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).
Filmography
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
as Ma Joad
National Theatre Live: The Grapes of Wrath
as Ma Joad
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
as Rachel Grover
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
as Rachel Grover
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Nancy
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Nancy
Transparent: Musicale Finale
as Leslie Mackinaw
Transparent: Musicale Finale
as Leslie Mackinaw
A Rainy Day in New York
as Mrs. Welles
A Rainy Day in New York
as Mrs. Welles
Boy Erased
as Dr. Muldoon
Boy Erased
as Dr. Muldoon
The Party
as Martha
The Party
as Martha
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as Geri Taub
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as Geri Taub
I Saw the Light
as Lillie Williams
I Saw the Light
as Lillie Williams
New Year's Eve
as Mrs Rose Ahern
New Year's Eve
as Mrs Rose Ahern
The Beaver
as Vice President
The Beaver
as Vice President
Mother and Child
as Sister Joanne
Mother and Child
as Sister Joanne
Swimmers
as Julia Tyler
Swimmers
as Julia Tyler
Ocean's Twelve
as Molly Star / Mrs. Caldwell
Ocean's Twelve
as Molly Star / Mrs. Caldwell
The Village
as Mrs. Clack
The Village
as Mrs. Clack
Making 'Signs'
as Self - 'Officer Paski'
Making 'Signs'
as Self - 'Officer Paski'
Signs
as Officer Paski
Signs
as Officer Paski
What Makes a Family
as Sandy Cataldi
What Makes a Family
as Sandy Cataldi
Cora Unashamed
as Lizbeth Studevant
Cora Unashamed
as Lizbeth Studevant
The Perfect Storm
as Edie Bailey
The Perfect Storm
as Edie Bailey
Erin Brockovich
as Pamela Duncan
Erin Brockovich
as Pamela Duncan
The Lady in Question
as Mimi Barnes
The Lady in Question
as Mimi Barnes
Cradle Will Rock
as Hallie Flanagan
Cradle Will Rock
as Hallie Flanagan
Murder in a Small Town
as Mimi Barnes
Murder in a Small Town
as Mimi Barnes
Out of the Past
as Annie Adams Fields (voice)
Out of the Past
as Annie Adams Fields (voice)
The Big Town
as Ginger McDonald
The Big Town
as Ginger McDonald
Light of Day
as Cindy Montgomery
Light of Day
as Cindy Montgomery
Alex: The Life of a Child
as Tina Crawford
Alex: The Life of a Child
as Tina Crawford
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
The Steel Harp
The Steel Harp
Fonda
Fonda