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Jessie Jones, ‘Dearly Departed’ Playwright, TV Actress, Dies at 75
Jamie Wooten said Jones was the most-produced female American playwright, with more than two dozen comedies staged in all 50 states and 25 countries.
- Jessie Jones, a veteran TV actress and prolific playwright, died on March 20 in Washington, D.C., following a long illness; her writing partner Jamie Wooten confirmed the death of the 75-year-old on Wednesday, April 1.
- Starting her career in the late 1980s, Jones appeared in popular series including 'Murphy Brown,' 'Night Court,' 'Perfect Strangers,' and 'Designing Women,' and held a series-regular role on the WB sitcom 'You're the One.'
- Transitioning to playwriting, Jones formed the 'Southern-flavored' comedic trio Jones Hope Wooten with Wooten and Nicholas Hope, creating plays like 'Dearly Departed,' which was adapted into the film 'Kingdom Come.'
- Her plays, including 'The Sweet Delilah Swim Club' and 'The Red Velvet Cake War,' have been performed in every U.S. state and more than 25 countries, with Wooten calling her the most-produced female American playwright.
- Friends noted Jones 'made the world laugh' and was 'incredibly gregarious and talented,' while her family requested that donations in her memory be made to Planned Parenthood.
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Jessie Jones, an American actress and playwright who took part in series such as Murphy Brown, Melrose Place and Court of Watch, among others, died on March 20 in Washington DC at age 75. Her creative partner, screenwriter Jamie Wooten, has announced her death (via Deadline). Born in Texas in 1950, Jones never became a star, but she was one of the most valued comic high school girls on American TV. With the turn of the century, she also embarked…
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Who was Jessie Jones? ‘Most-produced female American playwright' dies at 75
Jessie Jones, a television actress who reinvented herself as one of America's most-produced female playwrights, has died at 75. Her longtime friend and writing partner Jamie Wooten confirmed she passed away March 20 in Washington,...
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