Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones is an American stage, film, and television actor known for her Tony Award-winning performances and roles in 24 and The Handmaid’s Tale.

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The Heiress: A play by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, adapted from Henry James’s novella Washington Square. Jones won her first Tony Award for playing Catherine Sloper in the 1995 Broadway revival.
Lloyd Richards: A Canadian-American theatre director and educator who led the Yale School of Drama and the National Playwrights Conference. Richards directed Jones in her early Broadway work, including The Secret Rapture.
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play: A Tony Award category honoring a leading actress’s performance in a Broadway play. Jones won this award for The Heiress and Doubt: A Parable.
Primetime Emmy Award: An American award honoring excellence in primetime television programming and performances. Jones won a Primetime Emmy for her guest performance in The Handmaid’s Tale.
Doubt: A Parable: A 2004 play by John Patrick Shanley about suspicion in a Catholic school. Jones won her second Tony Award for her performance as Sister Aloysius.
John Patrick Shanley: An American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. His play Doubt gave Jones the role that earned her second Tony Award.
Broadway theatre: Professional theatre presented in New York City’s Broadway district and its associated venues. Jones’s stage reputation was established through major Broadway productions.
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play: A Tony Award category honoring a supporting actress’s performance in a Broadway play. Her first Tony, for The Heiress, recognized a supporting performance early in her Broadway prominence.
24: An American television thriller series that presents each season’s events across 24 hours. Jones played President Allison Taylor, a major role in the series’ seventh and eighth seasons.
Ruth and Augustus Goetz: American playwrights who adapted Henry James’s Washington Square into the play The Heiress. Their adaptation supplied Jones with one of her defining Broadway roles.