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Lauren Jones : biography

August 27, 1982 –

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

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

Early life

Jones was raised in Jackson, Mississippi, the only child of Debra Martinson Pearsall and James Harrison Jones Junior, and the granddaughter of "Ageless Hero" Gloria Martinson, founder of the non-profit organization, Gleaners, and Mike Martinson, Founder and CEO of the Dobbs Maynard Advertising Agency, who was often referred to as "The King Maker" due to his strong political influence and clout. 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 mother and stepfather, Dennis Pearsall, moved from Jackson to Long Island. 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. By the time she graduated from high school, she was working steadily as a model.

She came to prominence initially after winning a national modeling contest sponsored by Seventeen magazine in 2000, and appearing on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.

In 2004 Jones earned a BBA degree in design and management from Parsons School of Designhttp://www.laurenjones.net/about.htm and completed a study abroad program at The University of Westminster in London, England. While in NY obtaining her undergraduate degree, she concurrently studied theater, TV and film at various performing art schools including Weist-Barron.