Jones graduated from the Australian National University (ANU) in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
[3] Jones joined La Mama Theatre in 1973 as a performer and administrator and acted in a number of productions.
[4] She won a Churchill Fellowship in 1999, enabling her to observe the cultural significance of theatre in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain and the USA.
[7] Since the fire that destroyed the La Mama Theatre in Carlton in May 2018, Jones has been involved in fundraising.
[9] Jones won the Facilitator's Prize at the 2000 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards[10] and was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2002.