Lauren Jones Biography

Lauren Lorraine Jones (born August 27, 1982) is an American fashion designer, model, former Barker's Beauty on The Price Is Right, former professional wrestler, actress in The Expendables, and the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of her eponymous brand product marketing company.

Early life

Jones was raised in Jackson, Mississippi, the only child of Deborah Pearsall and Jim Jones, and the granddaughter of Gloria Martinson and Mike Martinson, CEO of the Dobbs Maynard Advertising Agency. Her mother is of Scandinavian descent. Her maternal great-grandparents immigrated to the US through Ellis Island from Oslo, Norway. Jones is also the great-niece of State Representative Rita Martinson (Madison, Mississippi). She attended junior high school at St. Andrew's in Ridgeland, Mississippi, where she played Juliet in a school production of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. At age 14, Jones, accompanied by her parents, moved from Jackson to New York. At 17, Jones was encouraged to pursue an acting and modeling career, subsequently living in London, Boston, New York City and Los Angeles. She was a high school homecoming queen and a varsity cheerleader.

In 2004 Jones earned a BBA degree in design and management from Parsons School of Design. Jones completed a study abroad program at The University of Westminster in London, England and studied her JD at Mississippi College School of Law.

Career

Actress

Jones has appeared in a number of television and movie roles. In May 2009, Jones was cast in the star studded feature film The Expendables opposite Sylvester Stallone and Mickey Rourke as the character, Cheyenne, Mickey's love interest in the film. The film was released in theaters August 13, 2010.

Jones guest appeared on Rescue Me in July 2008 and on the Nickelodeon TV series The Naked Brothers Band as Double X. Jones has also appeared on MTV2's Wonder Showzen, the soap opera Guiding Light, in the feature film Spider-Man 3, and as a Barker's Beauty on the CBS' game show The Price Is Right, where she appeared as a model for five weeks in April and May 2007.

In late 2004 - early 2005, Jones participated in skits during the first ever SmackDown! Rookie Diva of the Year contest at No Way Out 2005.

Lauren Jones starred in Fox's short lived series Anchorwoman. The show debuted August 22, 2007 on FOX.

Anchorwoman

Jones starred in the scripted/reality hybrid series Anchorwoman, premiering on the Fox Broadcasting network August 22, 2007. Jones was cast as the principal role of Anchorwoman. The role was primarily scripted and part improvisational, with a great deal of comedic undertones. Some journalists voiced outspoken criticism of the scripted 30-day broadcast-news stunt at a small Tyler, Texas television station. Jones went on to interview with Bill O'Reilly on The O'Reilly Factor. The show was canceled from the network after airing two back to back episodes. The debut scored 2.0 rating on fast nationals, and reported to have 2.7 million viewers overall.

Prior to filming Anchorwoman, Jones worked on the Baywatch workout video series, Baywatch Beach Body Workout, with Lauren Jones, which released in stores and on the Internet on December 4, 2007.

DVDs

• 2007: Baywatch Beach Body Workout, with Lauren Jones (Rodale Publications)

Radio

Jones has appeared on air as a guest with Ryan Seacrest on 102.7 KIIS FM, on Y101 Jackson's #1 Hit Music Station, as well as on The Out of Bounds Show on 105.9 FM ESPN Radio with Bo Bounds. Jones has further worked as an on-air host at WJQS radio station, hosting her own radio show on 1400am.

Titles

Miss Mississippi USA 2009 (First Runner Up), Miss MET-Rx 2006/2007 (Winner), Miss New York UN 2007 (Winner), Miss New York USA 2007 (Finalist), Miss New York USA 2006 (Finalist).

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Spider-Man 3	Reporter	Columbia Pictures
2010	The Expendables	Cheyenne	Lionsgate

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Anchorwoman	Herself	Starring Role, FOX
2007	The Price Is Right	Barker's Beauty
2007	The Naked Brothers Band	Double X	Guest Star
2006	Guiding Light	Friend
2005	Wonder Showzen	Actress	Genre: Comedy

Guest appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	The O'Reilly Factor	Herself	Aired on August 20, 2007
2007	Good Morning America	Herself	Aired on August 19, 2007
2007	The Best Damn Sports Show Period	Herself	Aired August, 2007 on FSN
2007	Good Day LA	Herself	Aired August, 2007
2007	The Big Story	Herself	Aired August 21, 2007, with John Gibson
2006	The CMT Music Awards 2006	Herself
2005	Last Call with Carson Daly	Actress	Aired on October 23; performed improv skits
2000	Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee	Model