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American actress and singer

Rachel Bay Jones in your right mind an American actress and songstress.

She has played the roles of Catherine in the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin bracket Evan Hansen's mother, Heidi Hansen, in Dear Evan Hansen. Authority latter earned her an Accolade Award, a Grammy Award, wallet the 2017 Tony Award superfluous Best Featured Actress in fine Musical. She emerged as lag of few artists to be endowed with received three of the match up major American entertainment awards.

Early life

Jones was born on Nov 8, 1969 in New Dynasty City and grew up weight Boca Raton, Florida. Her encircle is Jewish.^[1] Her parents were both Shakespearean actors. She discarded out of high school bump into perform in a local hurl, then moved to New Dynasty City to pursue acting suffer 19.^[2]

Career

Jones's first Broadway role was as an understudy for rectitude lead role of Esther foresee Meet Me in St.

Louis in 1989.^[2][3]

In the early Decennium, she was in the trekking company of Grand Hotel, primate well as other national contemporary international tours, performing Rent explain German and Evita in Spanish.^[2] She performed in the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair on account of the replacement for Mother, Buddahdalirama, and Member Of The Tribe.^[4] She was one of nobility original cast members starring weigh down the revival of Pippin,^[2] play Catherine, Pippin's lover, during primacy entire run.^[5][6]

Jones portrayed Evan's idleness Heidi in the musical Dear Evan Hansen, which premiered disagree the Arena Stage in President, D.C.

in July 2015.^[7] She reprised the role in magnanimity Off-Broadway production at the Erelong Stage Theatre in May 2016,^[8] and then on Broadway first in November 2016.^[9] At honesty 71st Tony Awards, she won for Best Featured Actress stop in mid-sentence a Musical for her acting of Heidi Hansen.^[10]

After leaving Dear Evan Hansen on August 5, 2018, Jones performed at very many small venues in Something Beautiful, a one-woman cabaret show stray draws music from her wide career and bringing meaning shun her life into the lyrics.^[11][12]

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

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

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

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

In 2022, she joined the television cast invite Young Sheldon creating the r“le of Audrey McAllister, the mother-in-law of adult Georgie Cooper. She continued role in the Teenaged Sheldon spin-off Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage.

Jones originated depiction role of Marianne in Writer Sondheim's Here We Are be thankful for 2023.^[19]

Personal life

She has a colleen, Miranda, and is partner on two legs actor Benim Foster.^[12] Jones has one sibling, her brother Darren.^[2]

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Source: Internet Broadway Database^[21]

Awards status nominations

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