Lauren Jones

**Lauren Jones**
	Lauren Jones
	; Lauren Jones.
Born	Lauren Lorraine Jones; August 27, 1982 (age 26); Jackson, Mississippi
Residence	Los Angeles, California and New York, New York
Occupation	Actress, Model, TV Host
Height	5'7"
Weight	112 lbs
	Website; LaurenJones.net

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Lauren Jones (born August 27, 1982) is an American film and television actress, model (Barker's Beauty on the Price is Right), television and radio host, and TV personality.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life and career

Jones was raised in Jackson, Mississippi, the only child of Debi Martinson Pearsall and Jim Jones, the granddaughter of Gloria Martinson, founder of the non-profit organization, Gleaners, and the great-niece of State Representative Rita Martinson (Madison, Mississippi). Her cousins include Evelynn Martinson, Mia Martinson, Max Martinson, Kelly Martinson, Eric McKie, Nick McKie, Carly McKie, Mary Grace Boland, Mike Boland, Matt Jones, Allison Kaster, and Christopher Kaster. She attended junior high school at St. Andrew's in Ridgeland, Mississippi, where she played Juliet in a school production of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. At age 14, Jones, accompanied by her mother and stepfather, moved from Jackson to Long Island. At 17, Jones was encouraged to pursue an acting career, subsequently living in London, England, Boston, Massachusetts, New York City, New York and Los Angeles, California. She was a high school homecoming queen and a varsity cheerleader.

She came to prominence initially after winning a national modeling contest sponsored by Seventeen magazine in 2000, and appearing on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.

In 2003, Jones earned a BBA degree in design and management from Parsons School of Design^{[citation needed]} and studied abroad at The University of Westminster in London, England. While in NY attaining her undergraduate degree, she concurrently studied theater, TV and film at various performing art schools.

[edit] Actress/Model

Jones guest appeared on Rescue Me in July 2008 & has previously appeared on the Nickelodeon TV series The Naked Brothers Band as Double X. Jones has also appeared on MTV2's Wonder Showzen, the soap opera, Guiding Light, in the feature film Spider-Man 3, and as a Barker's Beauty on the CBS' game show The Price is Right, where she appeared for five weeks in April and May 2007 before leaving to film the TV show Anchorwoman.

On stage, Jones has played the parts of Marty Maraschino in the production of Grease and Ti Moon in Once on This Island. Jones has studied the performing arts at schools such as The Actors Studio, Weist Barron and Three of Us Studios in NYC.

Lauren Jones is also known as the star of Fox's Anchorwoman. The show debuted August 22, 2007 on FOX.[1] The show was cancelled after a few episodes due to absymal ratings.

Jones has appeared in magazines including Fortune, Seventeen, Sync, and Men's Health among others, as well as on the covers of Sound & Vision, LA Health News, Tyler Today, New Living, and The New York Sportscene. Her modeling clients have included Axe deodorant, Burger King, Coppertone sunscreen and Met-Rx, of which Jones is an endorser, holding the title of Miss Met-Rx 2007.

[edit] Anchorwoman

Jones starred in the scripted/reality hybrid series Anchorwoman,^[1] premiering on the Fox Broadcasting network August 22, 2007. Jones was cast as the principal role of Anchorwoman. The role was primarily scripted and part improvisational, with a great deal of comedic undertones. Some journalists voiced outspoken criticism of the scripted 30-day broadcast-news stunt at a small Tyler, Texas television station. Jones went on to interview with Bill O'Reilly on The O'Reilly Factor. The show was canceled from the network after airing two back to back episodes. The debut scored 2.0 rating on fast nationals, and reported to have 2.7 million viewers overall.^[2]

Prior to filming Anchorwoman, Jones worked on the Baywatch workout video series, Baywatch Beach Body Workout, with Lauren Jones, which released in stores and on the Internet on December 4, 2007.

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment

In late 2004-early 2005, Jones worked with the WWE on its SmackDown! brand and participated in the first ever SmackDown! Rookie Diva of the Year contest at No Way Out 2005. Videos went viral over the internet raking in thousands of views. Jones asked for her release of her contract to pursue other activities.

[edit] Endoresment

In October 2005, Jones was named the official spokesperson of "MET-Rx", a line of health supplements aimed at the fitness industry. She partnered with MET-Rx and collaborated in both health and fitness initiatives. She has been featured in the brands magalog (reaching over three million customers every month), and in the MET-Rx online community.

As of October 2008, Jones ended her endorsement with MET-Rx.

[edit] Fashion career

Jones is currently developing a new swimwear fashion line, the Lauren Jones Collection, that will debut in January 2010 and is currently shown at LaurenJonesCollection.com.

[edit] DVDs

2007: Baywatch Beach Body Workout, with Lauren Jones (Rodale Publications[2])

[edit] Radio

Jones is currently an on-air host at WJQS radio station, hosting The Radio Shopping Show on 1400am.

[edit] Titles

Miss Mississippi USA 2009 (First Runner Up), Miss MET-Rx 2006/2007 (Winner), Miss New York UN 2007 (Winner), Miss New York USA 2007 (Finalist), Miss New York USA 2006 (Finalist), Homecoming Queen 2000 (Earl L. Vandermeulen HS)

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Spider-Man 3	Reporter	Columbia Pictures
2010	The Expendables	Cheyenne	Alta Vista Films

[edit] Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Anchorwoman	Herself	Starring Role, FOX
2007	The Price is Right	Barker's Beauty
2007	The Naked Brothers Band	Double X	Guest Star
2006	Guiding Light	Friend
2005	Wonder Showzen	Actress	Genre: Comedy

Guest appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	The O'Reilly Factor	Herself	Aired on August 20, 2007
2007	Good Morning America	Herself	Aired on August 19, 2007
2007	The Best Damn Sports Show	Herself	Aired August, 2007 on FSN
2007	Good Day LA	Herself	Aired August, 2007
2007	The Big Story	Herself	Aired August 21, 2007, with John Gibson
2006	The CMT Music Awards 2006	Herself
2005	Last Call! With Carson Daly	Actress	Aired on October 23; performed improv skits
2000	Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee	Model

[edit] Footnotes

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[edit] References

[edit] External links

[0] Jones Becomes Anchorwoman

[1] Anchorwoman: This Just In... It's Cancelled!

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