reconnect with his polygamist parents who live on a fundamentalist compound in rural Utah.

Big Love

2006

The Unit poster
7.4

A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands' secrets.

The Unit

2006

Big Sky poster
7.2

Private detective Cassie Dewell partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. When they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the perpetrator before another woman is taken.

Big Sky

2020

Childrens Hospital poster
7.0

A hospital isn't a place for lazy people. It's a place for smart people who take care of people who aren't smart enough to keep themselves healthy. So begins Children's Hospital, a parody series that follows the lives, loves and laughs of a hospital staff.

Childrens Hospital

2008

The Librarians poster
7.2

A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts. Based on the series of "The Librarian" movies.

The Librarians

2014

Sugar poster
7.1

John Sugar is a dashing private eye navigating the dark corners of sunny LA. Though he sees only the good in humanity, Sugar is haunted by a secret too dangerous to expose.

Sugar

2024

Torchwood poster
7.3

The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.

Torchwood

2006

Perry Mason poster
7.2

Set in 1932 Los Angeles, the series focuses on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason. Living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator, Mason is haunted by his wartime experiences in France and suffering the effects of a broken marriage. L.A. is booming while the rest of the country recovers from the Great Depression — but a kidnapping gone very wrong leads to Mason exposing a fractured city as he uncovers the truth of the crime.

Perry Mason

2020

Unbelievable poster
7.9

After a young woman is accused of lying about a rape, two female detectives investigate a spate of eerily similar attacks.

Unbelievable

2019

American Vandal poster
7.4

In the wake of their first documentary's success, Peter and Sam seek a new case and settle on a stomach-churning mystery at a Washington high school.

American Vandal

2017

Getting On poster
6.4

Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of caring for the elderly.

Getting On

2013

The Millers poster
5.8

A divorced reporter, looking forward to the single life, finds his parents' marital problems derail his plans.

The Millers

2013

L.A. Doctors poster
8.5

Four Los Angeles doctors run a practice in this drama that focuses as much on the problems in the American medical system as it does on the patients.

L.A. Doctors

1998

What About Brian poster
6.2

Serial monogamist Brian O'Hara hits his mid-30s and suddenly realizes he's the last bachelor standing in his circle of friends. Not averse to the happily ever after his friends have achieved, Brian wonders whether he'll ever find Mrs. Right. The fact that he's in love with his best friend's girlfriend doesn't help his chances.

What About Brian

2006

John from Cincinnati poster
6.3

In Imperial Beach, California, the Yosts—a dysfunctional family of surfers—intersect with two new arrivals to the community: a dim-but-wealthy surfing enthusiast and man spurned by the Yosts years ago.

John from Cincinnati

2007

Growing Up Fisher poster
6.4

It's not every family that's brought closer together by divorce, but then again, the Fishers are anything but typical.

Growing Up Fisher

2014

Welcome to the Family poster
5.4

Welcome to the Family is an American television series that aired on NBC from October 3, to October 17, 2013 on Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. Eastern/7:30 p.m. Central, after Parks and Recreation. On May 10, 2013, the network placed a series order for the single camera comedy, which was canceled from NBC television schedule on October 18, 2013 after three episodes had aired.

Welcome to the Family

2013