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Cherry Jones

Birth Place: Paris, TN, USA

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Cherry Jones is a Tony and Emmy-winning American actress best known for her work in theatre and television. Most recently, she appeared on Broadway in THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT opposite Daniel Radcliffe and Bobby Cannavale. She made her West End debut in the triumphant revival of Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE, which garnered seven Olivier Award nominations, including a nomination for Cherry for Best Actress. She is a five-time Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway, winning the Award for the 1995 revival of THE HEIRESS and for the 2005 original production of DOUBT, for which she also won the Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle and Obie Awards. Cherry is a founding member of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Cherry was recently nominated for an Emmy for her role in SUCCESSION. She has received Emmy awards for her portrayal of 'Holly Maddox' in THE HANDMAID'S TALE and for playing 'U.S. President Allison Taylor' on the Fox series 24. More recently, she has had a recurring role on the Primetime Emmy Award-winning Amazon comedy-drama series TRANSPARENT, for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series in 2015. She can also be seen in Channel 4's CHIMERICA opposite F. Murray Abraham and DEFENDING JACOB opposite Chris Evans and Michelle Dockery.
Cherry's film appearances include THE HORSE WHISPERER, ERIN BROCKOVICH, SIGNS, OCEAN'S TWELVE and most recently I SAW THE LIGHT opposite Tom Hiddleston, Tina Fey's WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT, Sally Potter's black comedy THE PARTY, Amy Poehler's WINE COUNTRY, BOY ERASED alongside Lucas Hedges, Woody Allen's A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK, and MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN opposite Edward Norton.

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Cherry Jones STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
World Premiere Production, 2018
Emily

[West End]
West End Revival, 2017
Amanda Wingfield

[Off-Broadway]
Women's Project Theater Original Off-Broadway Production, 2015
Elizabeth [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2014
Agnes

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2013
The Mother

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2010
Mrs. Kitty Warren

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2006
Grace

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2005
Sister Aloysius

[Off-Broadway]
2004
Sister Aloysius

[Off-Broadway]
2003
Mary Stassos

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Mary McCarthy

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2001
Barbara Undershaft

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2000
Josie Hogan

[Off-Broadway]
1999
Maxine

[Off-Broadway]
1997
Mabel Tidings/Bigelow

[Broadway]
1996
Hannah Jelkes

[Broadway]
1995
Catherine Sloper

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
Mormon Mother [Replacement]

Angel [Replacement]

Emily [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1993
Bianca

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1993
The Angel [Replacement]

The Woman in the South Bronx [Replacement]

Emily [Replacement]

Ella Chapter [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1993
Anna

[Off-Broadway]
1992
Constance Ledbelly

[Off-Broadway]
1992
Anna

[Broadway]
1991
Reverend Johnson

Liz Morden

[Off-Broadway]
1991
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1988
Lady Macduff

[Off-Broadway]
1987
Sarah Littlefield

[Broadway]
1987
Lynne

[Off-Broadway]
1985
Cecily Cardew

[Off-Broadway]
1984
Kitty Chase

[Off-Broadway]
1983
Liz


Cherry Jones Movies

O'Malley
[ 1983 ] Secretary
Adam's Apple
[ 1986 ] Janice Eaton
Alex: The Life of a Child
[ 1986 ] Tina Crawford
Light of Day
[ 1987 ] Cindy Montgomery
The Big Town
[ 1987 ] Ginger McDonald
HouseSitter
[ 1992 ] Patty
Julian Po
[ 1997 ] Lucy
The Horse Whisperer
[ 1998 ] Liz Hammond
Murder in a Small Town
[ 1999 ] Mimi
Cradle Will Rock
[ 1999 ] Hallie Flanagan
The Lady in Question
[ 1999 ] Mimi Barnes
Erin Brockovich
[ 2000 ] Pamela Duncan
Cora Unashamed
[ 2000 ] Lizbeth Studevant
The Perfect Storm
[ 2000 ] Edie Bailey
What Makes a Family
[ 2001 ] Sandy Cataldi
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
[ 2002 ] Buggy
Signs
[ 2002 ] Officer Paski
Ocean's Twelve
[ 2004 ] Molly Star & Mrs. Caldwell
The Village
[ 2004 ] Mrs. Clack
Swimmers
[ 2005 ] Julia Tyler
24: Redemption
[ 2008 ] President-Elect Allison Taylor
Doubt
[ 2008 ]
Mother and Child
[ 2009 ] Sister Joanne
Amelia
[ 2009 ] Eleanor Roosevelt
New Year's Eve
[ 2011 ] Mrs. Rose Ahern
The Beaver
[ 2011 ] Vice President
Buck
[ 2011 ]
Days and Nights
[ 2014 ] Mary
Knight of Cups
[ 2015 ] Ruth
I Saw the Light
[ 2015 ] Lillie Williams
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
[ 2016 ] Geri Taub
The Party
[ 2017 ] Martha
Boy Erased
[ 2018 ] Dr. Muldoon
Wine Country
[ 2019 ] Lady Sunshine
Motherless Brooklyn
[ 2019 ] Gabby Horowitz
Our Friend
[ 2019 ] Faith Pruett
A Rainy Day in New York
[ 2019 ] Gatsby's Mother
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
[ 2021 ] Rachel Grover
The Sky Is Everywhere
[ 2022 ] Fiona

Cherry Jones TV Shows

Spenser: For Hire
Tracy Kincaid
Loving
[ 1991-1992 ] Frankie
Tribeca
Tough Woman
Frasier
Janet
The West Wing
Barbara Layton
Clubhouse
[ 2004-2005 ] Sister Marie
24
[ 2009-2010 ] President Allison Taylor
Awake
Dr. Judith Evans
Black Mirror
Susan
Mercy Street
Dorothea Dix
11.22.63
Marguerite Oswald
American Crime
Laurie Ann Hesby
Portlandia
Bridge Manager, New Mayor
Chimerica
Mel Kincaid
Succession
Nan Pierce
The Handmaid's Tale
[ 2018-2019 ] Holly Maddox
Transparent
[ 2015-2019 ] Leslie Mackinaw
Defending Jacob
Joanna Klein
Extrapolations
Elizabeth Burdick
Five Days at Memorial
Susan Mulderick

Cherry Jones Awards and Nominations

Olivier Awards - 2017 - Best Actress

Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie


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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production

Cherry JonesDoubt, A Parable


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2005 - Best Leading Actress in a Play

Cherry Jones, Doubt


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Cherry Jones, Doubt


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Cherry Jones, Doubt


winner
The Lortels - 2005 - Outstanding Lead Actress

Cherry Jones, Doubt


winner
Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Cherry Jones, Doubt

Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Cherry Jones, A Moon for the Misbegotten


winner
The Lortels - 1998 - Outstanding Lead Actress

Cherry JonesPride’s Crossing


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Cherry Jones, Pride's Crossing


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1995 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Cherry Jones, The Heiress


winner
Drama League Awards - 1995 - Distinguished Performance Award

Cherry Jones, The Heiress


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1995 - Best Actress - Play

Cherry Jones, The Heiress

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1995 - Best Off Broadway Musical

Cherry Jones, The Heiress


winner
Tony Awards - 1995 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Cherry Jones, The Heiress

Tony Awards - 1991 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

Cherry Jones, Our Country's Good

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Review: FAITH HEALER, Lyric Hammersmith


Frank Hardy has a problem. He’s an Irish faith healer without faith in his power to heal. It comes, it goes and he only knows for sure when it is not going to happen. With his wife Grace and manager Teddy, their tour of Wales and Scotland in a battered van has seen his abilities steadily failing him. A last throw of the die sees him return to his homeland. What could go wrong?

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Review Roundup: DOUBT Returns To Broadway Starring Liev Schreiber and Amy Ryan


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Recap the Works of John Patrick Shanley


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LIFESPAN OF A FACT Begins Performances At Desert Theatre Ensemble


Center, will present The Lifespan of a Fact by Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, January 26–28 and February 2–4, 2024. The play, a hit on Broadway in 2018, is based on a book by Jim Fingal and John D’Agata that detailed their personal experience preparing a magazine essay for publication in 2003.

Cherry Jones Will Lead THE GRAPES OF WRATH at The National Theatre; Summer 2024 Line-Up Announced


The National Theatre has announced new productions for all three South Bank stages this summer: Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff and Mnemonic in the Olivier theatre and The Grapes of Wrath in the Lyttelton theatre, alongside the previously announced The Hot Wing King in the Dorfman theatre. 

Great Barrington Public Theater Kicks Off 2024 With A Conversation With Jeff Zinn January 29


Great Barrington Public Theater hosts a live conversation and Q&A with Jeff Zinn, a writer, director, and theater guru, on January 29 at St. James Place.

THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT At Desert Ensemble Theatre


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David Rockwell, Brian Anthony Moreland & More to be Honored at Theatre Communications Group Gala


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Photos: Meet the Cast of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT At TimeLine Theatre


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Photos: 2023 BC/EFA Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction Raises Record-Breaking $1,237,179


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Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction Is Today - Full Guide!


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Cherry Jones FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Cherry Jones been in?

Cherry Jones has appeared on Broadway in 15 shows.

How many West End shows has Cherry Jones been in?

Cherry Jones has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Cherry Jones's first West End show?

Cherry Jones's first West End show was The Glass Menagerie which opened in 2017

What awards has Cherry Jones been nominated for?

Cherry Jones has been nominated for various awards throughout her career. Some of her nominations include Best Actress at the Olivier Awards for "The Glass Menagerie," Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Glass Menagerie." She has also been nominated for awards such as Outstanding Lead Actress at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Doubt, A Parable," Best Leading Actress in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Doubt," and Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Doubt." Other nominations include Outstanding Lead Actress at The Lortels for "Doubt," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for both "Doubt" and "A Moon for the Misbegotten," and Outstanding Lead Actress at The Lortels for "Pride’s Crossing." Additionally, she received nominations for Outstanding Actress - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Pride's Crossing" and "The Heiress," the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "The Heiress," Best Actress - Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Heiress," and Best Off Broadway Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Heiress." Cherry Jones was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Heiress" and "Our Country's Good."

What awards has Cherry Jones won?

Cherry Jones has won several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Actress in a Play from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Glass Menagerie," Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production from the Helen Hayes Awards for "Doubt, A Parable," Best Leading Actress in a Play from the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Doubt," Outstanding Actress in a Play from the Drama Desk Awards for "Doubt," Outstanding Actress in a Play from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Doubt," Outstanding Lead Actress from The Lortels for "Doubt," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Doubt," Outstanding Lead Actress from The Lortels for "Pride’s Crossing," Outstanding Actress - Play from the Drama Desk Awards for "Pride's Crossing," Outstanding Actress - Play from the Drama Desk Awards for "The Heiress," Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for "The Heiress," Best Actress - Play from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Heiress," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "The Heiress."

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