Cherry Jones
Known for
Cherry Jones is an American actress born in Paris, Tennessee, celebrated for a career spanning Broadway, film, and television. She played the local officer in M. Night Shyamalan's 'Signs' and had a supporting role in 'The Village', alongside a part in 'Ocean's Twelve'. Her television work includes an Emmy-nominated arc on 'The Handmaid's Tale' as Holly Maddox and an episode of 'Black Mirror'. Jones has built one of the more decorated careers among American stage-to-screen actresses, admired across theater, film, and prestige television.
Cherry Jones
35 Movies
17 Series
Cherry Jones is an American actress born in Paris, Tennessee, celebrated for a career spanning Broadway, film, and television. She played the local officer in M. Night Shyamalan's 'Signs' and had a supporting role in 'The Village', alongside a part in 'Ocean's Twelve'. Her television work includes an Emmy-nominated arc on 'The Handmaid's Tale' as Holly Maddox and an episode of 'Black Mirror'. Jones has built one of the more decorated careers among American stage-to-screen actresses, admired across theater, film, and prestige television.
Movies
Plays Edie Bailey
The Perfect Storm
2000
Plays Pamela Duncan
Erin Brockovich
2000
Plays Molly Star / Mrs. Caldwell
Ocean's Twelve
2004
Plays Officer Paski
Signs
2002
Plays Mrs Rose Ahern
New Year's Eve
2011
Plays Liz Hammond
The Horse Whisperer
1998
Plays Mrs. Clack
The Village
2004
Plays Vice President
The Beaver
2011
Plays Patty
Housesitter
1992
Plays Gabby Horowitz
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
Plays Geri Taub
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
Plays Lady Sunshine
Wine Country
2019
Plays Ruth
Knight of Cups
2015
Plays Faith Pruett
Our Friend
2019
Plays Dr. Muldoon
Boy Erased
2018
Plays Sister Joanne
Mother and Child
2009
Plays Martha
The Party
2017
Plays Rachel Grover
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021
Plays Fiona
The Sky Is Everywhere
2022
Plays Eleanor Roosevelt
Amelia
2009
Plays Buggy
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
Plays Lillie Williams
I Saw the Light
2016
Plays Hallie Flanagan
Cradle Will Rock
1999
Plays Ginger McDonald
The Big Town
1987
Plays Dorimène / Lucinde
Sganarelle
1984
Plays Mary
Days and Nights
2014
Plays Ma Joad
National Theatre at Home: The Grapes of Wrath
2024
Plays Cindy Montgomery
Light of Day
1987
Plays Julia Tyler
Swimmers
2005
Plays Tina Crawford
Alex: The Life of a Child
1986
Plays Lucy
Julian Po
1997
Plays Mrs. Welles
A Rainy Day in New York
2019
TV Shows
Plays Allison Taylor
24
2001
Plays Dr. Judith Evans
Awake
2012
Plays Leslie Mackinaw
Transparent
2014
Plays Victoria (voice)
Velma
2023
Plays Susan Mulderick
Five Days at Memorial
2022
Plays Joanna Klein
Defending Jacob
2020
Plays Marquerite Oswald
11.22.63
2016
Plays Ambassador Quent
Foundation
2021
Plays Holly Maddox
The Handmaid's Tale
2017
Plays Mel Kincaid
Chimerica
2019
Plays Nan Pierce
Succession
2018
Plays Susan Taylor
Black Mirror
2011
Plays Bridge Manager / New Mayor
Portlandia
2011
Plays Barbara Layton
The West Wing
1999
Plays Janet (voice)
Frasier
1993
Plays Laura
Poker Face
2023
Plays Kelly Kilpatrick
Hacks
2021
Latest Trailers
Watch Trailer
National Theatre at Home: The Grapes of Wrath
Full Filmography
National Theatre at Home: The Grapes of Wrath
Ma Joad
2024
Film
Poker Face
Laura · 1 episode
2023–
TV
Velma
Victoria (voice) · 11 episodes
2023–
TV
Five Days at Memorial
Susan Mulderick · 8 episodes
2022–
TV
The Sky Is Everywhere
Fiona
2022
Film
Foundation
Ambassador Quent · 7 episodes
2021–
TV
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Rachel Grover
2021
Film
Hacks
Kelly Kilpatrick · 1 episode
2021–
TV
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Nancy
2020
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Cherry Jones and where are they from?
Cherry Jones is 69 years old, born on November 21, 1956 in Paris, Tennessee, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Cherry Jones?
Cherry Jones is best known for roles in Ocean's Twelve, Signs, The Village.
How many movies has Cherry Jones been in?
Over a 43-year career (since 1983), Cherry Jones has appeared in 35 movies and 17 TV shows.
What was Cherry Jones's first movie?
The career of Cherry Jones began with O’Malley (1983).
What is Cherry Jones's most recent movie or series?
Cherry Jones's most recent release is National Theatre at Home: The Grapes of Wrath, which premiered on December 6, 2024.
What TV shows has Cherry Jones appeared in?
On television, Cherry Jones has appeared in Black Mirror, The Handmaid's Tale, 24, Foundation.
Cherry Jones
1956-11-21 · Paris, Tennessee, USA
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).