From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jill Marie Jones (born January 4, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Toni Childs on the UPN/CW sitcom Girlfriends. After attending Duncanville High School, and Texas Woman's University, she started modeling, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting full-time. Jones was a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader for two years, a Dallas Mavericks Dancer for one year, and toured with the United Service Organization (USO) and United States Department of Defense to Korea, Japan, Israel, and Egypt. She has also performed on "Monday Night Football" and "The Miss Texas Pageant." Her first acting credits were the Saturday morning series City Guys as well as the made-for-television trilogy America's Dream, which starred Danny Glover and Wesley Snipes. Jones' portrayal of the self-centered and materialistic Toni Childs for six seasons in Girlfriends marked her first regular role in a series. In May 2006 it was confirmed that Jones left Girlfriends because her contract ended. Some viewers were upset about her departure and the ratings suffered a decline: from 3.5 million in season 6 to 2.5 million in season 7, and 2.1 million in season 8. Jones appeared in the 2007 film The Perfect Holiday, which also stars Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard as well as Morris Chestnut, Rachel True, and Gabrielle Union. In August 2007, Jones filmed Major Movie Star with Jessica Simpson. In September 2008 she appeared in the Ne-Yo video for "She Got Her Own" which is a remix to his hit single "Miss Independent". She next appeared in the 2010 music video "Got Your Back" starring T.I. ft. Keri Hilson.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 4, 1975 (51)
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Jill Marie Jones' films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Antoinette 'Toni' Marie Childress Garrett in Girlfriends (2000)
- Shapeshifteras Tonya in Redrum (2007)
- Allyas Imogene Cochran in Drool (2009)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous5
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 Jill Marie Jones' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Jill 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
23 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
War Dawgz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Delilah(2021)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Boo!(2018)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
The Neighborhood(2018)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Monogamy(2018)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
The Chi(2018)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Ash vs Evil Dead(2015)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Black-ish(2014)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Hear No Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Men, Money & Gold Diggers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Sleepy Hollow(2013)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
American Horror Story(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
35 and Ticking(2011)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all filmsGillian in Georgia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Meeting Spencer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Drool(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Longshots(2008)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
The Perfect Holiday(2007)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Redrum(2007)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Universal Remote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Girlfriends(2000)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
City Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Career shape
Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 1997 to 2025; peak year 2007.
Biggest box office
The Longshots (2008)
Highest rated
Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Most popular right now
Girlfriends (2000)
Film career
Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.
- 2000Screen debut· Girlfriends
- 2007First film· The Perfect Holiday
- 2015Career best· Ash vs Evil Dead
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.
How do Jill Marie Jones' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 16 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 74, 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.
Who does Jill Marie Jones work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jill Marie Jones' MovieCove titles; Darius McCrary shares the most, 2.
- Darius McCraryShared titles: Monogamy (2018), 35 and Ticking (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Darius McCrary
- Brett DismukeShared titles: Monogamy (2018), 35 and Ticking (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Brett Dismuke
