Leilani Jones (actress)

Leilani Jones
Born (1957-05-14) May 14, 1957
Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Residence San Marino, California
Occupation Actress
Years active 1982–2010
Spouse(s)
Larry Wilmore
(m. 1995; div. 2015)
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
Dead On: Relentless IIBelinda Belos1992Film
Universal SoldierReporter at Hoover Dam1992Film
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the FathersMalia Gedde1993Video gameVoice
The DigCora Miles, Newsperson #11995Video gameVoice
Dave's WorldLeilani Jones-Wilmore1995TVEpisode: "Dis Who's Coming to Dinner?"
Married... with ChildrenReporter #11995TVEpisode: "Ship Happens: Part 2"
Almost PerfectOfficer Sanchez1996TVEpisode: "Mind Games"
The Curse of Monkey IslandVoodoo Lady1997Video gameVoice
Escape From Monkey IslandVoodoo Lady2000Video gameVoice
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special EditionVoodoo Lady, Carla the Swordmaster2009Video gameVoice
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge: Special EditionVoodoo Lady2010Video gameVoice
Up
The Princess And The Frog
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Mater's Tall Tales
Toy Story 3
Finding Dory
Cars 2
Zookeeper (film)
Winnie the Pooh
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters University		 Herself, narrator2009FilmNarrated the Descriptive Video Service audio track on the DVD.
Despicable Me 3Herself, narrator2017FilmNarrated the Descriptive Video Service audio track on both theatrical and IMAX prints, on iTunes, on DVD and on Blu-ray.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Larry Wilmore (2015-02-19). "For Host Larry Wilmore, A Year Of 'Extraordinary' Highs And 'Humbling' Lows". NPR. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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