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Catherine Jones (composer)
Catherine Jones, Katie or Kate Jones may refer to: *Lady Catherine Jones (1672–1740), patron of arts *Cathy Jones (born 1955), Canadian writer *Catherine Jones (novelist) (born 1956), British novelist *Catherine Zeta-Jones (born 1969), Welsh actress *Catherine Jones (journalist) (born 1971), English journalist *Katie Jones (cricketer) (born 2005), English cricketer *Katie Jones (politician) (born 1988), American politician *Kate Jones (scientist) (born 1972), British biodiversity scientist *Katie Jones (web entrepreneur) (born 1971), English web personality *Katie Rowley Jones (born c. 1978), British musical theatre actress *Kate Jones (born 1979), Australian politician *Catherine Ann Jones, playwright, screenwriter, and author *Catharine Jones (fl. 1810s–1820s), second wife of DeWitt Clinton, and First Lady of New York See also *Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh (1615–1691), British scientist *Jeffrey Catherine Jones (1944–2011), American artist {{hndis, Jones, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Catherine Jones
Lady Catherine Jones (1672 – 14 April 1740) was an English philanthropist, interested in women's rights and education, and chose to be buried with her long-time friend, Mary Kendall (8 November 1677 – 4 March 1710), inside Westminster Abbey. Biography Lady Catherine Jones was the daughter of Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh, and Elizabeth (d. 1695), daughter of Francis Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby of Parham. Her sister, Elizabeth, married John FitzGerald, 18th Earl of Kildare. Her twin sister Frances (1672–1715) married Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby. Her brothers, Edward (1675–1678) and Arthur, died young. Her own grandmother, Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh, was a female scientist, a political and religious philosopher, and a member of many intellectual circles including the Hartlib Circle, the Great Tew Circle, and the Invisible College. In 1695 John Norris (philosopher), John Norris, philosopher, dedicated ''Letters Concerning the Love of God'' to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Jones
Catherine Frederica "Cathy" Jones (born April 6, 1955) is a Canadian actress, comedian and writer. She is known for her work for 28 years on the Canadian television series '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. Jones left the show in 2021. CODCO Jones was born in St. John's, Newfoundland. She was 17 when her older brother, comedian Andy Jones, put in a good word for her with the Newfoundland Traveling Theatre Company. After a summer touring with this company Cathy joined Tommy Sexton, Greg Malone, Mary Walsh, and Dyan Olsen in Toronto to look for more work in theatre and there in the fall of 1973, they formed the comedy troupe CODCO. Andy Jones and Robert Joy joined the company in early 1974. ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' In 1992, Jones, comic Rick Mercer and former ''CODCO'' co-stars Mary Walsh and Greg Thomey created a new television series, '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. She played many unique characters on the show, and is known for playing both men and women often at the extr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Jones (novelist)
Catherine Jones, née Lace (born 25 October 1956) is a British writer of romance novel A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Pre ...s since 1990. She also wrote as Kate Lace and Fiona Field and as Annie Jones in collaboration. She is the twentyfourth elected Chairman (2007–2009) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Biography Born Catherine Lace on 25 October 1956, she went to an all-girls school then joined the army and served for 8 years, where she met her husband. She left the army to have their three children. She wrote her first novel, Gumboots and Pearls, in collaboration with another army wife, under the pseudonym Annie Jones. Later she started to write books under her married name Catherine Jones. Since 2007, she also signed under her maiden name Kate Lace and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones (; born 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. Known for her versatility, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Tony Award. In 2010, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her film and humanitarian work. Born and raised in Swansea, Zeta-Jones aspired to be an actress from a young age. As a child, she played roles in the West End productions of the musicals '' Annie'' and '' Bugsy Malone''. She studied musical theatre at the Arts Educational Schools, London and made her stage breakthrough with a leading role in a 1987 production of '' 42nd Street''. Her screen debut came in the unsuccessful French-Italian film ''1001 Nights'' (1990), and she went on to find greater success as a regular in the British television series '' The Darling Buds of May'' (1991–1993). Dismayed at being typecast as the token pretty girl in British films, Zeta-Jones relocated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Jones (journalist)
Catherine Jones is an English television news journalist, currently working as Health Correspondent for ''5 News''. Brought up in Essex, Jones started her professional career in the newsroom of Buckinghamshire-based local radio station Mix 96 in 1994. She then worked for News Direct 97.3FM in London, and presented on the day of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. She later worked for Independent Radio News. Jones joined ''5 News'' in 1999 as a reporter, and became a relief presenter from 2005, mainly on Sundays. She was later promoted to Health Correspondent. In May 2014, Jones began the role of Health Editor at ITV News, taking over from Lawrence McGinty, who retired as Science and Medical Editor. As well as working on the main news bulletins on ITV, Jones also worked on current affairs programme ''Tonight'' and ''On Assignment ''On Assignment'' is an ITV current affairs programme, fronted by '' ITV News'' international affairs editor, Rageh Omaar. The program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Jones (cricketer)
Katherine Abigail Jones (born 28 December 2005) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Gloucestershire and Western Storm. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. Domestic career Jones made her county debut in 2021, for Gloucestershire against Cornwall. She took two catches and made three stumpings for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup. She was Gloucestershire's second-leading run-scorer in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with 111 runs including 40 from 33 deliveries made against Warwickshire. She also took two catches and made two stumpings. She scored 43 runs in four matches in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, as well as making five stumpings. Jones was named in the Western Storm Academy for 2022. She was named in a matchday squad for the senior team for the first time in September 2022. She was again named in the academy squad for 2023, before being promoted to the senior squad ahead of the season. She made her debut for the side on 10 May 2023, aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Jones (politician)
Katie Jones is an American politician and engineer who is the member-elect of the Minnesota House of Representatives for district 61A in Minneapolis, succeeding Frank Hornstein. Jones is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party. She will be sworn in on January 14, 2025. Early career Katie Jones grew up in rural Indiana and received a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Purdue University. She moved to Minnesota to work with Habitat for Humanity in Rochester before relocating to Minneapolis. Prior to beginning her political career, she worked as a lobbyist and policy writer with the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) and did work in the Sustainability Office with the City of Minneapolis. She was also a member and president of the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association, served on the City of Minneapolis Capital and Long-Range Improvement Committee, and was appointed to Governor Tim Walz's Sustainable Transportation Advisory Council. In 2021, Jones ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Jones (scientist)
Katherine Elizabeth Jones (born 1972) is a British biodiversity scientist, with a special interest in bats. She is Professor of Ecology and Biodiversity, and Director of the Biodiversity Modelling Research Group, at University College London. She is a past chair of the Bat Conservation Trust. Education Jones graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of Leeds in 1993 and with a Ph.D. from the University of Surrey in 1998. Research Jones is interested in understanding how biodiversity is maintained and conserved globally. She won a 2008 Philip Leverhulme Award in Zoology (given to "outstanding young scholars … whose future contributions are held to be of correspondingly high promise") and holds a number of scientific advisory board positions for national and international conservation charities. Jones has researched bats in Transylvania where she developed new ways of monitoring bat populations through sound. Jones has been involved in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Jones (web Entrepreneur)
''Katie.com: My Story'' (later renamed ''A Girl's Life Online'' after a domain name dispute) is a memoir by American author Katherine Tarbox. The book was published by Dutton in April 2000. Synopsis The book chronicles a life changing event in the author's life while growing up in New Canaan, Connecticut. At the age of 13, Tarbox met an older man in an internet chat room, which led to a secret online relationship and, several months later, a meeting in a Texas motel where she was molested. The incident was interrupted by her mother and hotel security who were informed of the secret meeting by a friend of Tarbox. Her attacker, Francis Kufrovich, was sentenced to 18 months in prison but the ordeal left Tarbox feeling emotionally abandoned. Reception The title of the book was originally intended to be ''Girl.com'' but was changed to ''Katie.com'' despite that domain name already belonging to a British chat room operator, Katie Jones, who was using it for her personal website. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Rowley Jones
Katie Rowley Jones (born c. 1978) is a British musical theatre actress, best known for originating the role of Nessarose in the West End production of ''Wicked''. Early life and education Katie Rowley Jones was born in Cambridge, and is one of four sisters. She received a B.A. (Hons) degree in law from the University of Nottingham. She showed a keen interest in performing but did not begin her professional training until the age of 22, when she went on to study musical theatre at the Guildford School of Acting (GSA). She attended Bedford High School for Girls and then went on to study at Hills Road Sixth Form College Cambridge. Career Katie is best known for creating the role of Nessarose for U.K. audiences, in the London production of ''Wicked''. Performances began on 27 September 2006, following previews from 7 September. After at least two years with the company, she played her final performance on 7 June 2008, and was replaced by her understudy, Caroline Keiff. She also o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Jones
Kate Jennifer Jones (born 10 April 1979) is an Australian former politician from Queensland. She served as a Labor Party Member of Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2012, and again from 2015 to 2020. Jones first represented the seat of Ashgrove until she was defeated by eventual Premier Campbell Newman at the 2012 state election. Jones retook the seat for the Labor Party at the 2015 state election. The seat was abolished prior to the 2017 state election, so Jones contested and won the new seat of Cooper at that election. In the Palaszczuk Government, she was the Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development, Minister for State Development and the Minister for the Commonwealth Games. Education and community involvement Jones attended Kelvin Grove State High School in Kelvin Grove. In 1995 she was the Premier of the first ever YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament, a non-partisan political program for young people. She completed her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Ann Jones
Catherine Ann Jones is a playwright, screenwriter, and author. She wrote the screenplay for the film ''The Christmas Wife'' and ''Unlikely Angel.'' She wrote several episodes of the television series ''Touched by an Angel''. Education and career Catherine Ann Jones holds a graduate degree in Depth Psychology and Archetypal Mythology from Pacifica Graduate Institute where she has also taught. After playing major roles in over fifty plays on and off-Broadway, she became disappointed by the lack of good roles for women and wrote a play, ''On the Edge'', about Virginia Woolf and her struggle with madness in a world gone mad, Hitler and WWII. The play won a National Endowment for the Arts Award. Eleven of her plays, including ''Calamity Jane'' (both play and musical), ''The Women of Cedar Creek,'' and ''Freud’s Oracle'', have won multiple awards and are produced both in and out of New York. Her films include ''The Christmas Wife'' (1988), ''Unlikely Angel'' (1996), and the TV se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
