Ta'Rhonda Jones
{{Short description|American actress}}
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| image = Ta'Rhonda Jones 2019 by Glenn Francis.jpg
| caption = Ta'Rhonda Jones at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles California
| other names = Lady Heroine
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|7|12}}
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- Actress
- rapper}}
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Ta'Rhonda Jones (born July 12, 1988)"a life less ordinary." Soap Opera Digest. September 28, 2015. pg. 55. is an American actress and rapper who is best known for her recurring role as Porsha Taylor on the FOX television series Empire and was promoted to the main cast for the second season. Jones portrays Taraji P. Henson's assistant on the drama.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/empire-tarhonda-jones-porsha-interview-773280|title='Empire's' Ta'Rhonda Jones: Porsha Is Not as "Green" as Everybody Thinks|last=Turchiano |first=Danielle|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 28, 2015|accessdate=August 3, 2015}}
Career
Jones originally tried out for the role of Tiana Brown, portrayed by Serayah McNeill.{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2015/03/empires-tarhonda-jones-i-am-porsha.html|title=Empire's Ta'Rhonda Jones on Her Breakout Role, Improv-ing on Set, and Why She's was in love with Cookie So Much Like Porsha|last=Kercher|first=Sophia|work=Vulture.com|date=March 18, 2015|accessdate=July 29, 2015}} Before getting the role on Empire, she worked at a nursing home in South Side Chicago.{{cite web | url=http://www.glamour.com/story/empires-tarhonda-jones-on-how | title=Empire's Ta'Rhonda Jones on How the Show Has Changed Her Life: "I Can See the Skyscrapers Now" | date=9 February 2016 }} She also had a role in an episode of Chicago P.D. entitled "Get Back to Even" in 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/celebrity/chi-empire-tarhonda-jones-chicago-pd-20150308-column.html|title='Empire' actress Ta'Rhonda Jones to appear on 'Chicago P.D.'|last=Gomez|first=Luis|work=Chicago Tribune|date=March 8, 2015|accessdate=August 3, 2015}}
In 2016, she played the role of Sister in the short film The Tale of Four directed by Gabourey Sidibe.
In 2017, Jones played the role of Meg in the Hallmark movie The Perfect Christmas Present.
In 2020, Jones played the role of Shanara Mobley in the Lifetime movie, "Stolen By My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story."
Filmography
=Television=
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
| 2015–2020 | Empire | Porsha Taylor | Recurring (season 1); Main cast (season 2–6) |
| 2015 | Chicago P.D. | Sherri Gifford | Season 2 Episode 18 |
| 2016 | MasterChef Celebrity Showdown | Contestant | Winner |
| rowspan="2" | 2017 | Face Value | Herself | Game Show |
| The Perfect Christmas Present | Meg | TV movie | |
| 2020 | Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story | Shanara Mobley | TV movie |
| 2022 | Line Sisters | Simona | TV movie |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
| 2016 | The Tale of Four | Sister | Short Film |
| 2017 | Surprise Me! | Lady | |
| rowspan="3" | 2019 | Captive State | Barbosa | |
| Angrily Ever After | Jillian James | ||
| Hip Hop Holiday | Leesa Jay |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|7055190}}
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Category:American television actresses
Category:African-American women rappers
Category:Actresses from Chicago
Category:21st-century African-American women
Category:21st-century African-American musicians
Category:20th-century African-American actresses
Category:21st-century American women rappers
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