Rahne Jones is an American television actress. She made her television debut as Skye on

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's ''

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'' in 2019. She is currently a co-host on the

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reality show, ''Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship!''

Life and career

Jones is originally from

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. She was named after her father, Ronnie. After graduating from

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in 2005, Jones attended college at

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on a full basketball scholarship for her freshman year. She eventually transferred to

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where she got her bachelor's degree in English. After college, she worked as an inspector for the

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for 4 years before moving to NYC and pursuing theater. Jones made her professional acting debut on the

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nominated television show ''

'' which was completed after two seasons. She returned for the second season which premiered June 19, 2020. Jones currently lives in NYC with her wife, Bridget Kelly. They have a daughter.

References

21st-century American actresses Actresses from Silver Spring, Maryland American lesbian actresses American television actresses Living people Radford University alumni University of Maryland, Baltimore County alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-actor-1980s-stub