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Dot-Marie Jones
Jones at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2011.
Born
Dorothy-Marie Jones

(1964-01-04) January 4, 1964 (age 60)
Turlock, California, U.S.
Alma materFresno State
Occupations
  • Athlete
  • actress
Years active1992–present
Height6 ft 3.25 in (1.91 m)
Spouse
Bridgett Casteen
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(m. 2013)​

Dorothy-Marie Jones (born January 4, 1964) is an American actress and retired athlete 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 was a recurring guest star starting in the second season of the musical television series Glee as Coach Beiste, and appeared through the show's sixth and final season, when she was promoted to starring status. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011, 2012, and 2013 for her portrayal of Coach Beiste.[3] She is also known for her roles as Coach Kelly in Lizzie McGuire and as Butch Brenda in Material Girls.

Early life

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Jones was born January 4, 1964, in Turlock, California,[4] and was raised in Hilmar, California. She first got involved in strength competitions at a fairly young age. She started track in middle school. While Jones 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][5][6]

After graduating from Hilmar High School,[7] 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.[5] Jones 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][5][8] Jones qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1988 for shot put with a 56 ft 6+1⁄4 in (17.23 m) throw, surpassing the qualifying mark of 55 ft (17 m).[9] She finished sixth.[5] 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).[10] After college, Jones worked as a youth counselor at the Fresno County Juvenile Probation center while continuing her involvement with sports.[5]

Acting career

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Jones, who originally had no acting aspirations,[2] was discovered at a bodybuilding competition by Shirley Eson of American Gladiators fame.[6] 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."[8]

After Knights and Warriors finished after one season, she became a bit actor. She played small roles in several television series throughout the 1990s and 2000s and breaking into feature films in the late 1990s, including the cult film The Boondock Saints. While acting, Jones kept up her involvement with arm wrestling. In 1995, her biceps measured 17+1⁄2 in (44.45 cm).[11]

Jones' 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. Dot Jones co-starred with Hilary Duff in Lizzie McGuire. They were later reunited for Material Girls.

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 in Glee was created for her. She guest starred in seasons two, three, four, and five, and was a main cast member for the sixth and final season. The show allowed her to showcase her singing abilities. Her first song was "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" with Matthew Morrison's character Will Schuester. It was featured on Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Two. She also recorded versions of Taylor Swift's "Mean" and Dolly Parton's "Jolene". These were included on the album Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three.

She also appeared in Jane the Virgin and Modern Family.

Jones appeared on Logo TV's RuPaul's Drag U as a visiting professor in July 2011, during the second season.[12]

Personal life

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Jones married Bridgett Casteen on December 21, 2013.[13] The two first met in December 2010 and Jones proposed on October 4, 2013, during Gay Days Anaheim.[14]

Filmography

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Film

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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
2011 Bad Teacher Pill-Providing Lady Uncredited
2013 White T Thelma
2014 Muffin Top: A Love Story Christina
2017 After the End Mom film originally titled "I'm OK"
2018 Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate Svetlana
2019 Greener Grass Little Helen
2019 3 from Hell Prisoner #1
2020 The Swing of Things Sex Coach
2020 Golden Arm Big Sexy
2022 Bros Cherry [15]
2022 Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Mama Bear
2022 Bar Fight! Elena
TBA Lost & Found in Cleveland Completed

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Knights and Warriors Lady Battleaxe Unknown episodes
1994 Full House Muscular woman Episode: "I've Got a Secret"
1994–1995 Married... with Children Lola Episode: "Kelly Breaks Out"
Dot 4 episodes
1995 Can't Hurry Love Cleo Episode: "Glove Story"
1995 In the House Dot Episode: "Kindergarten Doc"
1995 Boston Common Jocelyn Episode: "The Finals Curtain"
1997 The Naked Truth Sheila Episode: "The Source"
1997 Roseanne Black Widow Episode: "Roseanne-Feld"
1998 Tracey Takes On... Female golfer Episode: "Religion"
1998 Dharma & Greg Hey-19 Episode: "Invasion of the Buddy Snatcher"
1998 Cybill Suspect #5 Episode: "Daddy"
2000 Chicago Hope Death Angel Episode: "Cold Hearts"
2001–2003 Lizzie McGuire Coach Kelly 5 episodes
2002 She Spies Leon Episode: "Perilyzed"
2004 My Wife and Kids Toni/Tonia Fogle 2 episodes
2005 My Wife and Kids Nurse Tiffany Episode: "The 'V' Story"
2006 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Gretel Episode: "Bowling"
2006 Reba Dot Episode: "Let's Get Physical"
2007 George Lopez The Inmate 2 episodes
2008 iCarly Prison guard Episode: "iChristmas"
2008 According to Jim Betty Episode: "Cabin Boys"
2009 Nip/Tuck Tess 3 episodes
2009 Desperate Housewives Prison guard Episode: "Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know"
2009 Prison Break: The Final Break Skittlez Television movie
2009 The Mentalist Airport Manager Episode: "Carnelian, Inc."
2009 Prison Break Skittlez 2 episodes
2009 10 Things I Hate About You Lunch Lady Episode: "Meat is Murder"
2009 Scare Tactics Dot 2 episodes
2010 Cougar Town Mugger Episode: "What Are You Doing In My Life?"
2010 HawthoRNe Dot 4 episodes
2010–2015 Glee Shannon/Sheldon Beiste 34 episodes
Recurring cast (seasons 2–5); main cast (season 6)
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2011–13)
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2011–12)
2010–2012 Venice: The Series Stella 24 episodes
2011 RuPaul's Drag U Herself Episode: "Lesbians Gone Wild"
2011 The Glee Project Herself 2 episodes
2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Patty Episode: "Pilot"
2012 The Pyramid Herself 5 episodes
2012 The Penguins of Madagascar Supervisor Eubanks (voice) Episode: "Smotherly Love"
2012 The Exes Woman #3 Episode: "Sister Act"
2012 Celebrity Ghost Stories Herself Episode: "Victoria Rowell/Dot Jones/Carlos Mencia/Linda Blair"
2012–2013 Have You Met Miss Jones? Miss Lolly 4 episodes
2014 Baby Daddy Masha Episode: "An Affair Not to Remember"
2014 Playing House Biker Episode: "Bugs in Your Eyes"
2014 The Millers Duke Episode: "Movin' Out (Carol's Song)"
2014 The Haunting of... Herself Episode: "Dot Jones"
2015 Doc McStuffins Coach Kay (voice) Episode: "Getting to the Heart of Things"
2015 Clipped Dottie Episode: "Mo's Ma"
2016 2 Broke Girls Big Reba Episode: "And the 80's Movie"
2016 Jane the Virgin Magda's Prison Friend Episode: "Chapter Forty-Eight"
2016 Days of Our Lives Chillie 2 episodes
2017 Modern Family Louise Episode: "Finding Fizbo"
2017 Dropping the Soap Vivian Episode: "Drama-Con"
2017 Teachers Marta Episode: "In Security"
2017 Doubt Judge Pauline Perillo Episode: "Top Dog/Underdog"
2017 American Horror Story: Cult Butchy May Episode: "Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag"
2018–2019 The Resident Meg Mullins 2 episodes
2019 This Close Judy Episode: "It's About Time"
2019 The Rookie Opal Episode: "Tough Love"
2020 The Goldbergs Sister Mary Theresa Episode: "Schmoopie's Big Adventure"
2021 American Horror Story: Double Feature Trooper Jan Remy Episode: "Winter Kills"
2023 9-1-1: Lone Star Patty Episode: "Control Freaks"
2023 Killing It Jackie Boone 5 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b "There is life after Dot Jones". The Modesto Bee. May 18, 1985.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d e Malkin, Marc (September 21, 2010). "Five Things to Know About Glee's New Football Coach". E! Online.
  3. ^ "Emmy Winners and Nominees 2011: Complete List". Hollywood Reporter. September 18, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "Hilmar High celebrates 100 years". March 21, 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e "Arm wrestler has her sights set on Olympic gold". The Item. October 26, 1991.
  6. ^ a b Morgan, K.C. (September 22, 2010). "Glee's New Scene-Stealer: Who is Dot Jones?". TV Envy.
  7. ^ McCorkell, Jonathan (October 11, 2011). "Hilmar High celebrates 100 years: Three veteran teachers look back". Turlock Journal. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Peoples, John (January 20, 1993). "Armed And Dangerous -- Behind Smile, DOT Jones Is An Arm-Wrestling Force". The Seattle Times.
  9. ^ "Dot Jones qualifies". The Modesto Bee. February 14, 1988.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "The Latest entrant in the geek club: The lesser known Dot Jones". eWorldPost. September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  11. ^ Berkow, Ira (August 26, 1995). "'Wrist Wars' on the Waterfront". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Choi, Meagan (July 11, 2011). "Ten questions with Glee's Coach Beiste". CNN. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  13. ^ Rizzo, Monica (December 22, 2013). "Dot-Marie Jones Is Married". People. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  14. ^ Reynolds, Daniel (October 5, 2013). "Dot-Marie Jones Is Engaged". The Advocate. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  15. ^ Stoller, Nicholas (September 30, 2022), Bros (Comedy, Romance), Universal Pictures, Apatow Productions, Stoller Global Solutions, retrieved September 28, 2022
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