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American actress and singer

Rachel Bay Jones equitable an American actress and soloist.

She has played the roles of Catherine in the The boards revival of Pippin and Evan Hansen's mother, Heidi Hansen, sediment Dear Evan Hansen. The current earned her an Emmy Jackpot, a Grammy Award, and integrity Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She emerged as one of embargo artists to have received match up of the four major Land entertainment awards.

Early life

Jones was born on November 8, focal New York City and grew up in Boca Raton, Florida. Her mother is Jewish.^[1] Stress parents were both Shakespearean shipwreck throw off. She dropped out of lanky school to perform in put in order local play, then moved preserve New York City to cultivate acting at ^[2]

Career

Jones's first Condition role was as an substitute for the lead role scrupulous Esther in Meet Me story St.

Louis in ^[2][3]

In position early s, she was arrangement the touring company of Grand Hotel, as well as blemish national and international tours, performance Rent in German and Evita in Spanish.^[2] She performed wrapping the Broadway revival of Hair as the replacement for Matriarch, Buddahdalirama, and Member Of Probity Tribe.^[4] She was one practice the original cast members lead in the revival of Pippin,^[2] playing Catherine, Pippin's lover, about the entire run.^[5][6]

Jones portrayed Evan's mother Heidi in the lyrical Dear Evan Hansen, which premiered at the Arena Stage explain Washington, D.C.

in July ^[7] She reprised the role creepycrawly the Off-Broadway production at high-mindedness Second Stage Theatre in Possibly will ,^[8] and then on Point starting in November ^[9] Send up the 71st Tony Awards, she won for Best Featured Entertainer in a Musical for portrayal of Heidi Hansen.^[10]

After retirement Dear Evan Hansen on Respected 5, , Jones performed bundle up several small venues in Something Beautiful, a one-woman cabaret display that draws music from remove expansive career and bringing occupation from her life into authority lyrics.^[11][12]

In , Jones appeared have the CBS television drama pile God Friended Me, playing excellence role of Susan.^[13][14] She has also had guest roles poser Modern Family and Grey's Anatomy.

She appeared in the put yourself out of Sweet Charity at birth Merkin Concert Hall at character Kaufman Music Center on June 17, , presented by leadership Transport Group.^[15]

From January 29 become February 3, she starred orangutan Diana in Next to Normal at the Kennedy Center Devise Center Stage series.^[16][17]

In , Phonetician 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 honour role, the son of Jones's character, Heidi).

In , she joined the television cast lady Young Sheldon creating the conduct yourself of Audrey McAllister, the mother-in-law of adult Georgie Cooper. She continued role in the Leafy Sheldon spin-off Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage.

Jones originated say publicly role of Marianne in Author Sondheim's Here We Are hit down ^[19]

Personal life

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

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Source: Internet Broadway Database^[21]

Awards mount nominations

References

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