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).
Signs
as Officer PaskiA family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something...
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Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying...
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Erin Brockovich
as Pamela DuncanA twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a...
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The Village
as Mrs. ClackWhen a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his...
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In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North...
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Wine Country
as Lady SunshineA group of friends head to the land of oaky Chardonnays and big, bold Cabernet Sauvignons for...
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye
as Rachel GroverFrom the 1960's to the 1980's, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose...
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The Party
as MarthaVarious individuals think they’re coming together for a party in a private home, but a series of...
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Knight of Cups
as RuthRick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels...
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New Year's Eve
as Mrs Rose AhernThe lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.
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The Horse Whisperer
as Liz HammondThe mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help...
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Boy Erased
as Dr. MuldoonJared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19....
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The Beaver
as Vice PresidentSuffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver...
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New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to...
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Housesitter
as PattyAfter building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only...
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Light of Day
as Cindy MontgomeryCleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.
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Mother and Child
as Sister JoanneThe lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets...
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Amelia
as Eleanor RooseveltA look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over...
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I Saw the Light
as Lillie WilliamsSinger and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity...
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After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support...
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Buggy AbbottA mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the...
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The Sky Is Everywhere
as FionaLennie is a teen musical prodigy grieving the death of her sister when she finds herself caught...
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What Makes a Family
as Sandy CataldiJanine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy...
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Days and Nights
as MaryReckless desire wreaks havoc over Memorial Day weekend as a family confronts the volatile and...
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Cradle Will Rock
as Hallie FlanaganA true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and...
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The Big Town
as Ginger McDonaldIt is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps,...
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Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
as HerselfBroadway legend Elaine Stritch remains in the spotlight at eighty-seven years old. Join the...
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Murder in a Small Town
as MimiA widowed theatre director moves to a small Connecticut town where he gets involved in solving...
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The Lady in Question
as Mimi BarnesIn 1938, Jewish-rights activist Emma Sachs is targeted by the Nazis. When she dies, foul play is...
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24: Redemption
as President-Elect Allison TaylorJack Bauer confronts African general/aspiring dictator Benjamin Juma, whose forces have been...
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Julian Po
as LucyChristian Slater is a stranger who comes to a small town. The local citizens think he's up to no...
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Transparent: Musicale Finale
as Leslie MackinawWhen the Pfeffermans face a life-changing loss, they begin a journey hilarious and melancholy,...
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as SelfBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s...
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Broadway: The Next Generation
as SelfA look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
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Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
as SelfHal Holbrook's Mark Twain is an icon of American theater. Since first walking on stage in 1954,...
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Miss America
as NarratorTracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside...
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Swimmers
as Julia TylerAfter an accident in a small Maryland fishing town, 11-year-old Emma begins to question the...
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Deconstructing 'The Village'
as SelfIn this making-of documentary, we see movie snippets, shots from the set, and interviews. We get...
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Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as NancyElegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a celebration of the lives lost to AIDS told in...
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A Rainy Day in New York
as Mrs. WellesTwo young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend, but once they arrive they're met with...
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Cora Unashamed
as Lizbeth StudevantFrom the short story by Langston Hughes.
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Out of the Past
as Annie Adams Fields (voice)In 1995, Kelli Peterson started a gay and straight club at her Salt Lake City high school. The...
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Becoming Helen Keller
as Helen Keller (voice)The life and legacy of Helen Keller, including how she used her celebrity to advocate for human...
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24
as President Allison TaylorCounterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each...
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24
as Allison TaylorCounterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each...
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Frasier
as Janet (voice)After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...
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Black Mirror
as Susan TaylorOver the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before...
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The Handmaid's Tale
as Holly MaddoxSet in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist...
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The West Wing
as Barbara LaytonThe West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells...
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Succession
as Nan PierceFollow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father...
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American Experience
as Narrator (voice)TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform...
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Velma
as Victoria (voice)Jinkies! This raucous reimagining of the Scooby-Doo franchise unravels the mysterious origins of...
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11.22.63
as Marquerite OswaldAn English teacher travels back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination, but discovers he...
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Poker Face
as LauraThis mystery-of-the-week series follows Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to...
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Transparent
as Leslie MackinawAn LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic...
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Defending Jacob
as Joanna KleinA family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a...
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Portlandia
as Bridge Manager / New MayorSatirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits...
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Extrapolations
as President Elizabeth BurdickEight interconnected stories told over 33 years explore how our planet’s changing climate will...
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Five Days at Memorial
as Susan MulderickBased on actual events from Hurricane Katrina. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat...
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Awake
as Dr. Judith EvansMichael lives in two separate realities after a car accident. In one reality, his wife Hannah...
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Clubhouse
as uncreditedFor the first time, Pete Young takes a risk - perhaps the only risk of his young life - when he...
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Chimerica
as Mel KincaidPhotojournalist Lee Berger, famous for capturing the image of Tank Man in Tiananmen Square in...
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