James Earl Jones’ Wives: Meet The Two Women He Married In His Life

• James Earl Jones is simply a wildly palmy actor, dependable actor, and Broadway star
• He is champion known arsenic the dependable of Darth Vader successful ‘Star Wars’
• James was joined doubly successful his life
• The histrion had 1 kid with his 2nd wife, Cecilia Hart, who died from ovarian crab successful 2016

James Earl Jones is 1 of the astir iconic actors successful the movie manufacture with astir 200 acting credits to his sanction and 70 years of experience. Not to mention, helium is simply a prolific Broadway actor, having starred successful 21 shows, per the New York Post. Unsurprisingly, the 92-year-old is the victor of 3 Tony Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, 1 Grammy Award, and an honorary Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. All the accolades aside, helium is astir apt champion known arsenic the dependable of Darth Vader successful the Star Wars franchise. And though helium retired from the gig astatine the extremity of 2022, his dependable volition unrecorded connected acknowledgment to AI exertion that tin recreate his dependable clip and clip again, according to CNN.

In summation to being 1 of the astir regarded artists of each time, James is besides a begetter to his 41-year-old son, Flynn Earl Jones, who was conceived during his matrimony to his precocious wife, histrion Cecilia Hart. Flynn is the lone kid James has fathered during his lifetime, though helium was joined erstwhile much earlier helium started a household with Cecilia. Learn astir James’ 2 wives and marriages below.

Julienne Marie

Julienne Marie and James Earl Jones were joined for 4 years (Photo: Everett)

Julienne Marie, calved successful Ohio successful 1933 according to her IMDb page, is an histrion and philharmonic theatre aficionado conscionable similar James. She began landing roles connected Broadway successful the ‘50s and was adjacent nominated for the Best Featured Actress successful a Musical Tony successful 1959 for her relation successful Whoop-Up and landed a information for the aforesaid trophy successful 1964 for Foxy, per Playbill. She besides starred successful productions of Do I Hear A Waltz?, Gypsy, and Charlie and Algernon. As for her tv roles, she is champion known for Ryan’s Hope (1978) and Our Private World (1965).

Julienne has been joined 3 times during her life. She was joined earlier James to Gerald Kean from 1955 to 1961 and aft James to John Scanlon from 1974 until helium died successful 2001. Her matrimony to James lasted for 4 years betwixt 1968 and 1972.

Cecilia Hart

James Earl Jones and Cecilia Hart made their last reddish carpet quality unneurotic astatine the 2016 Tony Awards (Photo: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP/Shutterstock)

Cecilia Hart was calved successful Wyoming successful 1948 and pursued her acting aspirations by moving to New York City. She yet recovered herself connected Broadway successful the archetypal productions of The Heiress (1976) and Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land (1976), positive arsenic Desdemona successful 1982’s Othello, arsenic noted by her Playbill page. Although she was ne'er nominated for a Tony, she received the 1977 Theatre World Award and the 1977 Drama Desk Award. She besides appeared successful a fistful of tv shows, specified arsenic Law & Order, The Runaways, and MacGyver.

Cecilia and James met connected the acceptable of the short-lived tv bid Paris, according to PEOPLE. They past starred other each different successful Othello successful 1982 and joined the aforesaid year. As noted above, they welcomed their lad into the satellite successful 1982. Prior to walking down the aisle with James, Cecilia was joined to histrion Bruce Weitz betwixt 1971 and 1980.

Cecilia died successful 2016 of ovarian cancer. Her household did not merchandise an authoritative connection but asked for immoderate donations successful grant of her beingness to beryllium made to The Actors Fund oregon Hudson Valley Hospice. Following her death, James earned the 2017 Tony Lifetime Achievement Award and thanked her for ever believing successful him. “I privation to convey my woman Ceci for being specified a fantastic companion successful my beingness and successful my work. And for being the large coproducer of our lad Flynn and for being truthful dazzling connected the reddish carpet,” helium said up of the show.

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