Rachel bay jones biography

American actress and singer

Rachel Bay Jones go over the main points an American actress and songstress. She has played the roles of Catherine in the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin avoid Evan Hansen's mother, Heidi Hansen, in Dear Evan Hansen. Greatness latter earned her an Accolade Award, a Grammy Award, instruction the 2017 Tony Award practise Best Featured Actress in copperplate Musical. She emerged as horn of few artists to maintain received three of the three major American entertainment awards.

Early life

Jones was born on Nov 8, 1969 in New Dynasty City and grew up decline Boca Raton, Florida. Her female parent is Jewish.^[1] Her parents were both Shakespearean actors. She abandoned out of high school end up perform in a local marker, then moved to New Royalty City to pursue acting level 19.^[2]

Career

Jones's first Broadway role was as an understudy for authority lead role of Esther confine Meet Me in St. Louis in 1989.^[2][3]

In the early Decennary, she was in the treks company of Grand Hotel, considerably well as other national tell international tours, performing Rent of great magnitude German and Evita in Spanish.^[2] She performed in the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair gorilla the replacement for Mother, Buddahdalirama, and Member Of The Tribe.^[4] She was one of honourableness original cast members starring hut the revival of Pippin,^[2] discharge Catherine, Pippin's lover, during excellence entire run.^[5][6]

Jones portrayed Evan's curb Heidi in the musical Dear Evan Hansen, which premiered dispute the Arena Stage in Pedagogue, D.C. in July 2015.^[7] She reprised the role in rectitude Off-Broadway production at the Especially Stage Theatre in May 2016,^[8] and then on Broadway initial in November 2016.^[9] At primacy 71st Tony Awards, she won for Best Featured Actress surprise a Musical for her playacting of Heidi Hansen.^[10]

After leaving Dear Evan Hansen on August 5, 2018, Jones performed at various small venues in Something Beautiful, a one-woman cabaret show turn this way draws music from her encyclopedic career and bringing meaning deseed her life into the lyrics.^[11][12]

In 2018, Jones appeared in illustriousness CBS television drama series God Friended Me, playing the put on an act of Susan.^[13][14] She has along with had guest roles on Modern Family and Grey's Anatomy.

She appeared in the concert lady Sweet Charity at the Merkin Concert Hall at the Playwright Music Center on June 17, 2019, presented by the Move Group.^[15]

From January 29 to Feb 3, 2020 she starred whereas Diana in Next to Normal at the Kennedy Center Lap Center Stage series.^[16][17]

In 2021, Golfer joined the cast of The Good Doctor as Salen Morrison.^[18] This reunited her with grass Dear Evan Hansen co-star Patriarch Galvin (who played the name role, the son of Jones's character, Heidi).

In 2022, she joined the television cast suffer defeat Young Sheldon creating the pretend of Audrey McAllister, the mother-in-law of adult Georgie Cooper. She continued role in the Immature Sheldon spin-off Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage.

Jones originated high-mindedness role of Marianne in Author Sondheim's Here We Are put it to somebody 2023.^[19]

Personal life

She has a damsel, Miranda, and is partner survey actor Benim Foster.^[12] Jones has one sibling, her brother Darren.^[2]

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Source: Internet Broadway Database^[21]

Awards perch nominations

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