Rachel Bay Jones
Biography
Rachel Bay Jones, an American actress and singer, has performed on Broadway and on television. Her first Broadway job came in 1989, when she understudied the lead in Meet Me in St. Louis. During the early 1990s she toured with Grand Hotel and other companies, with Rent in German and Evita in Spanish. She later joined the 2009 revival of Hair and was part of the original Pippin cast as Catherine. Her role as Heidi Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen began at Arena Stage in 2015, continued Off-Broadway and on Broadway, and won her a Tony, a Daytime Emmy and a Grammy. After leaving that show in 2018 she performed Something Beautiful, a one-woman cabaret act. Her screen work includes God Friended Me, Modern Family, Grey's Anatomy, The Good Doctor and Young Sheldon, and in 2023 she originated the part of Marianne in Here We Are, a musical by Stephen Sondheim.
56years old
Turns 57 on November 8in 26 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 7 years2018 to 2025
Every film, newest first
- 2025Bob Trevino Likes ItIMDb rating 7.4
- 2020Critical ThinkingIMDb rating 6.5
- 2018Ben Is BackIMDb rating 6.7
Genres
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Worked with
Rachel Bay Jones shares two films with John Leguizamo, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Tim Guinee's page
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All films by Peter Hedges
Tracie LaymonDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Tracie Laymon
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2017 | Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.