Jayne Taini

Actor · Born March 9, 1952 (74) · USA

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: March 9, 1952 (74)
From: USA
Works as: Actor
Titles: 52 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Jayne Taini's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titles52^nd

Crime2 titles20^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Survival

46%

Bonds

25%

Self

11%

Society

Morality

Ideas

Family bonds5 Grief3 Survival2 Trauma3 Identity2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8

Dark

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 6

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Shadowas Dena Regan in Sanzaru (2020)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Dread

Bittersweet

Hopeful

Other

How their films linger

Unsettling4 Hopeful3 Bittersweet4 Haunting3

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Bittersweet3
Tragic1
Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jayne Taini's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Lifetime Movie Club2 titles, show their 2 titles on Lifetime Movie Club
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
Lionsgate+1 title, show their title on Lionsgate+
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV
ViX1 title, show their title on ViX
Wonder Project1 title, show their title on Wonder Project

Subscription and free streaming for Jayne Taini's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page.

The Pitt(2025)
Show 3 episodes · as Evelyn Bostick
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
I'm Beginning to See the Light(2025)
as Mama
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Isabel's Garden(2025)
as Grace
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Sugar(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Helen Sugar
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
You're Not Supposed to Be Here(2023)
as Shelly
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Stairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
as Mrs. Teruli
The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood(2022)
as Mrs. Blackwood
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Donny's Bar Mitzvah(2021)
as Bubbie
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Big Sky(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Ma Whitlow
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Perry Mason(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Waitress Twin Oaks
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
The Way Back(2020)
as Susan Norris
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Sanzaru(2020)
as Dena Regan
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Unbelievable(2019)
Show 2 episodes · as Doris Laird
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Who Killed Little Gregory?(2019)
Show as Edith Gaudin
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
The Rookie(2018)
Show 1 episode · as Bryce's Mother
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Interference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Diane
Station 19(2018)
Show 15 episodes · as Marsha Smith
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Behind the Walls(2018)
as Mrs. Johnson
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Resident(2018)
Show 1 episode · as Teri Keene
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Young Sheldon(2017)
Show 1 episode · as Phyllis
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
American Vandal(2017)
Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Rogers
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Laid in America(2016)
as Marsha
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Superstore(2015)
Show 1 episode · as Dorothy
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Forever(2015)
as Old Woman
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Stockholm, Pennsylvania(2015)
as Grocery Store Woman
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Librarians(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Agnes
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Z Nation(2014)
Show 2 episodes · as Auntie
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
Growing Up Fisher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Judge
Getting On(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Lydia Butler
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Millers(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Sylvia
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Welcome to the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Technician
Ray Donovan(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Harriet Greenberg
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Legend of Korra(2012)
Show 3 episodes · as Queen Hou-Ting (voice)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Rizzoli & Isles(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Marion Tibbets
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)
Show 1 episode · as Owner
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Childrens Hospital(2008)
Show 1 episode · as Older Woman
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Anna Nicole Smith Story(2007)
as Bea
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Mad Men(2007)
Show 1 episode · as Nurse Elaine
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
John from Cincinnati(2007)
Show 1 episode · as Nurse at Nurse Station
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Torchwood(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Giardano
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The Amateurs(2005)
as Mrs. Morrelli
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
What About Brian(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Psychic
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Big Love(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Kim Majors
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Unit(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Clerk
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Suits on the Loose(2005)
as Bartender
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Numb3rs(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Marion Crane
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Medium(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Heavyset Woman
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Ethan Mao(2004)
as Waitress
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Boston Legal(2004)
Show 1 episode · as Principal Berleth
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Desperate Housewives(2004)
Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Grecco
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Lost(2004)
Show 1 episode · as Martha Toomey
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Without a Trace(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Nurse
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Taylor's Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Principle Gates
Six Feet Under(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Vera
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Elmira · as Gladys Gray
Malcolm in the Middle(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Farmer
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
L.A. Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Show 1 episode · as Lydia Bell
The Practice(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Nancy Horan
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Frances(1982)
as Nurse (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Summer They Came (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor
They Follow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 73^rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 60 titles, 58 of them dated from 1982 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Behind the Walls (2018)

$38K worldwide

Highest rated

Who Killed Little Gregory? (2019)

Midcredits 72^nd

Film career

19822025

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2006Screen debut· The Amateurs

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting60 of 60 · 71^st

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s12 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jayne Taini's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37^th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21^st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

25^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

41^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

75^th and up24
50^th to 74^th13
25^th to 49^th9
Below 25^th6

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved13
Divisive1
Cult Classic2
Crowd Pleaser24
Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Laid in America (2016)

91^st percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Pitt (2025)

Midcredits 99^th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.