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Dot-Marie Jones

Dot-Marie Jones

Actor, also producer · Born January 4, 1964 (62) · Turlock, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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. Jones is also a 15-time world arm wrestling champion. 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. She is also known for her roles as Coach Kelly in Lizzie McGuire and Butch Brenda in Material Girls.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 4, 1964 (62)
From
Turlock, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
55 on MovieCove · 83 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Dot-Marie Jones' films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
43%
Bonds
17%
Power
11%
Survival
11%
Morality
8%
Society
5%
Ideas
5%
Self-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 5 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
8
Tense
6
Warm
4
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dot-Marie Jones' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dot-Marie Jones' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

83 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Breeder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Co-Executive Producer · as Patti

  • The Shards(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Jan 'Butch' Banxxx

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Lost & Found in Cleveland(2024)

    as Sharon Weymouth

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Don't Tell Larry(2025)

    as Detective Kim Hammer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Tripping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Lisa

  • The Crossing Over Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Dr. Gale Gustberg

  • Rattled!(2022)

    as Tennessee

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Bar Fight!(2022)

    as Elena

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Bros(2022)

    as Cherry

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Weird: The Al Yankovic Story(2022)

    as Mama Bear

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Killing It(2022)

    Show as Jackie Boone

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Golden Arm(2020)

    as Big Sexy

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Swing of Things(2020)

    as Finley

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Rag Doll(2019)

    Producer · as Rosheen

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • 9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Patty

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Greener Grass(2019)

    as Little Helen

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • 3 from Hell(2019)

    as Slackjaw

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sins and Seduction(2018)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Opal - Pawn Shop Owner

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Hurricane Bianca: From Russia with Hate(2018)

    as Svetlana Zlopasnost

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Dead Women Walking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Dorothy

  • This Close (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Judy

  • The Resident(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Meg Mullins

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Manic(2017)

    as Janice

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • After the End(2017)

    as Mom

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Maybe Someday(2015)

    as Principal Ricki

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Teachers(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Marta

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Jane the Virgin(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Magda's Friend

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Playing House(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Biker chick

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Goldbergs(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Sister Mary Theresa

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • White T(2013)

    as Thelma

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Baby Daddy(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Masha

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Are You There, Chelsea? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Patty

  • The Exes(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman #3

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • And They're Off(2011)

    as Prom Date

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as May · as Trooper Jan Remy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • 2 Broke Girls(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Big Reba

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Cougar Town(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Prison Break: The Final Break(2009)

    as Skittlez

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • 10 Things I Hate About You(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Cashier · as Lunch Lady

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Glee(2009)

    Show 47 episodes · as Sheldon Beiste

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • The Penguins of Madagascar(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Supervisor Eubanks (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Airport Manager

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Columbus Day(2008)

    as Cop #1

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • iCarly(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Corrections Officer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Men in Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Sapphire

  • Material Girls(2006)

    as Butch Brenda

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Pepper Dennis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as McGee

  • Pucked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Wendy Delvecchio

  • My Name Is Earl(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Letter Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Gretel

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Final Approach(2005)

    as Amazon Lady

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Female Guard

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Tess

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Birds of Prey(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Guard

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • She Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Leon

  • Stray Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jolene Carter

  • George Lopez(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Inmate

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Reba(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dot

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Lizzie McGuire(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Love Her Madly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Handywoman

  • The Boondock Saints(1999)

    as Rozengurtle

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Patch Adams(1998)

    as Miss Meat

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Dharma & Greg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Hey-19

  • Arli$$(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Steroids Addict

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Boston Common (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Jocelyn

  • The Courtyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Lady Mover

  • Can't Hurry Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Cleo

  • The Naked Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Officer Debbie Tadzekian · as Sheila

  • Cybill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Suspect #5

  • Under Lock and Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dot

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Death Angel

  • On Our Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Big Lucy

  • California Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Heidi

  • Full House(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Muscular Woman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dot · as Lola

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Eat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Pretty/Handsome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Mario Wallace

  • Quarter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Annie

  • The Collected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Thud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 82 titles, 77 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

Bros (2022)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Greener Grass (2019)

Midcredits 64th

Most popular right now

Bros (2022)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19872026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting82 of 82: 80 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndProducing2 of 82: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s13 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s14 · 14 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
9919

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2011–2013.

  1. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  2. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  3. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Dot-Marie Jones' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 55 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

White T (2013)

99th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dot-Marie Jones' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 78 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Dot-Marie Jones work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dot-Marie Jones' MovieCove titles; Dawn Luebbe shares the most, 2.