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Jessie Jones(1950-2026)

  • Actress
  • Writer
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Jessie Jones was born on 21 August 1950 in Texas, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Switch (1991), Fudge (1995) and For Your Love (1998). She died on 20 March 2026 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
BornAugust 21, 1950
DiedMarch 20, 2026(75)
BornAugust 21, 1950
DiedMarch 20, 2026(75)
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Known for

Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits in Switch (1991)
Switch
5.8
  • Arnold's Secretary
  • 1991
Fudge (1995)
Fudge
7.0
TV Series
  • Jean Tubman
Tamala Jones, Holly Robinson Peete, Edafe, James Lesure, D.W. Moffett, and Dedee Pfeiffer in For Your Love (1998)
For Your Love
7.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Kingdom Come (2001)
Kingdom Come
5.6
  • Writer
  • 2001

Credits

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Actress

  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Tiffany - 2005
    • 2005
  • Judging Amy (1999)
    Judging Amy
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 2004
  • Sherry Stringfield in Border Line (1999)
    Border Line
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Berger's Secretary
    • 1999
  • You're the One (1998)
    You're the One
    TV Series
    • Mary Chase Metcalf
    • Mary Chase
    • 1998
  • Kevin Connolly, Nikki Cox, and Geoff Pierson in Unhappily Ever After (1995)
    Unhappily Ever After
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Lupkin
    • 1997
  • Melrose Place (1992)
    Melrose Place
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Wife O Blue Blood
    • 1997
  • Vanessa Angel, John Asher, and Michael Manasseri in Weird Science (1994)
    Weird Science
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Nurse Adder
    • Receptionist
    • 1996
  • Caroline in the City (1995)
    Caroline in the City
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Receptionist
    • 1996
  • The Crew (1995)
    The Crew
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Passenger
    • 1995
  • Grace Under Fire (1993)
    Grace Under Fire
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Woman
    • 1995
  • Fudge (1995)
    Fudge
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Jean Tubman
    • 1995
  • John Lithgow in My Brother's Keeper (1995)
    My Brother's Keeper
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Short Mother
    • 1995
  • Gregory Harrison and Leslie Hope in Caught in the Act (1993)
    Caught in the Act
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Bank Receptionist
    • 1993
  • Steve Buscemi, Ned Beatty, John Glover, Sam Sorbo, and Miriam Margolyes in Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
    Ed and His Dead Mother
    6.0
    • Jury foreperson
    • 1993
  • The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993)
    The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Mother
    • 1993

Writer

  • Tamala Jones, Holly Robinson Peete, Edafe, James Lesure, D.W. Moffett, and Dedee Pfeiffer in For Your Love (1998)
    For Your Love
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2002
  • Teacher's Pet (2000)
    Teacher's Pet
    6.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2001–2002
  • Kingdom Come (2001)
    Kingdom Come
    5.6
    • play "Dearly Departed"
    • screenplay
    • 2001

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jessie Jones Smith
  • Born
    • August 21, 1950
    • Texas, USA
  • Died
    • March 20, 2026
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
  • Other works
    (1990-1991 season) David Bottrell and her play, "Dearly Departed," was performed in a workshop at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. Gloria Muzio was director. Hugh Landwehr was unit set designer.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She won a high school essay/speech contest before graduating from the University of Texas at Austin.

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