Dot-Marie Jones Bio, Age, Wife, Death, Movies, TV Shows and Net Worth

Dot-Marie Jones Bio

Dot-Marie Jones born Dorothy-Marie Jones on 4th January, 1964, is an American actress and retired athlete who has had multiple roles in television. She went to California State University, Fresno, where she set records for shot put. She has also been a world arm wrestling champion, 15 times. She was cast as a recurring guest star starting in the second season of the musical television series Glee as Coach Beiste, and appeared through the show’s sixth and final season, when she was promoted to starring status. For her portrayal of Coach Beiste, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011, 2012, and 2013 .

Dot-Marie Jones Age

Born on 4th January, 1964, Jones is 55 years old as of 2019.

Dot-Marie Jones Wife – Bridgett Casteen

Jones who is openly gay, is married to Bridgett Casteen since December 21, 2013. The couple first met in December 2010 and on October 4, 2013, Jones proposed during Anaheim Gay Days.

Dot-Marie Jones Career

Before being at a bodybuilding competition by Shirley Eson of American Gladiators fame, Jones had no acting aspirations, originally. He encouraged Jones to audition for the Gladiators-like Knights and Warriors, and Jones got the part, becoming one of the few female warriors.She was also offered a position in professional wrestling, but turned it down because, she said it was “too fakey”.

Knights and Warriors may have lasted for just one season, but Jones’ acting career was just starting. Playing small roles in several television series throughout the 1990s and 2000s, she became a bit actor, breaking into feature films in the late 1990s, including the cult film “The Boondock Saints”. Even after venturing into acting, Jones kept up her involvement with arm wrestling.

Her first ever recurring role after Knights was on the role of “Dot” on the popular show Married, with Children in the mid-90s. She featured in five episodes over two seasons. Her’ next break was on the kids show Lizzie McGuire as Coach Kelly. She has since then, appeared in popular shows Nip/Tuck, Desperate Housewives, and Prison Break.

Having worked with series co-creator Ryan Murphy on Nip/Tuck and Pretty/Handsome, Jones, who was a great fan of Glee , asked co-executive producer Brad Falchuk during an encounter at a supermarket if she could be on the show. A few weeks later the character of Coach Shannon Beiste, later Sheldon, was created for her, in Glee . She remained as a guest star in seasons two, three, four, and five, before being promoted to be a main cast member for the sixth and the final season.

Jones was featured on Logo TV’s RuPaul’s Drag U as a visiting professor in July 2011, during the second season.

Dot-Marie Jones The Resident

She plays the role of Meg Mullins in the series The Resident as from 2019.

Dot-Marie Jones Man

Jones has been mistaken for a man in several occasions but the fact is Jones is a woman who happens to be a member of the transgender community.

Dot-Marie Jones American Horror Story

In 2017, she was cast on the role of Butchy May in the film, American Horror Story: Cult.

Dot-Marie Jones Death

Dot is not dead yet. She is very much alive.

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