 Jones is among the youngest actresses to receive an Academy Award, having won on her 25th birthday.A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jones worked as a model in her youth before transitioning to acting, appearing in two serial films in 1939.Her third role was a lead part as Bernadette Soubirous in "The Song of Bernadette" (1943), which earned her the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress that year.