Leilani Jones

Leilani Jones Wilmore
Leilani Jones Wilmore
Born	May 14, 1957 (age 67); Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Occupation	actress
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Larry Wilmore (m. 1995; div. 2015)

Leilani Jones Wilmore (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

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Dead On: Relentless II	Belinda Belos
1992	Universal Soldier	Reporter at Hoover Dam

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Cheers	Jessica	Episode: "The Magnificent Six"
1992	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Olivia Lee	Episode: "Miracle in Oaktown"
1994	Good Advice	Kelly	Episode: "Making Out Is Hard to Do"
1994	Sister, Sister	Danielle	Episode: "Wedding Bells & Box Boys"
1995	Dave's World	Leilani Jones-Wilmore	Episode: "Dis Who's Coming to Dinner?"
	Married... with Children	Reporter #1	Episode: "Ship Happens"
	Beverly Hills, 90210	District Attorney	Episodes: "Courting", "Breast Side Up"
1996	Almost Perfect	Officer Sanchez	Episode: "Mind Games"
2022	Pacific Rim: The Black	High Priestess	4 episodes

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. October 25, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
^ Larry Wilmore (February 19, 2015). "For Host Larry Wilmore, A Year Of 'Extraordinary' Highs And 'Humbling' Lows". NPR. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

External links

Leilani Jones at the Internet Broadway Database
Leilani Jones at IMDb

[1] "Hawai'i Tony winner back in N.Y. spotlight | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". The Honolulu Advertiser. October 25, 2005. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

[2] Larry Wilmore (February 19, 2015). "For Host Larry Wilmore, A Year Of 'Extraordinary' Highs And 'Humbling' Lows". NPR. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

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