Rachel Bay Jones Biography
Rachel Bay Jones is a famous singer and actress from the United States. She is best recognized for her performances as Catherine in the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin and as Heidi Hansen, Evan Hansen’s mother, in the musical Dear Evan Hansen. Both roles brought her widespread acclaim. Rachel won the Tony Award in 2017 for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in the show’s final season.
She played the role of Diana in the production of Next to Normal at the Kennedy Center’s Broadway Center Stage series from January 29 through February 3, 2020.
Rachel Bay Jones Age
Rachel was born on November 8, 1969, in New York City. She is 53 years old.
Rachel Bay Jones Family
Rachel was raised in Boca Raton, Florida, despite the fact that she was born in New York City. Even though both of her parents had acting careers as Shakespearean players, there is a lot that is unknown about her family. She is the only child of her parents, and her only sibling is Darren.
Rachel Bay Jones College
Rachel did not attend college. She left high school to take part in a production of a local play, and then, when she was 19 years old, she came to New York City to pursue a career in acting.
Rachel Bay Jones Partner
She is a mother to her daughter Miranda and is currently in a relationship with actor Benim Foster. The parts that Benim Foster has played in Golden Boy (2018), The Deuce (2017), and The Blacklist have brought him the most recognition as an actor and a producer (2013).
Rachel Bay Jones Dear Evan Hansen
In the musical Dear Evan Hansen, Rachel played the role of Evan’s mother Heidi in the production’s debut in July 2015 at the Arena Stage in Washington, District of Columbia. She performed the role again in the May 2016 Off-Broadway production at the Second Stage Theatre, and then she began doing it on Broadway beginning in November of the same year.
She was recognized as the 71st Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the Tony Awards, which she earned for her performance as Heidi Hansen. The award for Best Actor in a Musical went to Ben Platt.
Jones announced her departure from Dear Evan Hansen on August 5, 2018, and immediately began performing a one-woman cabaret show called Something Beautiful at a number of smaller venues. The play draws music from Jones’s extensive career and incorporates the meaning of her own life into the lyrics. Rachel made her debut in the comedic television series God Friended Me in 2018, which debuted on the network. She portrays the character of Susan in this drama.
She made an appearance in the performance of Sweet Charity on June 17, 2019, at the Merkin Program Hall located within the Kaufman Music Center. The concert was hosted by the Transport Group.
Rachel is slated to play the lead role in the Kennedy Center production of Next to Normal, which will run as part of the Center’s Broadway Center Stage series in January and February of 2020.
Rachel Bay Jones Modern Family
Rachel made a special appearance on the 16th episode of “Modern Family” in January 2019, playing the role of Dylan’s mother and a former music video star!
Rachel Bay Jones Pippin
Rachel was one of the original cast members that starred in the revival of Pippin. Throughout the show’s run, Rachel played the role of Catherine, Pippin’s lover.
In 1989, Rachel made her debut on Broadway in the production of Meet Me in St. Louis, playing the part of Esther, the lead understudy for the role of Esther. In the early 1990s, she was a member of the touring company of Grand Hotel and also participated in other national and international tours, during which she gave performances of Rent and Evita in their respective original languages. Rachel was cast in the role of Mother, Buddhdalirama, and Member of the Tribe in the 2009 Broadway revival of the musical Hair. Rachel participated in the show.
Rachel’s performance in the musical Dear Evan Hansen earned her the Tony Award in 2017 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical. She had never been nominated for a Tony Award before, let alone win one. Her other Broadway credits include Pippin and Hair (where she played Mother and Buddhadalirama), and she understudied the role of Lucia in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.
Rachel Bay Jones Tv Shows
2019 Modern Family Farrah Marshall
2018 God Friended Me Susan (Cara’s mother)
Rachel Bay Jones Films
2019 Critical Thinking Principal Kestel
2018 Ben Is Back Beth
Rachel Bay Jones Theatre credits
2015 – 2018 – Dear Evan Hansen Heidi Hansen
2015 – First Daughter Suite Rosalynn Carter / Laura Bush
2012 – 2013 – Pippin Catherine
2011 – Hello Again The Actress
2011 – A Christmas Story: The Musical Mother
2010 – Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Swing
2009 – Hair Mother / Buddahdirama / Ensemble
2000 – Fiddler on the Roof Hodel
1990 – Grand Hotel Hildegarde Bratts / Trude
1989 – Meet Me in St. Louis Ensemble
Rachel Bay Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
