Cherry Jones (born November , ) is an American actress. A five-time
Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway, she has twice won the
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play: for the revival of The Heiress
and for the original production of Doubt. She has also won three Emmy
Awards, winning the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
in for her role as Allison Taylor on the FOX television series , and
twice winning the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her
performances in The Handmaid's Tale and Succession. She has also won
three Drama Desk Awards. Jones made her Broadway debut in the
original Broadway production of Stepping Out. Other stage credits
include Pride's Crossing (â€") and The Glass Menagerie (â€"). Her film
appearances include The Horse Whisperer (), Erin Brockovich (), Signs
(), The Village (), Amelia (), and The Beaver (). In , she played Dr.
Judith Evans on the NBC drama Awake.Jones was born in Paris,
Tennessee. Her mother was a high school teacher, and her father owned
a flower shop. Her parents were very supportive of her theatrical
ambitions, encouraging her interest by sending her to classes with
local drama teacher, Ruby Krider. Jones takes great pains to credit
her high school speech teacher, Linda Wilson, with her first real
preparatory work. She is a graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of
Drama. While at CMU, she was one of the earliest actors to work at
City Theatre, a prominent fixture of Pittsburgh theatre.
Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway, she has twice won the
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play: for the revival of The Heiress
and for the original production of Doubt. She has also won three Emmy
Awards, winning the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
in for her role as Allison Taylor on the FOX television series , and
twice winning the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her
performances in The Handmaid's Tale and Succession. She has also won
three Drama Desk Awards. Jones made her Broadway debut in the
original Broadway production of Stepping Out. Other stage credits
include Pride's Crossing (â€") and The Glass Menagerie (â€"). Her film
appearances include The Horse Whisperer (), Erin Brockovich (), Signs
(), The Village (), Amelia (), and The Beaver (). In , she played Dr.
Judith Evans on the NBC drama Awake.Jones was born in Paris,
Tennessee. Her mother was a high school teacher, and her father owned
a flower shop. Her parents were very supportive of her theatrical
ambitions, encouraging her interest by sending her to classes with
local drama teacher, Ruby Krider. Jones takes great pains to credit
her high school speech teacher, Linda Wilson, with her first real
preparatory work. She is a graduate of the Carnegie Mellon School of
Drama. While at CMU, she was one of the earliest actors to work at
City Theatre, a prominent fixture of Pittsburgh theatre.
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