Overview
- Her death on March 20 in Washington, D.C., following a long illness, was confirmed by longtime writing partner Jamie Wooten.
- Jones was a familiar face on 1980s and 1990s television with guest roles on Murphy Brown, Night Court, Newhart, Designing Women, Perfect Strangers, Grace Under Fire and Melrose Place.
- She later co-created the Off-Broadway hit Dearly Departed and co-wrote Fox Searchlight’s Kingdom Come, expanding her reach from stage to screen.
- Wooten said she was the most-produced female American playwright, with Jones Hope Wooten titles published by Concord Theatricals and staged in every U.S. state and in more than 25 countries.
- She is survived by sisters Ellen and Laura and extended family, and relatives requested memorial donations to Planned Parenthood.