Dot Jones
Dot-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.
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Dot Jones

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- Name
- Dot-Marie Jones
- Born
- 4 January 1964
- Birthplace
- Turlock, California, U.S.
- Education
- Fresno State
- Occupation
- * Athlete
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Dot-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.
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Dot Jones (born 1964) is an actress and athletics competitor, of American nationality. The actress was born in Turlock. Dot Jones was educated at California State University, Fresno and Hilmar High School. Languages used include English.
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Biography
Biography
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 as Butch Brenda in Material Girls.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Dot-Marie Jones • Born — 4 January 1964 • Birthplace — Turlock, California, U.S. • Years Active — 1992–present • Education — Fresno State • Occupation — * Athlete • actress
Early life
Early life
Jones was born January 4, 1964, in Turlock, California, and was raised in Hilmar, California. She first got involved in strength competitions at a fairly young age. She started track in middle school. While Jones attended Hilmar High School, she was a champion weight lifter and named female athlete of the year. She started arm wrestling on a whim, and won her first arm wrestling world championship at 19 years old and went on to win 14 more. After graduating from Hilmar High School, Jones attended Modesto Junior College and Fresno State, where she continued her involvement with sports. She earned a scholarship in track which paid her way through junior college and university. Jones played softball and competed in shot put and powerlifting. She won All-America honors in shot put both at junior college and university, was state champion in 1983 and 1984 and set the national record at the junior college level from 1983 to 1990. Jones qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1988 for shot put with a 56 ft throw, surpassing the qualifying mark of 55 ft. She finished sixth. During her sporting career, she suffered 11 knee injuries, bringing her height of down to. After college, Jones worked as a youth counselor at the Fresno County Juvenile Probation center while continuing her involvement with sports.
Acting career
Acting career
Jones, who originally had no acting aspirations, was discovered at a bodybuilding competition by Shirley Eson of American Gladiators fame. Eson urged Jones to audition for the Gladiators-like Knights and Warriors, and Jones got the part, becoming one of the few female warriors. Jones was also offered a position in professional wrestling, but turned it down because, she said it was "too fakey." After Knights and Warriors finished after one season, she became a bit actor. She played small roles in several television series throughout the 1990s and 2000s and breaking into feature films in the late 1990s, including the cult film The Boondock Saints. While acting, Jones kept up her involvement with arm wrestling. In 1995, her biceps measured 17+1/2 in. Jones' first recurring role after Knights was as a character named "Dot" on the popular show Married... with Children in the mid-90s. She appeared in five episodes over two seasons. Jones' next break was on the kids show Lizzie McGuire as Coach Kelly. Since then, she has appeared in popular shows Nip/Tuck, Desperate Housewives, and Prison Break. Dot Jones co-starred with Hilary Duff in Lizzie McGuire. They were later reunited for Material Girls. Jones, being a fan of Glee and having worked with series co-creator Ryan Murphy on Nip/Tuck and Pretty/Handsome, asked co-executive producer Brad Falchuk during an encounter at a supermarket if she could be on the show. Soon after, the character of Coach Beiste in Glee was created for her. She guest starred in seasons two, three, four, and five, and was a main cast member for the sixth and final season. The show allowed her to showcase her singing abilities. Her first song was "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" with Matthew Morrison's character Will Schuester. It was featured on Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Two. She also recorded versions of Taylor Swift's "Mean" and Dolly Parton's "Jolene". These were included on the album Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three. She also appeared in Jane the Virgin and Modern Family. Jones appeared on Logo TV's RuPaul's Drag U as a visiting professor in July 2011, during the second season.
Personal life
Personal life
Jones married Bridgett Casteen on December 21, 2013. The two first met in December 2010 and Jones proposed on October 4, 2013, during Gay Days Anaheim.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1992 — Knights and Warriors — Lady Battleaxe — Unknown episodes • 1994 — Full House — Muscular woman — Episode: "I've Got a Secret" • 1994–1995 — Married... with Children — Lola — Episode: "Kelly Breaks Out" • Dot — 4 episodes • 1995 — Can't Hurry Love — Cleo — Episode: "Glove Story" • In the House — Dot — Episode: "Kindergarten Doc" • Boston Common — Jocelyn — Episode: "The Finals Curtain" • 1997 — The Naked Truth — Sheila — Episode: "The Source" • Roseanne — Black Widow — Episode: "Roseanne-Feld" • 1998 — Tracey Takes On... — Female golfer — Episode: "Religion" • Dharma & Greg — Hey-19 — Episode: "Invasion of the Buddy Snatcher" • Cybill — Suspect #5 — Episode: "Daddy" • 2000 — Chicago Hope — Death Angel — Episode: "Cold Hearts" • 2001–2003 — Lizzie McGuire — Coach Kelly — 5 episodes • 2002 — She Spies — Leon — Episode: "Perilyzed" • 2004 — My Wife and Kids — Toni/Tonia Fogle — 2 episodes • 2005 — My Wife and Kids — Nurse Tiffany — Episode: "The 'V' Story" • 2006 — The Suite Life of Zack & Cody — Gretel — Episode: "Bowling" • Reba — Dot — Episode: "Let's Get Physical" • 2007 — George Lopez — The Inmate — 2 episodes • 2008 — iCarly — Prison guard — Episode: "iChristmas" • According to Jim — Betty — Episode: "Cabin Boys" • 2009 — Nip/Tuck — Tess — 3 episodes • Desperate Housewives — Prison guard — Episode: "Look Into Their Eyes and You See What They Know" • Prison Break: The Final Break — Skittlez — Television movie • The Mentalist — Airport Manager — Episode: "Carnelian, Inc." • Prison Break — Skittlez — 2 episodes • 10 Things I Hate About You — Lunch Lady — Episode: "Meat is Murder" • Scare Tactics — Dot — 2 episodes • 2010 — Cougar Town — Mugger — Episode: "What Are You Doing In My Life?" • HawthoRNe — Dot — 4 episodes • 2010–2015 — Glee — Shannon/Sheldon Beiste — 34 episodes Recurring cast (seasons 2–5); main cast (season 6) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2011–13) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2011–12) • 2010–2012 — Venice: The Series — Stella — 24 episodes • 2011 — RuPaul's Drag U — Herself — Episode: "Lesbians Gone Wild" • The Glee Project — Herself — 2 episodes • 2012 — Are You There, Chelsea? — Patty — Episode: "Pilot" • The Pyramid — Herself — 5 episodes • The Penguins of Madagascar — Supervisor Eubanks (voice) — Episode: "Smotherly Love" • The Exes — Woman #3 — Episode: "Sister Act" • Celebrity Ghost Stories — Herself — Episode: "Victoria Rowell/Dot Jones/Carlos Mencia/Linda Blair" • 2012–2013 — Have You Met Miss Jones? — Miss Lolly — 4 episodes • 2014 — Baby Daddy — Masha — Episode: "An Affair Not to Remember" • Playing House — Biker — Episode: "Bugs in Your Eyes" • The Millers — Duke — Episode: "Movin' Out (Carol's Song)" • The Haunting of... — Herself — Episode: "Dot Jones" • 2015 — Doc McStuffins — Coach Kay (voice) — Episode: "Getting to the Heart of Things" • Clipped — Dottie — Episode: "Mo's Ma" • 2016 — 2 Broke Girls — Big Reba — Episode: "And the 80's Movie" • Jane the Virgin — Magda's Prison Friend — Episode: "Chapter Forty-Eight" • Days of Our Lives — Chillie — 2 episodes • 2017 — Modern Family — Louise — Episode: "Finding Fizbo" • Dropping the Soap — Vivian — Episode: "Drama-Con" • Teachers — Marta — Episode: "In Security" • Doubt — Judge Pauline Perillo — Episode: "Top Dog/Underdog" • American Horror Story: Cult — Butchy May — Episode: "Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag" • 2018–2019 — The Resident — Meg Mullins — 2 episodes • 2019 — This Close — Judy — Episode: "It's About Time" • The Rookie — Opal — Episode: "Tough Love" • 2020 — The Goldbergs — Sister Mary Theresa — Episode: "Schmoopie's Big Adventure" • 2021 — American Horror Story: Double Feature — Trooper Jan Remy — Episode: "Winter Kills" • 2023 — 9-1-1: Lone Star — Patty — Episode: "Control Freaks" • Killing It — Jackie Boone — 5 episodes • 2024 — Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction — Nancy — Episode: "The Gate to Hell/Bad Omen/Car with a Conscience/Lost and Found/The Ghosts of Versailles" • 2026 — The Shards — Jan 'Butch' Banxxx
Identity
Identity
Dot Jones is recorded as actress and athletics competitor.
Film
• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1998 — Patch Adams — Miss Meat • 1999 — The Boondock Saints — Rosengurtle Baumgartener • 2002 — Stray Dogs — Jolene Carter • 2006 — Material Girls — Butch Brenda • 2011 — Bad Teacher — Pill-Providing Lady — Uncredited • 2013 — White T — Thelma • 2014 — Muffin Top: A Love Story — Christina • 2017 — After the End — Mom — Originally titled I'm OK • 2018 — Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia with Hate — Svetlana • 2019 — Greener Grass — Little Helen • 3 from Hell — Prisoner #1 • 2020 — The Swing of Things — Sex Coach • Golden Arm — Big Sexy • 2022 — Bros — Cherry • Weird: The Al Yankovic Story — Mama Bear • Bar Fight! — Elena • 2024 — Lost & Found in Cleveland — Sharon Weymouth • 2025 — Don't Tell Larry — Kim • 2026 — Breeder — Patti — Post-production • Princess — Post-production • Thud — Post-production
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- 1.There is life after Dot Jones. The Modesto Bee. D 1. May 18, 1985.
- 2.Malkin, Marc. Five Things to Know About Glee's New Football Coach. E! Online. September 21, 2010.
- 3.Emmy Winners and Nominees 2011: Complete List. Hollywood Reporter. September 18, 2011.
- 4.Hilmar High celebrates 100 years. 2016-03-21.
- 5.The Item. Arm wrestler has her sights set on Olympic gold. October 26, 1991.
- 6.Morgan, K.C. Glee's New Scene-Stealer: Who is Dot Jones?. TV Envy. September 22, 2010.
- 7.McCorkell, Jonathan. Hilmar High celebrates 100 years: Three veteran teachers look back. Turlock Journal. October 11, 2011.
- 8.Peoples, John. Armed And Dangerous -- Behind Smile, DOT Jones Is An Arm-Wrestling Force. The Seattle Times. January 20, 1993.
- 9.Dot Jones qualifies. The Modesto Bee. October 2022.
- 10.eWorldPost. The Latest entrant in the geek club: The lesser known Dot Jones. September 23, 2010.
- 11.Berkow, Ira. 'Wrist Wars' on the Waterfront. The New York Times. August 26, 1995.
- 12.Choi, Meagan. Ten questions with Glee's Coach Beiste. CNN. July 11, 2011.
- 13.Rizzo, Monica. Dot-Marie Jones Is Married. People. December 22, 2013.
- 14.Reynolds, Daniel. Dot-Marie Jones Is Engaged. The Advocate. October 5, 2013.
- 15.Stoller, Nicholas. Bros. Universal Pictures, Apatow Productions, Stoller Global Solutions. 2022-09-30.
- 16.Barraclough, Leo. Romantic Comedy ‘Princess,’ Starring Lucy Hale and Adam Demos, Wraps Production, With K5 Intl. Handling World Sales (Exclusive). Variety. May 7, 2026.
- 17.Grobar, Matt. Grim Reaper-Devil Romance ‘Thud’ Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar & Rudy Pankow Rounds Out Cast With Six Final Additions. Deadline Hollywood. August 5, 2026.
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