Renée Jones (born October 15, 1958) is a former American dramatic actress. Jones is best known for playing

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's long-running

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'', a role she began in 1993. She has been nominated five times for the

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for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for the role.

Life and career

Born into a large family of five siblings, Jones grew up in Georgia and New York and worked as a

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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 ''

'' in the early 1980s as Nikki Wade. She returned to the soap, taking on a new role, as Lexie Carver in February 1993. In April 2012, Jones confirmed in an interview with ''

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s Michael Logan that she would vacate the role of

after 20 years and would retire to a simpler life, revealing that she is not happy in acting.

Filmography

References

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