Jasmine Cephas Jones
| Jasmine Cephas Jones | |
|---|---|
 Jones (left) in costume for Hamilton with costar and boyfriend Anthony Ramos | |
| Born | July 21, 1989[1][2] |
| Known for | Hamilton |
| Home town | Brooklyn, New York |
| Parent(s) |
Kim Lesley (mother) Ron Cephas Jones (father) |
Jasmine Cephas Jones is an American stage and screen actress, known best for portraying the roles of Maria Reynolds and Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer in the Lin-Manuel Miranda Broadway musical, Hamilton.[3]
Early life
Jones is the daughter of actor Ron Cephas Jones[4] and British-born jazz singer Kim Lesley. She attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, and grew up in Brooklyn, where she currently lives.[5]
Career
Jones has made small appearances in multiple independent films, including Titus (2013) and Fairfield (2014). She has also appeared in episodes of Blue Bloods and Unforgettable.[6]
In 2015, she originated the roles of Maria Reynolds and Margarita "Peggy" Schuyler Van Rensselaer on Off-Broadway in Hamilton, and reprised her roles when the show made its transfer to Broadway.[7] In 2016, she won a Grammy Award for her work as one of the principal soloists on the Hamilton cast album. She also appears in the 2015 film Mistress America.[8]
She is currently performing as Maria Reynolds and Peggy Schuyler in Hamilton on Broadway.[7]
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | Kenisha | Off-Broadway |
| 2015 | Hamilton | Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds | Off-Broadway |
| Broadway |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Titus | Jessica | Film | |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Shania Costa | TV Series | Episode: "Justice Served" |
| 2014 | Fairfield | Lindsey | Film | |
| 2014 | Unforgettable | Ellen | TV Series | Episode: "East of Islip" |
| 2015 | Mistress America | Nicolette | Film |
Awards and Nominations
- 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for Hamilton (won)
- 2016 Broadway.com Audience Awards for Favorite Featured Actress in a Musical for Hamilton (nominated)
- 2016 Broadway.com Audience Awards for Favorite Female Breakthrough Performance for Hamilton (nominated)
References
- ↑ "Jasmine Cephas Jones on Learning from Philip Seymour Hoffman & Strutting Her Stuff in Hamilton". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ↑ Jasmine Cephas Jones [JasCephasJones] (21 July 2015). "Sang some Stevie wonder with my momma on my Birthday for the #ham4ham lotto! #bestbirthdayever @HamiltonMusical" (Tweet).
- ↑ "Mistress America: Jasmine Cephas-Jones On Her Character". The New York Times. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ Morales, Wilson (11 August 2015). "Jasmine Cephas Jones Talks Noah Baumbach's Mistress America & Broadway's Hamilton". Black Film. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Jasmine Cephas Jones on Learning from Philip Seymour Hoffman & Strutting Her Stuff in Hamilton". Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ↑ "Jasmine Cephas Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- 1 2 Schulman, Michael (6 August 2015). "The Women of 'Hamilton'". The New Yorker. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ Brody, Richard (24 August 2015). "'Mistress America' and the Art of Making a Living as an Artist". The New Yorker.
External links
- Jasmine Cephas Jones at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jasmine Cephas Jones at the Internet Movie Database
- Jasmine Cephas Jones on Twitter
- Jasmine Cephas Jones on Instagram