Personal Info
Cherry Jones
Acting
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 i…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
as Ma Joad
Obsessed with Light
as Loïe Fuller (voice)
The Sky Is Everywhere
as Fiona
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
as Rachel Grover
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Becoming Helen Keller
as Helen Keller (voice)
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Nancy
Motherless Brooklyn
as Gabby Horowitz
Our Friend
as Faith Pruett
Wine Country
as Lady Sunshine
TV Shows
Poker Face
as Laura · 1 ep.
Velma
as Victoria (voice) · 11 ep.
Extrapolations
as President Elizabeth Burdick · 1 ep.
Five Days at Memorial
as Susan Mulderick · 8 ep.
Foundation
as Ambassador Quent · 7 ep.
Hacks
as Kelly Kilpatrick · 1 ep.
Defending Jacob
as Joanna Klein · 8 ep.
Chimerica
as Mel Kincaid · 4 ep.
Succession
as Nan Pierce · 3 ep.
The Handmaid's Tale
as Holly Maddox · 6 ep.
