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Jones in 2010, photo by Joe Seer/bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Paris, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 21, 1956
Ethnicity: English, other
Cherry Jones is an American actress, known for her roles of film, stage, and screen. She has appeared on the shows The West Wing , 24 , The Handmaid’s Tale , Succession , Defending Jacob , Velma , in voice role; and Foundation , in the films Erin Brockovich , Signs (2002), The Village , Ocean’s Twelve , Amelia (2009), Knight of Cups , I Saw the Light , The Party (2017), Boy Erased , Motherless Brooklyn , The Eyes of Tammy Faye , and The Sky Is Everywhere , in the made-for-tv movie Alex: The Life of a Child ; and in many stage works.
Her father owned a flower shop. Her mother was a high school teacher. She is married to filmmaker Sophie Huber.