Cherry Jones

Born: 1956-11-21

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).


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Signs

as Officer Paski
Released: 2002-08-02

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something...

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as Molly Star / Mrs. Caldwell
Released: 2004-12-09

Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying...

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New Year's Eve

as Mrs Rose Ahern
Released: 2011-12-08

The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

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as Edie Bailey
Released: 2000-06-29

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North...

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The Village

as Mrs. Clack
Released: 2004-07-30

When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his...

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Erin Brockovich

as Pamela Duncan
Released: 2000-03-17

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a...

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The Horse Whisperer

as Liz Hammond
Released: 1998-02-01

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help...

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as Gabby Horowitz
Released: 2019-10-31

New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to...

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Boy Erased

as Dr. Muldoon
Released: 2018-09-24

Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19....

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye

as Rachel Grover
Released: 2021-09-17

From the 1960's to the 1980's, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose...

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Housesitter

as Patty
Released: 1992-06-12

After building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only...

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Knight of Cups

as Ruth
Released: 2015-09-10

Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels...

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as Faith Pruett
Released: 2019-09-04

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 Abbott
Released: 2002-06-07

A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the...

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The Party

as Martha
Released: 2017-07-27

Various individuals think they’re coming together for a party in a private home, but a series of...

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The Sky Is Everywhere

as Fiona
Released: 2022-02-11

Lennie is a teen musical prodigy grieving the death of her sister when she finds herself caught...

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24: Redemption

as President Elect Allison Taylor
Released: 2008-11-23

Former federal agent Jack Bauer confronts African dictator Benjamin Juma, whose forces have been...

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Wine Country

as Lady Sunshine
Released: 2019-05-08

A group of friends head to the land of oaky Chardonnays and big, bold Cabernet Sauvignons for...

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Mother and Child

as Sister Joanne
Released: 2009-11-07

The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets...

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I Saw the Light

as Lillie Williams
Released: 2016-02-05

Singer and songwriter Hank Williams rises to fame in the 1940s, but alcohol abuse and infidelity...

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The Beaver

as Vice President
Released: 2011-05-05

Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver...

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The Big Town

as Ginger McDonald
Released: 1987-09-25

It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps,...

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Amelia

as Eleanor Roosevelt
Released: 2009-10-22

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over...

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Cradle Will Rock

as Hallie Flanagan
Released: 1999-12-10

A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and...

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What Makes a Family

as Sandy Cataldi
Released: 2001-01-22

Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy...

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Light of Day

as Cindy Montgomery
Released: 1987-02-06

Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.

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Julian Po

as Lucy
Released: 1997-09-05

Christian Slater is a stranger who comes to a small town. The local citizens think he's up to no...

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A Rainy Day in New York

as Mrs. Welles
Released: 2019-07-26

Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend, but once they arrive they're met with...

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Transparent: Musicale Finale

as Leslie Mackinaw
Released: 2019-09-27

When the Pfeffermans face a life-changing loss, they begin a journey hilarious and melancholy,...

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Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

as Herself
Released: 2013-04-09

Broadway legend Elaine Stritch remains in the spotlight at eighty-seven years old. Join the...

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Murder in a Small Town

as Mimi
Released: 1999-01-10

A widowed theatre director moves to a small Connecticut town where he gets involved in solving...

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Days and Nights

as Mary
Released: 2014-09-26

Reckless desire wreaks havoc over Memorial Day weekend as a family confronts the volatile and...

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

as Self
Released: 2021-08-14

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s...

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Deconstructing 'The Village'

as Self
Released: 2005-01-11

In this making-of documentary, we see movie snippets, shots from the set, and interviews. We get...

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Becoming Helen Keller

as Helen Keller (voice)
Released: 2021-10-19

The life and legacy of Helen Keller, including how she used her celebrity to advocate for human...

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Out of the Past

as Annie Adams Fields (voice)
Released: 1998-07-31

In 1995, Kelli Peterson started a gay and straight club at her Salt Lake City high school. The...

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Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

as uncredited
Released: 2014-06-15

Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain is an icon of American theater. Since first walking on stage in 1954,...

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Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

as Nancy
Released: 2020-12-01

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a celebration of the lives lost to AIDS told in...

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Swimmers

as Julia Tyler
Released: 2005-01-22

After an accident in a small Maryland fishing town, 11-year-old Emma begins to question the...

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The Lady in Question

as Mimi Barnes
Released: 1999-12-12

In 1938, Jewish-rights activist Emma Sachs is targeted by the Nazis. When she dies, foul play is...

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Miss America

as Narrator
Released: 2002-01-27

Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside...

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Frasier

as Janet (voice)
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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The Handmaid's Tale

as Holly Maddox
First aired: 2017-04-26

Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist...

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Succession

as Nan Pierce
First aired: 2018-06-03

Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father...

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American Experience

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1988-10-04

TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform...

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Black Mirror

as Susan Taylor
First aired: 2011-12-04

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before...

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24

as President Allison Taylor
First aired: 2001-11-06

Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each...

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24

as Allison Taylor
First aired: 2001-11-06

Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each...

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The West Wing

as Barbara Layton
First aired: 1999-09-22

The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells...

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Transparent

as Leslie Mackinaw
First aired: 2014-09-26

An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic...

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Poker Face

as Laura
First aired: 2023-01-26

This mystery-of-the-week series follows Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to...

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Velma

as Victoria (voice)
First aired: 2023-01-12

Jinkies! This raucous reimagining of the Scooby-Doo franchise unravels the mysterious origins of...

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American Crime

as Laurie Ann Hesby
First aired: 2015-03-05

An anthology drama focusing on all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system dealing with...

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Portlandia

as Bridge Manager / New Mayor
First aired: 2011-01-21

Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits...

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Extrapolations

as President Elizabeth Burdick
First aired: 2023-03-16

Eight interconnected stories told over 33 years explore how our planet’s changing climate will...

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11.22.63

as Marquerite Oswald
First aired: 2016-02-15

An English teacher travels back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination, but discovers he...

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Five Days at Memorial

as Susan Mulderick
First aired: 2022-08-11

Based on actual events from Hurricane Katrina. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat...

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Defending Jacob

as Joanna Klein
First aired: 2020-04-24

A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a...

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Awake

as Dr. Judith Evans
First aired: 2012-03-01

Michael lives in two separate realities after a car accident. In one reality, his wife Hannah...

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Clubhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-09-26

For 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 Kincaid
First aired: 2019-04-17

Photojournalist Lee Berger, famous for capturing the image of Tank Man in Tiananmen Square in...

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