Name: Gemma Jones
Date of Birth: 4 December 1942 Daughter of actor Griffith Jones and sister of actor Nicholas Jones. An Associate Member of RADA. Graduated from RADA. She has the dubious distinction of playing the first character to die in the popular detective series "Inspector Morse" (1987). Was an avid mountain climber for many years, a passion she credited to the fact that her family originally came from the Welsh mountains. Is a good friend of fellow RADA graduate Martin Jarvis. Current hobbies include gardening and hill walking near the Jones family home, an old lead miner's cottage in the Welsh mountains. ... Mother of Luke Jones (II). Was in consideration for the part of Sarah/Anna in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) but Meryl Streep, who went on to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead. Read more Gemma Jones movies (actor)User Comments |
