About
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...
Known for
24Series • 2001
FrasierSeries • 1993
The West WingSeries • 1999
Black MirrorSeries • 2011
The Handmaid's TaleSeries • 2017
American ExperienceSeries • 1988
HacksSeries • 2021
FoundationSeries • 2021
SuccessionSeries • 2018
PortlandiaSeries • 2011
Poker FaceSeries • 2023
VelmaSeries • 2023
TransparentSeries • 2014
The Perfect StormMovie • 2000
ExtrapolationsSeries • 2023
Defending JacobSeries • 2020
New Year's EveMovie • 2011
11.22.63Series • 2016
Ocean's TwelveMovie • 2004
Erin BrockovichMovie • 2000
Five Days at MemorialSeries • 2022
SignsMovie • 2002
The VillageMovie • 2004
Motherless BrooklynMovie • 2019