Jill Marie Jones

thumb Jill Marie Jones is an American actress. Jones is best known for her role as Antoinette "Toni" Childs-Garrett on the UPN comedy series, Girlfriends (2000–2006). Quotes No, not at all. I didn’t even know or think I was funny. When I studied, I studied dramatic acting. In acting class, I studied drama stuff and then I got ‘Girlfriends’. I didn’t know til ‘Girlfriends’ that I was funny, and I have to say that I feel like I was in a university of girlfriends with Tracy, Golden, Reggie, and Persia. Who I am today is a culmination of all my experience up to this point. I feel as if I learned so much from those people from Mara, the writers. I was literally in class when I was there. I was so green. ‘Girlfriends’ was my third audition. I booked my first. I booked my second. I booked my third. ‘Girlfriends’ was my third. I was learning throughout the whole process. If you look at seasons 1-6 when I was on, you can see the growth. I did a three year campaign for them and it’s weird because I shot 14 commercials but only 3 airs here in the states, but the rest airs internationally. I love Bailey’s. I think it’s a very sexy drink and I love how the whole push for Bailey’s the second go around was to incorporate the blended Bailey’s. I think it’s a great drink for the holidays. No, I think if Toni came back and when I say no, I say it because there are brilliant writers on ‘Girlfriends’. There is so much more that you can do. For me and my career, my contract was up after six seasons and there’s a whole film world that I wanted to experience and that’s what I’ve been doing. I think if Toni came back to the show, there would be so much more to write and much more to bring. That’s a testament to how great Mara and the rest of the writers are. They should go see because it’s a great film. It’s a beautiful film about a family. It’s really a kid’s film. It’s about children. One, go see it because it’s a beautiful Black movie. Tow, go see it because it’s a beautiful Christmas movie and like I said before, it’s clean. I really do believe that this is a film that in ten years, you can pull out and show your children. THE PERFECT HOLIDAY:An Interview with Jill Marie Jones;By Wilson Morales on December 18, 2007 External links Category:Actresses from Dallas Category:Living people Category:1975 births Category:Women born in the 1970s Category:African Americans