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Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

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).

Personal information

Birthday

1956-11-21

Birth Place

Paris, Tennessee, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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11.22.63

2016

7.8

TV
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24

2001

7.8

TV
A Rainy Day in New York

A Rainy Day in New York

2019

6.5

Movie
Amelia

Amelia

2009

5.7

Movie
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American Experience

1988

7.5

TV
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Awake

2012

7.0

TV
Becoming Helen Keller

Becoming Helen Keller

2021

8.0

Movie
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Black Mirror

2011

8.3

TV
Boy Erased

Boy Erased

2018

7.0

Movie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

0.0

Movie
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017

10.0

Movie
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Chimerica

2019

5.8

TV
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Clubhouse

2004

3.5

TV
Cora Unashamed

Cora Unashamed

2000

6.5

Movie
Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

1999

6.5

Movie
Days and Nights

Days and Nights

2014

4.7

Movie
Deconstructing 'The Village'

Deconstructing 'The Village'

2005

4.7

Movie
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Defending Jacob

2020

8.3

TV
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002

6.1

Movie
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

2013

7.5

Movie
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

2020

0.0

Movie
Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

2000

7.4

Movie
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Extrapolations

2023

6.1

TV
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Five Days at Memorial

2022

7.7

TV
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Frasier

1993

7.7

TV
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

2014

7.0

Movie
Housesitter

Housesitter

1992

6.1

Movie
I Saw the Light

I Saw the Light

2016

6.3

Movie
Julian Po

Julian Po

1997

6.7

Movie
Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups

2015

5.7

Movie
Light of Day

Light of Day

1987

5.5

Movie
Making 'Signs'

Making 'Signs'

2003

5.5

Movie
Miss America

Miss America

2002

0.0

Movie
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

2009

6.6

Movie
Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

2019

6.7

Movie
Murder in a Small Town

Murder in a Small Town

1999

5.2

Movie
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath

National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath

2024

0.0

Movie
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

2011

5.9

Movie
Obsessed with Light

Obsessed with Light

2023

8.0

Movie
Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Twelve

2004

6.6

Movie
Our Friend

Our Friend

2019

7.2

Movie
Out of the Past

Out of the Past

1998

0.8

Movie
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Poker Face

2023

7.7

TV
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Portlandia

2011

6.9

TV
Signs

Signs

2002

6.7

Movie
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Succession

2018

8.3

TV
Swimmers

Swimmers

2005

7.3

Movie
The Beaver

The Beaver

2011

6.4

Movie
The Big Town

The Big Town

1987

5.4

Movie
The Eyes of Tammy Faye

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

2021

6.5

Movie
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The Handmaid's Tale

2017

8.2

TV
The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

1998

6.9

Movie
The Lady in Question

The Lady in Question

1999

4.0

Movie
The Party

The Party

2017

6.3

Movie
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

2000

6.5

Movie
The Sky Is Everywhere

The Sky Is Everywhere

2022

5.7

Movie
The Village

The Village

2004

6.5

Movie
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The West Wing

1999

8.3

TV
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Transparent

2014

6.4

TV
Transparent: Musicale Finale

Transparent: Musicale Finale

2019

6.6

Movie
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Velma

2023

3.5

TV
What Makes a Family

What Makes a Family

2001

6.5

Movie
Wine Country

Wine Country

2019

5.5

Movie