Life and Career
Jones was born Janina Stronski in Bethlehem (or Jerusalem), British Mandate for Palestine. She moved with her family to Italy, and to Canada in 1948. Her parents were Polish immigrants, Zosia "Sophie", a seamstress and dressmaker, and John Stronski, a Polish army officer who was with the British Armed Forces at the time of Jones' birth. Jones grew up in London, Ontario, in a strict Catholic household. Her parents ran a bridal shop in Canada.
Jones started her career as a drummer in a rock band.
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