Biography
Jedda Jones is an American actress and comedian. Born on 8 August 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana, she graduated from Xavier University Preparatory School in 1970 and received a B.A. from Tulane University in 1974. After working for a decade at Bell South, she moved to New York in 1985 to pursue stand-up comedy. She also worked as a writer, contributing monologues and speeches for Marsha Warfield and serving as head writer for two seasons of The Martha Warfield Show.
Jones made her screen debut in the 1991 film Shattered as Sadie. She appeared in Indecent Proposal (1993), CB4 (1993), Bulworth (1998), Ray (2004) as Mercedes, The Final Destination (2009) and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009). On television she had recurring roles in Sister, Sister (1994–1998) and played Miss Dupree on The Tom Joyner Show. She died on 29 July 2026 in New Orleans.
