Sarah Jones is an American film and television actress. She began her screen career in 2004 with guest appearances on series such as Medical Investigation, Cold Case, and Judging Amy. She gained wider recognition for recurring roles on Huff, Ugly Betty, Big Love, and Sons of Anarchy, before starring as Detective Rebecca Madsen in the Fox series Alcatraz (2012). From 2019 to 2021, she played NASA astronaut Tracy Stevens in the Apple TV+ science fiction drama For All Mankind. Jones has also appeared in films including Still Green, for which she won a Spirit of the Independent Award for Best Ensemble, and Chemical Hearts (2020).
Early life and education
Jones was born in Winter Springs, Florida, and graduated from Winter Springs High School in 2001. 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.Interview with Sarah Jones |AfterBuzz TV Spotlight On (YouTube livestream on January 11, 2018) She had gotten her first break working as a dancer for the MTV Movie Awards.Sarah Jones Go-See Interview (Issue Magazine, posted to YouTube on December 4, 2015)
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."It's Evening in America". Vanity Fair. May 2012. Page 157.
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.
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. Jones has received wide recognition for her portrayal. 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. 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.
She portrayed Alison in the hulu original series The Path, 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.
In 2019, Jones starred as NASA astronaut Tracy Stevens in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series For All Mankind. In 2021, Jones reprised her role in season 2.
Personal life Jones was dating Cary Brothers in 2007. She was dating fellow Sons of Anarchy actor Theo Rossi from 2010 until 2013. Jones describes herself as a feminist.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2006Cain and AbelJennifer Proctor2007Young EthelStill GreenKerri2008Dead*LineWendiShort film2011Red & Blue MarblesKim2ND TakeCharlie2013Up the Valley and BeyondEve TurnerShort filmMr. JonesPenny2014Return to ZeroDana2020Chemical HeartsSuds2025The Last RodeoSally Wainright
Television Year Title Role Notes2004Medical InvestigationBelindaEpisode: "Little Girl"2005Cold CaseEllie McCormickEpisode: "Revolution"Judging AmyNatalie JohnsonEpisode: "The New Normal"2006Sixty Minute ManCamiTV movieHuffLeahRecurring role; 4 episodesUgly BettyNatalie WhitmanEpisode: "The Box and the Bunny"2006–2007Big LoveBrynnRecurring role; 9 episodes2007Murder 101: College Can Be MurderDanya RosovitchTV movieSammy BellMain role; 4 episodes2008Rosaleen3 episodes2009Love Takes WingBelindaTV movieLove Finds a HomeBelindaTV movieSons of AnarchyPolly ZobelleRecurring role; 6 episodes2010HouseShannonEpisode: "Knight Fall"Lone StarGretchen2 episodes2011JustifiedJamie BerglundEpisode: "The Life Inside"2012AlcatrazDet. Rebecca MadsenMain role; 13 episodesKendraKendraMain role; 8 episodes2012–2013VegasMia RizzoMain role; 20 episodes2013LaurenKendra2 episodes2015Texas RisingPauline WykoffMiniseries; 4 episodes2016The PathAlisonMain role; 10 episodes2017–2018DamnationAmeila DavenportMain role; 10 episodes2018L.A. ConfidentialLynnMain role (unsold pilot)2019–2021For All MankindTracy StevensMain role; 20 episodes2024A Man in FullSerena CrokerMain role TBA El Gato Ashley
Awards Year Association Category Work Result2007Spirit of the Independent AwardBest EnsembleStill Green
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