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name: "Sharon Jones"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sharon-jones"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "4 May 1956"
died: "18 November 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
updated: "2026-09-17T00:18:08.107113+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Sharon Jones

Composer. Born 4 May 1956 in Augusta, Georgia, USA. Died 18 November 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 4 May 1956, Augusta, Georgia, USA
- **Died:** 18 November 2016
- **Active:** 2004–2007

## Biography

Sharon Jones (1956–2016) was an American singer and occasional actress. She was the lead singer of the soul and funk band Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings.

Jones contributed music to the television series *Damages* (2007). Her acting credits include the role of Lila in *The Great Debaters* (2007), Wedding Singer #1 in *The Wolf of Wall Street* (2013), and a guest appearance as herself in *Marvel's Luke Cage* (2016). She was born in Augusta, Georgia, and died in Cooperstown, New York.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Damages* (2007), Fi1m 78, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *Entourage* (2004), Fi1m 63, Musician — [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)

## Also known for

- *Marvel's Luke Cage* (2016), Sharon Jones
- *The Great Debaters* (2007), Lila

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