Jones, Star 1962- (Star Jonz, Star Jones Reynolds)

PERSONAL

Original name, Starlet Marie Jones; born March 24, 1962, in Badin, NC; daughter of Shirley Jones (a human services administrator); stepdaughter of James Byard (a municipal security chief); married Al Reynolds (a banker), November 13, 2004 (divorced, 2008). Education: American University, B.A., 1983; University of Houston, J.D., 1986.

Addresses:

Agent—International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, 9th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career:

Actress and producer. Commercial spokesperson for Salon Z at Saks Fifth Avenue, 1999, and Payless ShoeSource, 2002. Kings County Office of the District Attorney, Brooklyn, NY, began as member of prosecution staff, 1986-91, became senior assistant district attorney, 1991-92. Dress for Success, member of national advisory board and past member of board of trustees; East Harlem School at Exodus House, member of board of trustees and teacher; First Star, goodwill ambassador; Girls Inc., trustee or advisor, 2001—; God's Love We Deliver, member of board of trustees; member of board of directors, G & P Foundation for Cancer Research, HollyRod Foundation, and National Center for the Prevention of Crime; also affiliated with Starlet Fund.

Member:

Alpha Kappa Alpha.

Awards, Honors:

Daytime Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding talk show host, annually, 1998-2006, for The View; Safe Horizon Champion Award, 2001.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Legal correspondent, Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, c. 1992.

Legal correspondent, NBC Nightly News, NBC, c. 1992.

Host, Jones & Jury, syndicated, 1994.

Senior correspondent and chief legal analyst, Inside Edition, syndicated, 1995.

(Sometimes credited as Star Jones Reynolds) Cohost, The View, ABC, 1997-2006.

Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), syndicated, recurring appearances, 2000-2002.

Host, It's All about You with Star Jones, 2001.

Host, Popping the Question with Star Jones, Lifetime, 2004.

Host, Star Jones (talk show), truTV, 2007-2008.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Presenter, The National Hate Test, USA Network, 1998.

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes, TNT, 1998.

Intimate Portrait: Star Jones, Lifetime, 1999.

The Great American History Quiz: Heroes and Villains, History Channel, 2000.

Soul Train Christmas Starfest, 2000.

Host, An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence, syndicated, 2000.

Intimate Portrait: Lela Rochon Fuqua, Lifetime, 2001.

Stars: An Oscar's Party, 2002.

(As Star Jonz) Marshalls' Women in Comedy, PAX, 2002.

Host, After Party at "The View," ABC, 2002.

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, ABC, 2002, 2003.

Host, The View: His & Her Body Test, ABC, 2003.

Intimate Portrait: Susan Lucci, Lifetime, 2003.

Sex and the City: A Farewell, HBO, 2004.

(As Star Jones Reynolds) Host, Live from the Red Carpet: The 2004 Primetime Emmy Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Host, Live from the Red Carpet: The 2005 Golden Globe Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

Host, Live from the Red Carpet: The 2005 Emmy Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

(As Reynolds) Host, Star Struck: Jamie Foxx & Jennifer Garner, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

InStyle Celebrity Weddings, ABC, 2005.

Host, The Star Jones Reynolds Report, 2006.

Legends Ball, ABC, 2006.

T. D. Jakes Presents "MegaFest: Let It Flow," 2006.

The View: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2007.

Host, Bad Girls Club Reunion, Oxygen Network, 2008.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Herself, "The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee," Sports Night, ABC, 1998.

Herself, All My Children (also known as AMC), ABC, 1998, 2005.

The gatekeeper, Port Charles, ABC, 1999.

Herself, "The Marry Caitlin Moore Show," Spin City, ABC, 2000.

Herself, "True Story," Bette!, CBS, 2001.

Herself, "Dusting Diva," Welcome to New York, CBS, 2001.

Jenna Owens, "Adverse Reactions," Strong Medicine, Lifetime, 2001.

Host, "Fabulous Females Week," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Shauna Black, "Tonight at Noon," Soul Food, Showtime, 2002.

Pyramid (also known as The $100,000 Pyramid), syndicated, 2004.

Contestant, Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2004.

(As Star Jones Reynolds) Dr. Curtis, "Amicably Yours," Less than Perfect, ABC, 2005.

"High Brow," Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Bravo, 2005.

20/20 (also known as ABC News 20/20), ABC, 2006.

Herself, "Screwed," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2007.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2001, 2002.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003.

Entertainment Tonight (also known as Entertainment This Week, E.T., ET Weekend, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated, multiple appearances, between 2005 and 2008.

(As Star Jones Reynolds) The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005.

(Uncredited) Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2005.

The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005, and (as Reynolds), 2006.

(As Reynolds) The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, CNBC, 2006.

American Morning, Cable News Network, 2006.

Guest host, The Michael Eric Dyson Show, syndicated, 2006.

(Sometimes credited as Reynolds) Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2006, 2007.

Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2007.

Access Hollywood, syndicated, 2007.

The Insider, syndicated, 2007.

Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2008.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 1999 Essence Awards, Fox, 1999.

Presenter, The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1999.

Presenter, The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000.

Presenter, The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2001.

Presenter, Essence Awards, Fox, 2001.

The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2003.

Presenter, The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2004.

(As Star Jones Reynolds) Presenter, The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2005.

(As Reynolds) Presenter, 37th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2006.

(As Reynolds) Presenter, The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2006.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer, Popping the Question with Star Jones, Lifetime, 2004.

Executive editor, Star Jones, truTV, 2007-2008.

Television Work; Specials:

(As Star Jones Reynolds) Producer, Star Struck: Jamie Foxx & Jennifer Garner, E! Entertainment Television, 2005.

Executive producer, The Star Jones Reynolds Report, 2006.

Film Appearances:

Holly Davis, Relative Strangers, Nu Image Films/Relative Productions, 2006.

WRITINGS

Books:

(With Daniel Paisner) You Have to Stand for Something, or You'll Fall for Anything, HarperCollins, 1998.

Shine: A Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Journey to Finding Love, HarperCollins, 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 61, Gale, 2007.

Notable Black American Women, Book 2, Gale, 2006.

Periodicals:

Ebony, December, 1998, p. 52.

Entertainment Weekly, August 24, 2007, p. 30.

Essence, October, 1999, p. 84.

Ladies' Home Journal, November, 2001, pp. 116-119.

New York Times, February 27, 2000, p. ST1.

TV Guide, March 27, 2004, pp. 28-32; August 20, 2007, p. 37.

Electronic:

Star Jones Official Site, http://www.starjones.com, October 10, 2008.

Other:

Intimate Portrait: Star Jones (television special), Lifetime, 1999.