Leilani Jones (actress)
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Born | Oahu, Hawaii, United States | May 14, 1957
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
Leilani Jones (born May 14, 1957) is an American actress.
Life and career[]
Jones was born in Oahu, Hawaii. She originated the role of Chiffon at the WPA Theater in the original cast of Little Shop of Horrors. Marlene Danielle replaced her for a few weeks when the show opened Off Broadway at the Orpheum Theater. Jones resumed her role at that time and played the part for three more 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 Tony as Best Featured Actress in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award for her performance.
After leaving Grind, Jones married writer, actor and television producer Larry Wilmore and her career slowed down considerably, as she appeared only in small roles in a few movies and television shows and did 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, the voice of the computer in Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, as well as descriptive service audio tracks for television shows and films. 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, California with her two children.[1] She and Wilmore divorced during his move to New York to become a host on Comedy Central.[2]
Filmography[]
Title | Character | Year | Format | Notes |
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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, Newsperson #1 | 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 |
Monsters, Inc. | Audio Description Narrator | 2001 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Audio Description Narrator | 2008 | Disney+ | Voice |
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition | Voodoo Lady, Carla the Swordmaster | 2009 | Video game | Voice |
Up | Audio Description Narrator | 2009 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
The Princess and the Frog | Audio Description Narrator | 2009 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Julie & Julia | Audio Description Narrator | 2009 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: Special Edition | Voodoo Lady | 2010 | Video game | Voice |
Mater's Tall Tales | Audio Description Narrator | 2010 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Toy Story 3 | Audio Description Narrator | 2010 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Eat Pray Love | Audio Description Narrator | 2010 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Audio Description Narrator | 2010 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Dear John | Audio Description Narrator | 2010 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Audio Description Narrator | 2010 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Cars 2 | Audio Description Narrator | 2011 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Zookeeper (film) | Audio Description Narrator | 2011 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Winnie the Pooh | Audio Description Narrator | 2011 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | Audio Description Narrator | 2011 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
In Time | Audio Description Narrator | 2011 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Taken 2 | Audio Description Narrator | 2012 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Safe House | Audio Description Narrator | 2012 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Monsters University | Audio Description Narrator | 2013 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Audio Description Narrator | 2013 | Netflix | Voice |
Son of God | Audio Description Narrator | 2014 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Exodus: Gods and Kings | Audio Description Narrator | 2014 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Taken 3 | Audio Description Narrator | 2015 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Inside Out | Audio Description Narrator | 2015 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Finding Dory | Audio Description Narrator | 2016 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Despicable Me 3 | Audio Description Narrator | 2017 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
The Great Wall | Audio Description Narrator | 2017 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Last Christmas | Audio Description Narrator | 2019 | DVD/Bluray | Voice |
Discography[]
- Little Shop of Horrors: Original Cast Album, 1982 Decca U.S. Label
- Grind: Original Broadway Cast, 1985 on the LP Record Label
References[]
- ^ "Hawai'i Tony winner back in N.Y. spotlight | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". The Honolulu Advertiser. 2005-10-25. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- ^ Larry Wilmore (2015-02-19). "For Host Larry Wilmore, A Year Of 'Extraordinary' Highs And 'Humbling' Lows". NPR. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
External links[]
- 1957 births
- Actresses from Hawaii
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- American video game actresses
- Drama Desk Award winners
- Living people
- Native Hawaiian actresses
- People from Oahu
- Tony Award winners
- People from San Marino, California
- 21st-century American actresses
- 20th-century American actresses