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Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Date of Birth

Birthday: November 21
Birthplace: Paris, Tennessee


Stage and screen star Cherry Jones portrays “President Allison Taylor” on seasons 7 and 8 of perennial FOX series 24 — a role for which she won a Primetime Emmy®. She later starred on NBC series Awake as "Dr. Judith Evans."


Stage and screen star Cherry Jones portrays “President Allison Taylor” on seasons 7 and 8 of perennial FOX series 24 — a role for which she won a Primetime Emmy®. She later starred on NBC series Awake as "Dr. Judith Evans."

Jones won a Tony® Award in the best leading actress category for her performance as "Sister Aloysius Beauvier" in John Patrick Shanley's Doubt and continues to star in Broadway productions. She has also appeared on such television series as Frasier, and in such films as Signs, The Village,The Horse Whisperer and Oceans Twelve.

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Awards & Nominations

5 Nominations | 3 Emmys
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - 2023
  • Nominee
  • Cherry Jones, as Nan Pierce
  • Succession
  • "The Munsters"
  • HBO Max
  • HBO in association with Project Zeus, Hyberobject Industries, Gary Sanchez Productions and Hot Seat Productions
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Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - 2020
  • Winner
  • Cherry Jones, as Nan Pierce
  • Succession
  • "Tern Haven"
  • HBO
  • HBO Entertainment in association with Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries and Gary Sanchez Productions
    •
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - 2019
  • Winner
  • Cherry Jones, as Holly
  • The Handmaid's Tale
  • "Holly"
  • Hulu
  • MGM, Daniel Wilson Productions, The Littlefield Company, White Oak Pictures
    •
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series - 2018
  • Nominee
  • Cherry Jones, as Holly Osborne
  • The Handmaid's Tale
  • "Baggage"
  • Hulu
  • MGM, Hulu, The Littlefield Company, White Oak Pictures, Daniel Wilson Productions
    •
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series - 2009
  • Winner
  • Cherry Jones, as President Allison Taylor
  • 24
  • FOX
  • Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox TV in association w/Teakwood Lane Productions
    •

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Cherry Jones accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series for Succession for Tern Haven on Night Five of the Creative Arts Emmys.
Jeff Bridges presents the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series to Cherry Jones for Succession on Night Five of the Creative Arts Emmys.
Alex Borstein and Cherry Jones at the 71st Emmys Governors Ball.
Cherry Jones presents an award at the 71st Emmy Awards.
Cherry Jones accepts her award at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys.
Actress Cherry Jones
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Cherry Jones accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series for Succession for Tern Haven on Night Five of the Creative Arts Emmys.
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Cherry Jones accepts the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series for Succession for Tern Haven on Night Five of the Creative Arts Emmys.

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Jeff Bridges presents the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series to Cherry Jones for Succession on Night Five of the Creative Arts Emmys.
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Jeff Bridges presents the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series to Cherry Jones for Succession on Night Five of the Creative Arts Emmys. 

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Alex Borstein and Cherry Jones at the 71st Emmys Governors Ball.
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Alex Borstein and Cherry Jones at the 71st Emmys Governors Ball. 

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Cherry Jones presents an award at the 71st Emmy Awards.
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Cherry Jones presents an award at the 71st Emmy Awards.

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Cherry Jones accepts her award at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys.
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Cherry Jones accepts her award at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmys.

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Actress Cherry Jones
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