Jasmine Cephas Jones
Biography
Jasmine Cephas Jones is an English actress and singer who trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse and graduated in 2011. Born in London and raised in Brooklyn, she began her career with small independent film roles before her breakthrough on Broadway, where she originated Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton. Her work as a principal soloist on the Hamilton cast album brought her a Grammy Award, and her performance was captured in a live recording. On screen, she appeared in Mistress America (2015), Dog Days (2018), Monsters and Men (2018), Blindspotting (2018), The Photograph (2020) and Origin (2023). She led and produced the Blindspotting spin-off series, and her performance in FreeRayshawn earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. She also appeared in Girls and Mrs. Fletcher.
37years old
Turns 38 on July 21in 279 days
- Born London
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 10 years2015 to 2025
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Behind the award
Jasmine Cephas Jones won a Grammy for her work as a principal soloist on the Hamilton cast album, on which she had solos in the songs "Schuyler Sisters" and "Say No To This."
Big break
Cephas Jones gained her breakthrough with her Broadway debut, playing both Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in Lin-Manuel Miranda's stage musical Hamilton.
Behind the camera
Cephas Jones served as a producer on the Blindspotting spin-off series, in which she revived her role as Ashley, and it gave her a first producing credit.
Beyond film
At Super Bowl LI, Cephas Jones performed "America the Beautiful" together with Renee Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo, her fellow castmates from Hamilton.
Jasmine Cephas Jones movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Noah Baumbach directed two of these films. Anthony Ramos appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Anthony Ramos's page
Rob Morgan's page
Kelvin Harrison Jr.'s page
Daveed Diggs's page
Chanté Adams's page
All films by Noah Baumbach
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2020 | Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | FreeRayshawn | Won |
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