Christine Jones | |
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Born | Christine Young Jones [1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Known for | Soap operas |
Spouse | Thomas Lipscomb (m. 1981) |
Relatives | Branch Rickey (grandfather) |
Christine Young Jones is an American actress.
Jones is the daughter of Robert Terry Jones and Jane Rickey. [1] [2] She is one of four children. [2] Jones is the granddaughter of Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers who signed Jackie Robinson. [3] Jones graduated from Elmira College. She married Thomas Lipscomb on August 22, 1981. [1]
Jones first appeared in the 1975 film Cooley High , and later the TV series City of Angels ("Palm Springs Answer," 1976) and Serpico ("The Deadly Game," 1976). She also appeared in Woody Allen's Annie Hall in 1977 as Dorrie, and in Stealing Home as Grace Chandler in 1988. Other film appearances include Wild Thing (1987), Minotaur (1997) and Gang of Roses (2003).
Jones portrayed Sarah Jackson in the 1993 CBS miniseries Queen , and appeared on shows including A Man Called Hawk ("Hear No Evil," 1989), Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("The Secret Life of Mary Margaret: Portrait of a Bulimic," 1992), Law & Order ("Burden," 1998), Law & Order: Criminal Intent ("The Third Horseman," 2002; "Monster," 2003), Now and Again ("Fire and Ice," 2000) and Third Watch ("Just Another Night at the Opera," 2000). Jones also appeared as Fey Sommers (in flashbacks) on the ABC series Ugly Betty in 2006.
Jones is also known for her work on several daytime operas.
She portrayed the unhinged Janice Frame on the NBC soap opera Another World from 1978 to 1980, and again in 1989. That role was her second appearance on the show; she had appeared as Amy Gifford in 1977, a character that was then sent to sister soap Lovers and Friends .
In 1981, Jones played Victoria Lord on One Life to Live when actress Erika Slezak was on maternity leave, returning again for one episode in 1983. Jones later portrayed Pamela Stuart on One Life to Live from 1985 to 1987, [4] making returns in 1988, 2001 (for one of Asa Buchanan's fake funerals, right after playing the unnamed socialite who dumped David Vickers as her "kept man"), 2008, and a final appearance in 2009, when her character was murdered. Jones had a long association with, and ultimately played three roles on the show (including nurse Sheila Rafferty in 1975 and 1976).
Other daytime appearances include Catsy Kirkland on Ryan's Hope from 1982 to 1983 and Christina Robertson on Rituals from 1984 to 1985. She also filled in for Jane Elliot as General Hospital 's Tracy Quartermaine in 1989.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Cooley High | Sandra | |
1977 | Annie Hall | Dorrie | |
1987 | Wild Thing | Laurie | |
1988 | Stealing Home | Grace Chandler | |
1997 | Minotaur | Thea's mother | Israel release |
1998 | Meet Joe Black | Miriam | Uncredited role |
2003 | Gang of Roses | Brenda | |
2003 | Shortcut to Happiness a/k/a The Devil and Daniel Webster | Woman | Film was made in 2001 but in 2003 was released only at select film festivals. After finishing post-production, in 2007 it was released in major theatres. |
2008 | The Drum Beats Twice | Mother Superior |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | 99.2: A SpyQuest Adventure | Russia agent | Voice only |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975-1976 | One Life to Live | Nurse Sheila Rafferty | Daytime serial (recurring role) |
1976 | City of Angels | Barbara Thornberry | Episode: "Palm Springs Answer" |
Serpico | Kim | Episode: "The Deadly Game" | |
1977 | Another World | Amy Gifford Cushing | Character originated on Another World and then transferred to sister soap For Richer, For Poorer |
Lovers and Friends a/k/a For Richer, For Poorer (see nmotes) | Amy Gifford Cushing | Daytime serial (contract role) Daytime serial known as Lovers and Friends from 1/3/1977-5/6/1977 before being placed on hiatus; from 12/6/1977-9/29/1978 it aired under the title For Richer, For Poorer until the show's cancellation | |
1978-1980; 1989 | Another World | Janice Frame Cory #2 | Daytime serial (contract 1979-1980; guest 1989) |
1981; 1983 | One Life to Live | Victoria "Viki" Lord Gordon Riley Burke Buchanan Carpenter Davidson Banks #3 | Daytime serial (temporary replacement for Erika Slezak) |
1980 | Number 96 | Lisa Brendon | Episode: "Roger Moves In" |
1982-1983 | Ryan's Hope | Catsy Kirkland | Daytime serial (recurring role) |
1984-1985 | Rituals | Christina Thompson Robertson | Nighttime serial (shown only in syndication) |
1985-1987; 1988; 2001; 2008. 2009 | One Life to Live | Pamela Reed Stuart Buchanan O'Neill | Daytime serial (contract role 1985-1987; guest role 1988, 2001, 2008 & 2009) |
1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Helen | Episode: "Hear No Evil" |
General Hospital | Tracy Quartermaine Williams Ashton Hornsby Soleito Zacchara Spencer | Daytime serial (temporary replacement for Jane Elliot) | |
1992 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Mrs. Carter | Episode: "The Secret Life of Mary-Margaret: Portrait of a Bulimic" |
1993 | Queen | Sarah Jackson (2 episodes) | Television 3-part miniseries (CBS) Episode: "Part I" Episode: "Part III" |
1998 | Law & Order | Stapleton | Episode: "Burden" |
2000 | Now and Again | Melanie | Episode: "Fure and Ice" |
Third Watch | Deborah | Episode: "Just Another Night at the Opera" | |
Sex and the City | Upper East Side Woman | Episode: "Attack of the Five Foot Ten Woman" | |
The Dooley and Pals Show | Polly | Series regular (22 episodes) | |
2002-2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mrs. Griscom | Episode: "The Third Horseman" (2002) |
Laura Dietrich | Episode: "Monster" (2003) | ||
2006 | Ugly Betty | Fey Sommers | Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "The Box and the Bunny" (uncredited in episode) |
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