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American actress

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Works
7

Top works

  • BattleGround
  • Body of Lies
  • Sticks & Scones
  • Secrecy
  • So B. It

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Listeners
30
Total plays
429

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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    · 2003 · cited 21,303x

  4. Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome

    · 2001 · cited 18,623x

  5. A global reference for human genetic variation

    · 2015 · cited 17,798x

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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
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Jones
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Paris
Occupation
actor
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
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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