Jessie Jones, a TV actress who became a succesful playwright with “Dearly Departed” and the Jones Hope Wooten Comedies, died March 20 in Washington, D.C. after a long illness.
Her friend and writing partner Jamie Wooten announced her death.
Throughout the ’80s, ’90s and beyond, Jones had guest appearances in shows including “Night Court,” “Newhart,” “Designing Women,” “Murphy Brown,” where she played Betty Hooley, “Who’s the Boss,” “Perfect Strangers,” “”Grace Under Fire” and “Melrose Place.” She also appeared in TV movies including “The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom,” “Everybody’s Baby: The Rescue of Baby Jessica,” (where she starred alongside Patty Duke and
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