Jasmine Cephas Jones Biography – Jasmine Cephas Jones Wiki
Jasmine Cephas Jones is an American actress and singer, recognized for originating the dual roles of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton. She won a Primetime Emmy for portraying Tyisha in #freerayshawn in 2020. She has made cameo appearances in multiple independent films, including Titus (2013) and Fairfield (2014). She has also appeared in episodes of Blue Bloods and Unforgettable. In 2015, she originated the roles of Maria Reynolds and Margarita “Peggy” Schuyler Van Rensselaer in the original Off-Broadway production of Hamilton. When the show moved to Broadway, she continued in those roles and remained with that production until December 8, 2016. In 2016, she won a Grammy Award for her work as one of the principal soloists on the Hamilton cast album.
In the 2017 Super Bowl, she, along with fellow Hamilton stars Renée Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo, sang “America the Beautiful”. She also appears in the 2015 film Mistress America, and in the 2018 film Dog Days. In 2020 she appeared as a secondary character in the short series #Freerayshawn, winning an Emmy for her performance. She went to study at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, and Berklee College of Music and graduated from Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in 2011.
Jasmine Cephas Jones Age
Jasmine was born on July 21, 1989, in Brooklyn, New York, United States. She grew up in Midwood, Brooklyn, where she still resided as of 2015.
Jasmine Cephas Jones Husband
On December 24, 2018, she became engaged to fellow Hamilton original Broadway cast member Anthony Ramos, whom she met and started dating during rehearsals for the Off-Broadway production of Hamilton at The Public Theatre. The couple however broke up in late 2021 after six years of being together.
Jasmine Cephas Jones Parents
She is the daughter of actor Ron Cephas Jones and British-born jazz singer Kim Lesley.
Jasmine Cephas Jones Instagram
The actress’ Instagram handle is @jazzy_joness.
