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Sarah Jones (screen actress)

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Sarah Jones
Jones in 2012
Born
Winter Springs, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

Sarah Jones is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles in the Apple TV+ science fiction series For All Mankind and the Fox series Alcatraz.

Early life and education

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Sarah Jones, center, at WonderCon 2012 in promotion of Alcatraz.

Jones was born in Winter Springs, Florida, and graduated from Winter Springs High School in 2001.[1] She "grew up dancing" with the expectation that it would become her career, but she turned to acting as "the next best thing" after her dancing ended because of injuries.[2] She had gotten her first break working as a dancer for the MTV Movie Awards.[3]

Career

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She began in acting with a role on Medical Investigation, before going on to appear in other television credited roles that same year, including episodes of Cold Case and Judging Amy, before she appeared in the 2007 Hallmark Channel movie, Murder 101: College Can Be Murder.[4]

Jones also appeared in a recurring role as Leah on the television show Huff, guest-starred in a 2006 episode of Ugly Betty as Natalie Whitman, and Big Love as Brynn. She played the youngest of three sisters who run a wedding planner business in Fox's 2007 short-lived dramedy series The Wedding Bells. She also appeared in two independent movies, Still Green and The Blue Hour. Jones won the Spirit of the Independent Award at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival for Best Ensemble for Still Green (2007), which she shared with Ryan Kelley, Douglas Spain, Noah Segan, Paul Costa and the rest of the cast of the film. She can also be seen in the Cary Brothers music video Who You Are.[5]

She portrayed Polly Zobelle, the scheming daughter and accomplice of Ethan Zobelle in Sons of Anarchy.

In 2011, she had a featured guest starring role in the FX crime drama Justified episode "The Life Inside". Other notable credits include a recurring role on Big Love and Lone Star. Jones then signed on to play the lead role of Det. Rebecca Madsen in the J. J. Abrams show, Alcatraz.[6][7] Jones has received wide recognition for her portrayal.[8] She took part in a recreation of the chase scene in Bullitt. The show premiered on January 16, 2012. While the series itself was moderately received, her performance was generally praised by critics. Despite an impressive start, the series was officially cancelled by Fox on May 9, 2012, due to dropping viewership throughout its run.[9] However, Jones was featured in a May 2012 spread for Vanity Fair magazine, and she quickly returned to series television, being cast as a regular on Vegas.[10]

She portrayed Alison in the hulu original series The Path,[11] and Amelia Davenport in the USA Network TV series Damnation.

In 2018, Jones was cast as Lynn in CBS drama pilot L.A. Confidential, based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel of the same name.[12]

In 2019, Jones starred as NASA astronaut Tracy Stevens in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind.[13] In 2021, Jones reprised her role in season 2.

Personal life

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Jones was dating Cary Brothers in 2007.[14] She was dating fellow Sons of Anarchy actor Theo Rossi from 2010 until 2013. Jones describes herself as a feminist.[15]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Cain and Abel Jennifer Proctor
2007 The Blue Hour Young Ethel
Still Green Kerri
2008 Dead*Line Wendi Short film
2011 Red & Blue Marbles Kim
2ND Take Charlie
2013 Up the Valley and Beyond Eve Turner Short film
Mr. Jones Penny
2014 Return to Zero Dana
2020 Chemical Hearts Suds

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Medical Investigation Belinda Episode: "Little Girl"
2005 Cold Case Ellie McCormick Episode: "Revolution"
Judging Amy Natalie Johnson Episode: "The New Normal"
2006 Sixty Minute Man Cami TV movie
Huff Leah Recurring role; 4 episodes
Ugly Betty Natalie Whitman Episode: "The Box and the Bunny"
2006–2007 Big Love Brynn Recurring role; 9 episodes
2007 Murder 101: College Can Be Murder Danya Rosovitch TV movie
The Wedding Bells Sammy Bell Main role; 4 episodes
2008 The Riches Rosaleen 3 episodes
2009 Love Takes Wing Belinda TV movie
Love Finds a Home Belinda TV movie
Sons of Anarchy Polly Zobelle Recurring role; 6 episodes
2010 House Shannon Episode: "Knight Fall"
Lone Star Gretchen 2 episodes
2011 Justified Jamie Berglund Episode: "The Life Inside"
2012 Alcatraz Det. Rebecca Madsen Main role; 13 episodes
Kendra Kendra Main role; 8 episodes
2012–2013 Vegas Mia Rizzo Main role; 20 episodes
2013 Lauren Kendra 2 episodes
2015 Texas Rising Pauline Wykoff Miniseries; 4 episodes
2016 The Path Alison Main role; 10 episodes
2017–2018 Damnation Ameila Davenport Main role; 10 episodes
2018 L.A. Confidential Lynn Main role (unsold pilot)
2019–2021 For All Mankind Tracy Stevens Main role; 20 episodes
2024 A Man in Full Serena Croker Main role

Awards

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Year Association Category Work Result
2007 Spirit of the Independent Award Best Ensemble[citation needed] Still Green Won

References

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  1. ^ Hal Boedeker (January 12, 2012). "Is Alcatraz the big break for Winter Springs actress?". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  2. ^ Interview with Sarah Jones |AfterBuzz TV Spotlight On (YouTube livestream on January 11, 2018)
  3. ^ Sarah Jones Go-See Interview (Issue Magazine, posted to YouTube on December 4, 2015)
  4. ^ "It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair. May 2012. Page 157.
  5. ^ "Cary Brothers Questions 'Who You Are'". Spin.com. July 26, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2007.
  6. ^ "J. J. Abrams' Alcatraz Pilot Casts Female Lead". TVGuide.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  7. ^ Woerner, Meredith (January 20, 2011). "Could J. J. Abrams' new show be more bizarre than Lost? Here's everything we know so far". io9. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  8. ^ Hal Boedeker (January 12, 2012). "Is Alcatraz the big break for Winter Springs actress?". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  9. ^ "Fox Cancels Alcatraz and The Finder". tvline.com. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  10. ^ "Alcatraz' Sarah Jones Joins CBS New Series Vegas". televisionblend.com. July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  11. ^ Petski, Denise (July 22, 2015). "Sarah Jones Cast In Hulu Series The Way". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 14, 2018). "L.A. Confidential: Sarah Jones To Star In CBS Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 14, 2018). "Joel Kinnaman, Sarah Jones & Michael Dorman To Star In Ron Moore's Apple Space Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  14. ^ "Cary Brothers Questions 'Who You Are'". Spin.com. July 26, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2007.
  15. ^ Hal Boedeker (January 12, 2012). "Is Alcatraz the big break for Winter Springs actress?". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
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