Renée Jones is a former American dramatic actress. Jones is best known for playing

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's long-running

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'', a role she began in 1993. She has been nominated five times for the

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for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for the role.

Life and career

Born into a family with five siblings, Jones grew up in Georgia and New York and worked as a

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. She signed with the

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agency at the age of 19. She made her acting debut on the series '' The White Shadow''. Jones made her debut on ''

'' in the early 1980s as Nikki Wade. She returned to the soap, taking on a new role, as Lexie Carver in February 1993. In April 2012, Jones confirmed in an interview with ''

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s Michael Logan that she would vacate the role of

after 20 years and would retire to a simpler life, revealing that she was not happy in acting.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Renee American film actresses American television actresses American soap opera actresses Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 20th-century African-American actresses 21st-century African-American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)