Renée Jones
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Renée Jones is an American dramatic actress. Jones is best known for playing Lexie Carver on NBC's long running dramatic series Days of our Lives
, a role she originated in 1993. She has been nominated five times for the NAACP Image Award
for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for the role.
before signing with the prestigious Ford Modeling
agency at the age of 19 and eventually making her acting debut on the prime time series The White Shadow
. Jones made her debut on Days of our Lives
in the early 1980s as Nikki Wade. She returned to the soap, taking on a new role, as the ambitious and alluring Lexie Carver in February 1993. Off the set, Jones enjoys reading, playing tennis and working out. She also takes self-defense
classes.
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
, a role she originated in 1993. She has been nominated five times for the NAACP Image Award
NAACP Image Award
An NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature....
for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for the role.
Biography
Born into a large family of five siblings, Jones grew up in Georgia and New York and worked as a secretarySecretary
A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...
before signing with the prestigious Ford Modeling
Ford Models
The Ford Modeling Agency, or as it is known today Ford Models, is a modeling agency in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W. Ford.-Company:...
agency at the age of 19 and eventually making her acting debut on the prime time series The White Shadow
The White Shadow
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27, 1978, to March 16, 1981.-Overview:...
. Jones made her debut on Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
in the early 1980s as Nikki Wade. She returned to the soap, taking on a new role, as the ambitious and alluring Lexie Carver in February 1993. Off the set, Jones enjoys reading, playing tennis and working out. She also takes self-defense
Self-defense
Self-defense, self-defence or private defense is a countermeasure that involves defending oneself, one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in times of danger is available in many...
classes.
Filmography
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