Sarah Jones (screen actress) explained

Sarah Jones
Birth Place:Winter Springs, Florida, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:2004–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

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

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

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Cain and AbelJennifer Proctor
2007Young Ethel
Still GreenKerri
2008Dead*LineWendiShort film
2011Red & Blue MarblesKim
2ND TakeCharlie
2013Up the Valley and BeyondEve TurnerShort film
Mr. JonesPenny
2014Return to ZeroDana
2020Chemical HeartsSuds

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Medical InvestigationBelindaEpisode: "Little Girl"
2005Cold CaseEllie McCormickEpisode: "Revolution"
Judging AmyNatalie JohnsonEpisode: "The New Normal"
2006Sixty Minute ManCamiTV movie
HuffLeahRecurring role; 4 episodes
Ugly BettyNatalie WhitmanEpisode: "The Box and the Bunny"
2006–2007Big LoveBrynnRecurring role; 9 episodes
2007Danya RosovitchTV movie
Sammy BellMain role; 4 episodes
2008Rosaleen3 episodes
2009Love Takes WingBelindaTV movie
Love Finds a HomeBelindaTV movie
Sons of AnarchyPolly ZobelleRecurring role; 6 episodes
2010HouseShannonEpisode: "Knight Fall"
Lone StarGretchen2 episodes
2011JustifiedJamie BerglundEpisode: "The Life Inside"
2012AlcatrazDet. Rebecca MadsenMain role; 13 episodes
KendraKendraMain role; 8 episodes
2012–2013VegasMia RizzoMain role; 20 episodes
2013LaurenKendra2 episodes
2015Texas RisingPauline WykoffMiniseries; 4 episodes
2016The PathAlisonMain role; 10 episodes
2017–2018DamnationAmeila DavenportMain role; 10 episodes
2018L.A. ConfidentialLynnMain role (unsold pilot)
2019–2021For All MankindTracy StevensMain role; 20 episodes
2024A Man in FullSerena CrokerMain role

Notes and References

  1. News: Is Alcatraz the big break for Winter Springs actress? . Hal Boedeker. . January 12, 2012 . May 16, 2012.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQp0jYf5Kbc&t=38m44s Interview with Sarah Jones |AfterBuzz TV Spotlight On
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcaz4IMBnsM&t=8s Sarah Jones Go-See Interview
  4. "It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair. May 2012. Page 157.
  5. Web site: Cary Brothers Questions 'Who You Are'. July 26, 2007. Spin.com. July 26, 2007.
  6. Web site: J. J. Abrams' Alcatraz Pilot Casts Female Lead. TVGuide.com. December 1, 2010.
  7. Web site: Could J. J. Abrams' new show be more bizarre than Lost? Here's everything we know so far . . Meredith . Woerner . January 20, 2011 . January 30, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110128003346/http://io9.com/5739027/could-jj-abrams-new-show-be-more-bizarre-than-lost-heres-everything-we-know-so-far . January 28, 2011 . live.
  8. News: Is Alcatraz the big break for Winter Springs actress? . Hal Boedeker. . 12 January 2012 . 16 May 2012.
  9. Web site: Fox Cancels Alcatraz and The Finder. tvline.com. May 9, 2012.
  10. Web site: Alcatraz' Sarah Jones Joins CBS New Series Vegas. July 23, 2012 . televisionblend.com. July 23, 2012.
  11. Web site: Sarah Jones Cast In Hulu Series The Way . Deadline.com . Denise . Petski . July 22, 2015 . August 20, 2015.
  12. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. L.A. Confidential: Sarah Jones To Star In CBS Drama Pilot. Deadline.com. March 14, 2018. March 15, 2018.
  13. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . Joel Kinnaman, Sarah Jones & Michael Dorman To Star In Ron Moore's Apple Space Series . Deadline Hollywood . August 14, 2018 . August 14, 2018.
  14. Web site: Cary Brothers Questions 'Who You Are'. July 26, 2007. Spin.com. July 26, 2007.
  15. News: Is Alcatraz the big break for Winter Springs actress? . Hal Boedeker. . January 12, 2012 . May 16, 2012.