History Creator / CherryJones

--> '''Linda Winer, ''Newsday'' theater critic:''' What I started to think is, "is it possible that Cherry Jones is going to be typecast a [[ActionGirl 'warrior woman']]?
--> '''Cherry Jones:''' I think probably I was for a while...I think I was born to it because I grew up in the [[{{UsefulNotes/Appalachia}} woods of Tennessee]] and we would, you know, have our wooden swords and ropes and creeks to splash in. I was always sort of playing "warrior woman" in the woods.
---> '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6ONIPQDKdg "Women in Theatre"]] on CUNY TV, January 10, 2003.'''

!The Roles of Cherry Jones
[[folder: Live-Action Film]]

* 1992: ''{{Film/Housesitter}}'', Patty

* 2004: ''Film/TheVillage'', Mrs. Clack

* 2009: ''{{Film/Amelia}}'', UsefulNotes/EleanorRoosevelt

* 2017: ''[[{{Film/TheParty2017}} The Party]]'', Martha

[[folder: Live-Action TV]]

* 1992: ''{{Series/Loving}}'', Frankie
* 1993: ''Series/Tribeca'', Tough Woman

* 2001: ''{{Series/Frasier}}'', Janet

* 2012: ''{{Series/Awake|2012}}'', Dr. Judith Evans
* 2015-19: ''{{Series/Transparent}}'', Leslie Mackinaw

* 2016: ''[[{{Literature/ElevenTwentyTwoSixtyThree}} 11.22.63]]'', Marguerite Oswald
* 2016: ''Series/BlackMirror'', [[{{Recap/BlackMirrorNosedive}} Susan]]

* 2018: ''{{Series/Portlandia}}'', Ms. Mayor
* 2018-19: ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' Holly Maddox
* 2019: ''{{Series/Chimerica}}'' Mel Kincaid
* 2019-23: ''{{Series/Succession}}'', Nan Pierce

* 2023: ''Series/PokerFace'', [[{{Recap/PokerFaceS01E08TheOrpheusSyndrome}} Laura]]
* 2023: ''{{Series/Extrapolations}}'', President Elizabeth Burdick

[[folder: Theater]]

* 1987: ''{{Theatre/Tartuffe}}'', Dorine
* 1988: ''{{Theatre/Macbeth}}'', Lady Macduff

* 2005-06: ''{{Theatre/Doubt}}'', Sister Aloysius

[[folder: Voice-Over]]

* 2023: ''{{WesternAnimation/Velma}}'', Victoria Jones

!Awards and Nominations
[[folder: Primetime Emmy Awards]]

** 2020-23: ''{{Series/Succession}}''

[[folder: Tony Awards]]

** 2005: ''{{Theatre/Doubt}}''

[[folder: Drama Desk Awards]]

** 2005: ''{{Theatre/Doubt}}''

[[folder: Other Awards]]

** 2006: ''{{Theatre/Doubt}}''

** 2006: ''{{Series/Doubt}}''

** 2015: ''{{Series/Transparent}}'' (nominated)

* 2012: ''{{Series/Awake}}'', Dr. Judith Evans

Cherry Jones (born November 21, 1956 in Paris, Tennessee) is a two-time Tony award winner and one of the grande dames of the Broadway stage.

Later she starred as Dr. Judith Evans on Creator/{{NBC}} drama ''Series/{{Awake}}'', a series which was cancelled after 13 episodes. She's also guest-starred as Nan Pierce in ''Series/{{Succession}}''.

She currently is playing Dorothea Dix on PBS's ''Series/MercyStreet'', and in ''Series/FiveDaysAtMemorial''.

Later she starred as Dr. Judith Evans on Creator/{{NBC}} drama ''Series/{{Awake}}'', a series which was cancelled after 13 episodes.

She currently is playing Dorothea Dix on PBS's ''Series/MercyStreet''.

She has also appeared in supporting roles in several notable films, including ''Film/TheHorseWhisperer'', ''Film/OceansTwelve'', ''Film/{{Signs}}'', and ''The Cradle Will Rock'', among others.

She rose to prominence in the role of the staunch, idealistic [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent President Allison Taylor]] on the hit television series ''Series/TwentyFour'', beginning with the show's seventh season, and quite decidedly proved that a ''24'' President doesn't have to be named David Palmer to be awesome. It clearly worked, as she won an Emmy for the role.

She has also appeared in supporting roles in several notable films, including ''Film/TheHorseWhisperer'', ''Film/OceansTwelve'', ''Film/{{Signs}}'', and ''Film/TheCradleWillRock'', among others.

[[caption-width-right:216:Cherry Jones chats it up.]]

She has also appeared in supporting roles in several notable films, including ''The Horse Whisperer'', ''Ocean's Twelve'', ''Signs'', and ''The Cradle Will Rock'', among others.

She rose to prominence in the role of the staunch, idealistic [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent President Allison Taylor]] on the hit television series ''Series/TwentyFour'', beginning with the show's seventh season, and quite decidedly proved that a ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]'' President doesn't have to be named David Palmer to be awesome. It clearly worked, as she won an Emmy for the role.

Later she starred as Dr. Judith Evans on Creator/{{NBC}} drama ''Series/{{Awake}}'', a series which was sadly cancelled.

She currently is playing Dorothea Dix on PBS's Series/MercyStreet.

Cherry Jones (born November 21, 1956) is a two-time Tony award winner and one of the grande dames of the Broadway stage.

Cherry Jones is a two-time Tony award winner and one of the grande dames of the Broadway stage.

She also caused quite a stir by removing her name from Emmy contention in 2010. She [[BlatantLies claims it has nothing to do]] with the rather spectacular mishandling of Allison Taylor's character during season 8.

However, her most extensive and impressive body of work is on the Broadway stage. Her list of theatre credits include ''AngelsInAmerica'', ''The Heiress'' (for which she won a Tony award) and ''Theatre/{{Doubt}}'' (ditto). She is, with very good reason, renowned as one of the country's greatest theatre talents.