Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
21 Nov, 1956 (68 years old)

Cherry Jones

Biography

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 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. She is also known for her work on television with breakthrough roles as Barbara Layton in The West Wing and President Allison Taylor in 24 the latter of which won her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2009. She received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Transparent in 2015 and earned two Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her roles in the Hulu drama series The Handmaid's Tale in 2019 and the HBO drama series Succession in 2020. Her film appearances include The Horse Whisperer (1998), Erin Brockovich (2000), Signs (2002), The Village (2004), Amelia (2009), The Beaver (2011), A Rainy Day in New York (2019), and The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021).

Known For

Five Days at Memorial
HD
TV-MA
2022

Five Days at Memorial

Drama TV Show
Five Days at Memorial
HD
TV-MA
2022

Five Days at Memorial

Drama TV Show
The Sky Is Everywhere
HD
PG-13
1h 43m 2022

The Sky Is Everywhere

Drama Movie
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
HD
PG-13
2h 6m 2021

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

Drama Movie
Defending Jacob
HD
TV-MA
2020

Defending Jacob

Drama TV Show
Motherless Brooklyn
HD
R
2h 25m 2019

Motherless Brooklyn

Drama Movie

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