Christine Jones (actress)
Christine Young Jones is an American actress.
Personal life
Jones is the daughter of Robert Terry Jones and Jane Rickey. She is one of four children. Jones is the granddaughter of Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers who signed Jackie Robinson. Jones graduated from Elmira College. She married Thomas Lipscomb on August 22, 1981.Career
Primetime TV and film
Jones first appeared in the 1975 film Cooley High, and later the TV series City of Angels and Serpico. She also appeared in Woody Allen's Annie Hall in 1977 as Dorrie, and in Stealing Home as Grace Chandler in 1988. Other film appearances include Wild Thing, Minotaur and Gang of Roses.Jones portrayed Sarah Jackson in the 1993 CBS miniseries Queen, and appeared on shows including A Man Called Hawk, Lifestories: Families in Crisis, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Now and Again and Third Watch. Jones also appeared as Fey Sommers on the ABC series Ugly Betty in 2006.
Daytime
Jones is also known for her work on several daytime operas.She portrayed the unhinged Janice Frame on the NBC soap opera Another World from 1978 to 1980, and again in 1989. That role was her second appearance on the show; she had appeared as Amy Gifford in 1977, a character that was then sent to sister soap Lovers and Friends.
In 1981, Jones played Victoria Lord on One Life to Live when actress Erika Slezak was on maternity leave, returning again for one episode in 1983. Jones later portrayed Pamela Stuart on One Life to Live from 1985 to 1987, making returns in 1988, 2001, 2008, and a final appearance in 2009, when her character was murdered. Jones had a long association with, and ultimately played three roles on the show.
Other daytime appearances include Catsy Kirkland on Ryan's Hope from 1982 to 1983 and Christina Robertson on Rituals from 1984 to 1985. She also filled in for Jane Elliot as General Hospital Tracy Quartermaine in 1989.