Dot Jones

Dot Jones
Dot Jones

Dot Jones at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011.
Born Dorothy-Marie Jones
January 4, 1964 (1964-01-04) (age 47)
Turlock, California, U.S.
Other names Dot-Marie Jones
Alma mater Fresno State University
Occupation Athlete
Actress
Years active 1992–Present
Known for Coach Kelly on Lizzie McGuire
Coach Beiste on Glee
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Dorothy-Marie "Dot" Jones (born January 4, 1964) is an athlete and actress who has had multiple roles in television. She attended California State University, Fresno, where she set records for shot put.[1] Jones is also a 15-time world arm wrestling champion.[2] She currently has a recurring role on the musical, Glee, as Shannon Beiste, for which she was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards[3].

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Early life

Dorothy-Marie Jones was born in 1964 in Turlock, California and was raised in Hilmar. She first got involved in strength competitions at a fairly young age. She started track in middle school, then experienced a huge growth spurt over nine months. The sudden addition of seven inches to her height weakened her back, so she started lifting weights to strengthen it.[4] While she attended Hilmar High School, she was a champion weight lifter and named female athlete of the year. She started arm wrestling on a whim, and won her first arm wrestling world championship at 19 years old and went on to win 14 more.[2][4][5]

After high school, Jones attended Modesto Junior College and Fresno State, where she continued her involvement with sports. She earned a scholarship in track which paid her way through junior college and university.[4] She played softball and competed in shot put and powerlifting.[2] She won All-America honors in shot put both at junior college and university, was state champion in 1983 and 1984 and set the national record at the junior college level from 1983 to 1990.[1][4][6] Jones qualified for the Olympic Games in 1988 for shot put with a 56 ft 6 14 in (17.23 m) throw, surpassing the qualifying mark of 55 ft (17 m).[7] She finished sixth.[4] During her sporting career, she suffered 11 knee injuries, bringing her height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) down to 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m). A knee replacement surgery gave her lost inch back.[8] After college, Jones worked as a youth counselor at the Fresno County Juvenile Probation center while continuing her involvement with sports.[4]

Acting career

Jones, who had no intentions of acting,[2] was discovered at a bodybuilding competition by Shirley Eson of American Gladiators fame.[5] Eson urged Jones to audition for the Gladiators-like Knights and Warriors, and Jones got the part, becoming one of the few female warriors. Jones was also offered a position in professional wrestling, but turned it down because, she said, it was "too fakey".[6]

Knights and Warriors only lasted one season, but Jones' acting career was just starting. She became a bit actor, playing small roles in several television series throughout the 1990s and 2000s and breaking into feature films in the late 1990s. While acting, she kept up her involvement with arm wrestling. In 1995, her biceps measured 17+12 in (44.45 cm).[9]

Her first recurring role after Knights was as a character named "Dot" on the popular show Married... with Children in the mid-90s. She appeared in five episodes over two seasons. Jones' next break was on the kids show Lizzie McGuire as Coach Kelly. Since then, she has appeared in popular shows Nip/Tuck, Desperate Housewives, and Prison Break, among others.

Jones, being a fan of Glee and having worked with series co-creator Ryan Murphy on Nip/Tuck and Pretty/Handsome, asked co-executive producer Brad Falchuk during an encounter at a supermarket if she could be on the show.[2] Soon after, the character of Coach Shannon Beiste was created for her.

Dot Jones appeared recently on Logo TV's RuPaul's Drag U as a visiting professor during the second season of the show.[10]

Selected filmography

Television

Year Show Role Notes
1992 Knights and Warriors Lady Battleaxe Recurring role
1994 Full House Muscular woman 1 episode: "I've Got a Secret"
Married... with Children Dot 2 episodes: "Business Sucks: Part 1", and "Business Still Sucks: Part 2"
1995 Married... with Children Dot 2 episodes: "The Weaker Sex", "Reverend Al"
1997 Roseanne Black Widow 1 episode: "Roseanne-Feld"
1998 Tracey Takes On... Female golfer 1 episode: "Religion"
Dharma & Greg Hey-19 1 episode: "Invasion of the Buddy Snatcher"
Cybill Suspect #5 1 episode: "Daddy"
2000 Chicago Hope Death Angel 1 episode: "Cold Hearts"
2001 Lizzie McGuire Coach Kelly 5 episodes: "Rated Aargh", "Scarlett Larry", "I've Got Rhythmic", "Pool Party", and "One of the Guys"
2002 She Spies Leon 1 episode: "Perilyzed"
2004 My Wife and Kids Toni 1 episode: "The Return of Bobby Shaw"
2006 The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Gretel 1 episode: "Bowling"
Reba Dot 1 episode: "Let's Get Physical"
2008 Pretty/Handsome Mario Wallas Pilot
iCarly Prison guard 1 episode: "iChristmas"
2009 Nip/Tuck Tess 3 episodes: "Dawn Budge II", "Allegra Caldarello", and "Giselle Blaylock & Legend Chandler"
Desperate Housewives Prison guard 1 episode: "Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know"
Prison Break Skittlez 2 episodes: "The Old Ball and Chain" and "Free"
10 Things I Hate About You Lunch Lady Episode 14: "Meat is Murder"
Scare Tactics Dot 2 episodes: "The Collector" and "Toxic Shock"
2010 Cougar Town Mugger 1 episode: "What Are You Doing In My Life?"
Glee Shannon Beiste Recurring role; 2010-present;
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2011)

Feature films

Year Film Role Notes
1998 Patch Adams Miss Meat
1999 The Boondock Saints Rosengurtle Baumgartener
2002 Stray Dogs Jolene Carter
2006 Material Girls Butch Brenda
2009 Prison Break: The Final Break Skittlez Made-for-television movie
2010 Bad Teacher Cameo

References

  1. ^ a b "There is life after Dot Jones". The Modesto Bee. May 18, 1985. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8jsuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L9cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3321,4661648&dq=dot+jones&hl=en. 
  2. ^ a b c d e Malkin, Marc (September 21, 2010). "Five Things to Know About Glee's New Football Coach". E! Online. http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b201507_five_things_know_about_glees_new.html. 
  3. ^ "outstanding guest actress in a comedy series 2011". September 20, 2011. http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2011/Outstanding%20Guest%20Actress%20In%20A%20Comedy%20Series. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Arm wrestler has her sights set on Olympic gold". The Item. October 26, 1991. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=64oiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F68FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1940,5763807&dq=dot+jones&hl=en. 
  5. ^ a b Morgan, K.C. (September 22, 2010). "Glee’s New Scene-Stealer: Who is Dot Jones?". TV Envy. http://television.gearlive.com/tvenvy/article/q107-glees-new-scene-stealer-who-is-dot-jones/. 
  6. ^ a b Peoples, John (January 20, 1993). "Armed And Dangerous -- Behind Smile, DOT Jones Is An Arm-Wrestling Force". The Seattle Times. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930120&slug=1680896. 
  7. ^ "Dot Jones qualifies". The Modesto Bee. February 14, 1988. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VUcjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gswFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4481,2071767&dq=dot+jones&hl=en. 
  8. ^ "The Latest entrant in the geek club: The lesser known Dot Jones". eWorldPost. September 23, 2010. http://www.eworldpost.com/the-latest-entrant-in-the-geek-club-the-lesser-known-dot-jones-17547.html. 
  9. ^ Berkow, Ira (August 26, 1995). "'Wrist Wars' on the Waterfront". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F6061EF7355D0C758EDDA10894DD494D81. 
  10. ^ , http://ofcorsetsadrag.com/?p=1224 

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