American actress
Jill Marie Jones
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Jones in 2018
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Born
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1975-01-04
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January 4, 1975
(age 49)
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Occupation(s)
| Actress, dancer
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Years active
| 1999–present
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Jill Marie Jones
(born January 4, 1975) is an American actress and former professional dancer and cheerleader. Jones is best known for her role as Antoinette "Toni" Childs-Garrett on the
UPN
comedy series,
Girlfriends
(2000–2006). Jones has appeared in a number of films, and had the recurring role as Cynthia Irving on the
Fox
supernatural series,
Sleepy Hollow
(2013?15). From 2015 to 2016, she starred as Amanda Fisher in the
Starz
horror-comedy series,
Ash vs Evil Dead
.
Early life
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Jones was born in
Dallas
,
Texas
. After attending
Duncanville High School
, and
Texas Woman's University
, Jones was a
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
for two years, a
Dallas Mavericks
Dancer for one year, and toured with the
United Service Organization
(USO) and
United States Department of Defense
to
Korea
,
Japan
,
Israel
, and
Egypt
. She has also performed on
Monday Night Football
and "The Miss Texas Pageant." She started her career as a model, before moving to
Los Angeles
to pursue acting full-time.
[1]
Career
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Jones made her screen debut in 2000, on the Saturday morning series
City Guys
. Later that year, she won the co-leading role alongside
Tracee Ellis Ross
,
Golden Brooks
and
Persia White
on the
UPN
comedy series,
Girlfriends
which was created by
Mara Brock Akil
. She played the role of self-centered and materialistic Toni Childs for six seasons of the series. In May 2006, it was confirmed that Jones left
Girlfriends
because her contract ended.
[2]
When asked in a 2007 interview whether she felt the character of Toni Childs had run its course, Jones responded: "No, I think if Toni came back and when I say no, I say it because there are brilliant writers on ‘Girlfriends’. There is so much more that you can do. For me and my career, my contract was up after six seasons and there's a whole film world that I wanted to experience and that's what I’ve been doing. I think if Toni came back to the show, there would be so much more to write and much more to bring. That's a testament to how great Mara and the rest of the writers are".
[3]
After leaving
Girlfriends
, Jones began starring in films. She had the female leading roles in comedy films
Universal Remote
and
Redrum
(both 2007), and appeared in
The Perfect Holiday
, opposite
Queen Latifah
and
Terrence Howard
as well as
Morris Chestnut
,
Rachel True
, and
Gabrielle Union
. In August 2007, Jones filmed
Major Movie Star
with
Jessica Simpson
.
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In September 2008, she appeared in the
Ne-Yo
video for "She Got Her Own" which is a remix to his hit single "
Miss Independent
". She next appeared in the 2010 music video "
Got Your Back
" starring
T.I.
ft.
Keri Hilson
. Jones also co-starred alongside
Laura Harring
in the 2009 independent film
Drool
.
[5]
In 2010, Jones was cast in the leading role in the
TBS
micro-series
,
Gillian in Georgia
. In 2013, she appeared on the second season of FX series,
American Horror Story
in the episode "
Spilt Milk
" as a call girl named Pandora. Later that year, Jones was cast in the recurring role as Cynthia Irving in the
Fox
supernatural drama series,
Sleepy Hollow
.
[6]
In February 2015,
Starz
announced that Jones was cast in a leading role as
Michigan State Trooper
Amanda Fisher in the comedy horror series
Ash vs Evil Dead
.
[7]
[8]
In 2018, Jones began starring and producing the
Urban Movie Channel
drama series
Monogamy
.
[9]
In 2019, she reunited with her
Girlfriends
co-stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks and Persia White in an episode of Ross's
ABC
comedy series
Black-ish
.
[10]
[11]
In 2021, Jones was cast in the
Oprah Winfrey Network
legal drama series
Delilah
created by
Craig Wright
.
[12]
The show was canceled after single season. She had a supporting role in the period romantic drama film
Charming the Hearts of Men
later that year. In 2023 she had a recurring role in the Showtime drama series,
The Chi
.
[13]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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References
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Nathan Southern (2014).
"Jill Marie Jones - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com"
. Movies & TV Dept.
The New York Times
. Archived from
the original
on 18 April 2014
. Retrieved
20 February
2015
.
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"December 2007 | blackfilm.com | features | THE PERFECT HOLIDAY | An Interview with Jill Marie Jones"
.
www.blackfilm.com
. Retrieved
2023-01-25
.
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Morales, Wilson (December 18, 2007).
"The Perfect Holiday: An Interview with Jill Marie Jones"
. Black Film
. Retrieved
March 27,
2009
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"Black News, Entertainment, Style and Culture - HuffPost Black Voices"
.
The Huffington Post
. Retrieved
20 February
2015
.
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"Drool"
.
Rotten Tomatoes
. 22 January 2009
. Retrieved
20 February
2015
.
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Philiana Ng (22 October 2013).
"
'Sleepy Hollow': Jill Marie Jones Joins Season 1 - The Hollywood Reporter"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
20 February
2015
.
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Hipes, Patrick;
"Jill Marie Jones To Co-Star In Starz’s ‘Ash Vs. Evil Dead’"
,
Deadline Hollywood
, 19 February 2015 (retrieved 19 February 2015).
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Tambay A. Obenson (19 February 2015).
"Jill Marie Jones Scores Female Lead Role in Starz Original - Shadow and Act"
.
Shadow and Act
. Retrieved
20 February
2015
.
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"Jill Marie Jones Loves Playing Crazy Characters"
. 6 December 2020.
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Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 16, 2019).
"ABC Reunites Cast Members From TV And Film With "Cast From The Past" Week"
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"Tracee Ellis Ross to Reunite With 'Girlfriends' Cast on 'Black-ish'
"
. September 12, 2019.
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Petski, Nellie Andreeva,Denise; Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (August 26, 2020).
"OWN Orders Drama Series 'Delilah' From 'Greenleaf' Creator Craig Wright With Maahra Hill Cast In Title Role"
.
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Cobb, Kayla (August 16, 2023).
"
'The Chi' Casts Jill Marie Jones of 'Girlfriends' Fame as Guest Star"
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