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Cherry Jones

Birth Name:
Cherry Crysta Jones
Birth Place:
Paris, Tennessee, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Cherry Jones

Fast Facts

  • Won a 1998 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her work in the play "Pride's Crossing․"
  • Inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2014
  • Received an Obie Award for her performance in the off-Broadway play "The Baltimore Waltz․"
  • Earned a degree in drama from Carnegie Mellon University
  • Made her Broadway debut in the 1987 play "Stepping Out․"
  • Has frequently served as a reader for National Public Radio's Selected Shorts program
  • Is best known for her work in the TV series "24․"
  • Narrates the audiobooks for Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" series
  • Performed in the original Broadway production of "Doubt․"

Awards

  • 2000Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2009OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:Winner
  • 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:Winner
  • 2009Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
  • 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Supporting Actress:Nominated
  • 2016Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2016Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2018OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2019Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actress of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2019Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actress:Nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series:Winner
  • 2020Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Guest Actress:Winner
  • 2020OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series:Winner
  • 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2025OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
  • 2026Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Guest Actress:Nominated
  • 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
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