The Office star reveals why she doesn’t miss the show: 'I’ve moved on'

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Story by Nicole Moore

While her Office character Jan Levinson may be one of her most iconic roles, actress Melora Hardin doesn't miss filming the beloved NBC sitcom.

During an appearance on a March 2026 episode of Still Here Hollywood Podcast w/ Steve Kmetko, Hardin noted that she played Jan, Michael Scott's (Steve Carell) boss and eventual love interest, throughout all nine seasons of The Office, which ended in 2013. She shared, however, that she doesn't miss appearing on The Office because she doesn't dwell on her past works.

"I wouldn't say I miss it because I'm just not that kind of person. I'm kind of, like, happy wherever I am, usually," said Hardin during the podcast interview.

She also said that she appreciates that The Office still has a strong fandom, largely in thanks to it being available on streaming services.

"[I'm] thrilled that I got to be a part of it. It's a show that people are still watching that it's still alive and still very modern and very of the times. It's one of the most incredible things about streaming," said Hardin. "As I said, as a younger person, you know, if you did a pilot and it didn't get picked up or it ran for, you know, a year, it went to the shelf and that was that. Or you made a movie that went straight to video, that was that. You know, you didn't get this like long life of generations of people that have now enjoyed The Office and that's just so exciting."

She noted, however, that she has "done so many exciting things since" The Office ended.

"I've moved on and done so many exciting, wonderful things and The Office has been part of making some of those things possible. Opening some of those doors and making me more recognizable and more famous so that I get more opportunities really to work with other incredible people," said Hardin during the podcast episode.

After The Office wrapped up production, Hardin went on to star in several popular shows, like Transparent, The Bold Type, and A Million Little Things, as reported by IMDb. During the Still Here Hollywood Podcast w/ Steve Kmetko interview, Hardin shared what type of project she'd like to take on next.

"I would like to be on a show that is already running and a success uh where they're adding in an interesting character.," said the Monk actress. "I think I would like just to be doing something that I know is going to go for a while or that's got some legs."