Leilani Jones (actress)
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| Born | Leilani Jones-Wilmore May 14, 1957 Oahu, Hawaii, United States |
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Leilani Jones (born May 14, 1957) is an African-American actress born in Oahu, Hawaii.
Jones first came to the world's attention in the original production of Little Shop of Horrors which ran off-Broadway from 1982-1987. Although originally only a member of the chorus, Jones replaced Marlene Danielle as Chiffon only two weeks after the show opened and played the part for two years. Jones also recorded the role on the original cast recording. Jones next went on to play the role of Satin, a stripper at a Chicago burlesque house, in the original Broadway production of Grind. Jones won a Best Featured Actress in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award for her performance. After leaving Grind, Jones married and her career slowed down considerably appearing only in small roles in a few movies and doing voice over work for video games, most notably portraying the voice performance of the Voodoo Lady in the popular video games series of Monkey Island. In 2005, Jones reprised her role of Chiffon in New York at a Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS fundraiser. Jones currently lives in San Marino, CA with her husband and two children.[1]
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[edit] Filmography
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Title Character Year Format Notes Dead On: Relentless II Belinda Belos 1992 Film Universal Soldier Reporter at Hoover Dam 1992 Film Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers Malia Gedde 1993 Video game Voice The Dig Cora Miles 1995 Video game Voice Dave's World Leilani Jones-Wilmore 1995 TV Episode: "Dis Who's Coming to Dinner?" Married with Children Reporter #1 1995 TV Episode: "Ship Happens: Part 2" Almost Perfect Officer Sanchez 1996 TV Episode: "Mind Games" The Curse of Monkey Island Voodoo Lady 1997 Video game Voice Escape From Monkey Island Voodoo Lady 2000 Video game Voice
[edit] Recordings
- Little Shop Of Horrors: Original Cast Album, 1982 Decca U.S. Label
- Grind (musical) Original Broadway Cast, 1985 on the LP Record Label
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| Preceded by Catherine Cox for Baby |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical 1984-1985 for Grind |
Succeeded by Jana Schneider for The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
