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| Born | November 21, 1956 Paris, Tennessee, United States |
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Cherry Jones (born November 21, 1956) is an American Tony Award-winning actress.
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Biography
Career
Jones is known primarily for her stage work, including her Tony-winning lead performances in Lincoln Center's 1995 production of The Heiress and John Patrick Shanley's play Doubt, which opened at the Walter Kerr Theatre in March 2005. Other Broadway credits include Nora Ephron's play Imaginary Friends (with Swoosie Kurtz); Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, the 2000 revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten, and Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good, for which she earned her first Tony nomination.1 She is considered to be one of the foremost theater actresses in the United States.
She also narrated the audiobook adaptations of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series including, "Little House in the Big Woods", "Little House on the Prarie" and "On the Banks of Plum Creek"
In recent years, Jones has ventured into the film industry, in which she has played mostly supporting roles. Her screen credits include Cradle Will Rock, The Perfect Storm, Ocean's Twelve, Signs, The Village.2
Jones will play President Allison Taylor on the seventh season of the Fox series 24.3
Personal life
Jones was born in Paris, Tennessee, to a high school teacher mother and a flower shop owner father.4 In 1995, when Jones accepted her first Tony Award, she thanked her then partner, architect Mary O'Connor. When she accepted her Best Actress Tony in 2005 for her work in Doubt, she thanked "Laura Wingfield", a character in the then-current Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie, played by actress Sarah Paulson, Jones' current partner.5
Filmography
- Alex: The Life of a Child (1986) (TV) .... Tina Crawford
- Light of Day (1987) .... Cindy Montgomery
- The Big Town (1987) .... Ginger McDonald
- Spenser: For Hire (1987) TV Series ....Tracy Kincaid
- HouseSitter (1992) .... Patty
- Loving (1983/I) TV Series .... Frankie (1992)
- Polio Water (1995) .... Virginia
- Julian Po (1997) .... Lucy
- The Horse Whisperer (1998) .... Liz Hammond
- Murder in a Small Town (1999) (TV) .... Mimi Barnes
- Cradle Will Rock (1999) .... Hallie Flanagan
- The Lady in Question (1999) (TV) .... Mimi Barnes
- Erin Brockovich (2000) .... Pamela Duncan
- The Perfect Storm (2000) .... Edie Bailey
- Cora Unashamed (2000) (TV) .... Lizbeth Studevant
- What Makes a Family (2001) (TV) .... Sandy Cataldi
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) .... Grandma Buggy Abbott
- Signs (2002) .... Officer Paski
- The West Wing TV Series .... Barbara Layton (2004)
- The Village (2004) .... Mrs. Clack
- Clubhouse (2004) TV Series .... Sister Marie
- Ocean's Twelve (2004) .... Molly Star/Mrs. Caldwell
- Swimmers (2005) .... Julia Tyler
- 24 (2009) .... President Allison Taylor
References
- ^ Internet Broadway Database Cherry Jones at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Cherry Jones at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Jones moves into 24 Oval Office". Reuters. Retrieved on 2008-07-26.
- ^ Cherry Jones Biography (1956-)
- ^ AfterEllen.com Sarah Paulson
External links
- Cherry Jones at the Internet Broadway Database
- Cherry Jones at the Internet Movie Database
- Cherry Jones at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Cast Out: Queer Lives in Theater (U. Michigan Press, edited by Robin Bernstein) republishes the interview in which Cherry Jones first publicly discussed her sexuality.
- Cherry Jones - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org
- TonyAwards.com Interview with Cherry Jones
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| Preceded by Myra Carter for Three Tall Women |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play 1994-1995 for The Heiress |
Succeeded by Zoe Caldwell for Masterclass |
| Preceded by Janet McTeer for A Doll's House |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play 1997-1998 for Pride's Crossing |
Succeeded by Kathleen Chalfant for Wit |
| Preceded by Viola Davis for Intimate Apparel and Phylicia Rashad for A Raisin in the Sun |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play 2004-2005 for Doubt: A Parable |
Succeeded by Lois Smith for The Trip to Bountiful |
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| NAME | Jones, Cherry |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956-11-21 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris, Tennessee, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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