O-Lan Jones

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O-Lan Jones
Born (1950-05-23) May 23, 1950 (age 71)
Los Angeles, California, US
EducationNew Dramatists
OccupationActress, composer, producer
Years active1967–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1969; div. 1984)​
Haldor Enard
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(m. 2003)​
Children1

O-Lan Jones (born May 23, 1950) is an American actress, composer, and theater producer. She played religious fanatic Esmeralda in Edward Scissorhands.[1]

Early and personal life[]

Jones was born in Los Angeles, California. Her first name comes from the heroine of the novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. Her father left the family when she was a child. Her mother Scarlett Johnson, a self-described "free spirit", moved their family for a year to a remote Mayan village in the Yucatán jungle when Jones was 15.[2] In 1966 they moved to Greenwich Village, New York City, where Jones began her acting career. It was there that Johnson married comedian and actor Johnny Dark, while Jones was dating Dark's best friend, playwright Sam Shepard. Shepard wrote the role of "Oolan" for Jones in his 1967 play Forensic & The Navigators.

In 1969, Jones and Shepard were married. She went on to star in a number of his plays, including Suicide in B♭ and Angel City.[3] Jones gave birth to their son Jesse Mojo Shepard in 1971. They divorced in 1984 when he left her for actress Jessica Lange.

Jones is an alumna of New Dramatists.[4] In addition to her acting, she is a writer, musician, composer and lyricist. She is the artistic director of Overtone Industries, a company she founded in 1980 dedicated to creating and developing new works for opera and musical theater.[5] In 2003 she married her longtime boyfriend Haldor Enard.[6]

Selected filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1978 A Death in Canaan Carla Pitts Television film
Credited as Olan Shephard
1980 Die Laughing Judge Credited as Olan Shephard
1982 Deadly Drifter Nixie / Dinah Credited as O-Lan Shepard
1982 Shoot the Moon Counter Girl Credited as O-Lan Shepard
1983 The Right Stuff Pretty Girl Credited as O-Lan Shepard
1988 Married to the Mob Phyllis
1988 Miracle Mile Waitress
1988 Wildfire Mrs. Johnson
1989 Lonesome Dove Sally Skull Credited as Olan Jones
1989 How I Got into College Sally O'Connor
1990 Edward Scissorhands Esmeralda
1990 Pacific Heights Hotel Maid
1992 Seinfeld Waitress Episode: "The Bubble Boy"
1993 Shelf Life Tina
1993–1994 Rose McLaughlin
1994 Natural Born Killers Mabel
1996 The X-Files Rebecca Waite Episode: "Sanguinarium"
1996 Mars Attacks! Sue-Ann Norris
1998 The Truman Show Bar Waitress
2000 American Virgin Kim
2000 Attention Shoppers Meg
2001 Diagnosis: Murder Chantelle Boudreau Episode: "Bachelor Fathers"
2002 American Girl Hildegarde
2013 Syrup Clinic Receptionist
2015 Community Garrett's Mom Episode: "Wedding Videography"
2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Shelly

References[]

  1. ^ Ariano, Tara; Adam Sternbergh (2005). Hey! It's That Guy!. Quirk Books. p. 996. ISBN 978-1-59474-042-8.
  2. ^ "Inventing a World, One Note at a Time". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ "Theatre". olanjones.com.
  4. ^ "Alumni". Alumni Playwrights. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. ^ "About". overtoneindustries.org.
  6. ^ "Bio". o-lanjones.com.

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