She portrayed Nico Slater, daughter of Vanessa Williams' character, on the first season of the television series Ugly Betty.
She attended the Milton Hershey School, where she was an honors student and member of the girls' track team.
[6][7] Following her graduation, she moved to New Orleans, where she attended Xavier University of Louisiana as a mathematics major.
[citation needed] Jones trained at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
During the following four years, she worked two jobs as she attended Tisch full-time and auditioned for stage, television, and film roles.