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Paris, Tennessee, USA
Cherry Jones (born November 21, 1956) is an American actress. Having started her career in theatre as a founding member of the American Repertory Theatre in 1980, she then transitioned into film and television. Celebrated for her dynamic roles on stage and screen, she has received various accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Olivier…
Known for
- National Theatre at Home: The Grapes of Wrath — Ma Joad2024
- Obsessed with Light — Loïe Fuller (voice)2023
- Extrapolations — President Elizabeth Burdick2023
- Velma — Victoria (voice)2023
- Poker Face — Laura2023
- The Sky Is Everywhere — Fiona2022
- Five Days at Memorial — Susan Mulderick2022
- Becoming Helen Keller — Helen Keller (voice)2021
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye — Rachel Grover2021
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1956-11-21 ) November 21, 1956 (age 69) , Paris, Tennessee , U.S.
- Education
- Carnegie Mellon University ( BFA )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1980–present
- Spouse
- Sophie Huber ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 )
- Partner s
- Mary O'Connor (1986–2004), Sarah Paulson (2004–2009)
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- activism
- Image
- Cherry Jones 2009 (3459834246).jpg
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- Commons category
- Cherry Jones
- date of birth
- 1956-11-21
- unmarried partner
- Sarah Paulson
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
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Encyclopedic overview
Cherry Jones (born November 21, 1956) is an American actress. She started her career in theater as a founding member of the American Repertory Theater in 1980 before transitioning into film and television. Celebrated for her dynamic roles on stage and screen, she has received various accolades, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Olivier Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Jones made her Broadway debut in the 1987 play Stepping Out. She went on to receive two Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Play for The Heiress in 1995 and Doubt in 2005. Her other Tony-nominated roles were in Our Country's Good in 1991, A Moon for the Misbegotten in 2000, and The Glass Menagerie in 2014. Her most recent Broadway performance was in The Lifespan of a Fact in 2018.
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