![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: November 21, 1956 in Paris, TN Biography:Well known as a premiere theater actress and an advocate for gay rights, "Cherry Jones" has also appeared in a number of high-profile films. Born and raised in Tennessee, "Jones" headed north to study drama at Carnegie Mellon University. A founding member of the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA, "Jones" spent the early years of her professional career performing in a wide range of plays. After she relocated to New York, "Jones" acted in numerous Broadway productions, including Angels in America, The Night of the Iguana, Our Country's Good, and A Moon for the Misbegotten. Her performance as the lonely heroine in the 1995 production of The Heiress earned "Jones" several awards, including the Tony.
Even as she became a theater star, "Jones" added TV and films to her repertoire in the 1980s, with supporting roles in the TV docudrama "Alex: The Life of a Child" (1986) and "Paul Schrader"'s... Full Biography
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