1. Catherine Frederica "Cathy" Jones was born on April 6,1955 and is a Canadian actress, comedian and writer.
10 Facts About Cathy Jones
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Cathy Jones is known for her work for 28 years on the Canadian television series This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
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Cathy Jones was 17 when her older brother, comedian Andy Jones, put in a good word for her with the Newfoundland Traveling Theatre Company.
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Cathy Jones played many unique characters on the show, and is known for playing both men and women often at the extreme edges of gender identity.
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In 2020, Cathy Jones reprised her longtime 22 Minutes character of Miss Enid in the CBC Gem web series Broad Appeal: Living with E's.
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Cathy Jones has toured extensively with her one-woman shows Wedding in Texas and Me, Dad and The Hundred Boyfriends.
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Cathy Jones has won 18 Gemini Awards and three Canadian comedy awards for Best Writing in a Comedy Series for her work on 22 Minutes and CODCO.
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In 1996, Cathy Jones married American-born painter Paul Hannon, with whom she shares their daughter Eleanor.
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For several years after 2004, Cathy Jones had a relationship with musician and artist Tom Wilson.
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Cathy Jones' first daughter, Mara, was born in Newfoundland in 1981.