Leilani Jones (born May 14, 1957) is an American actress. She originated the role of Chiffon in the Off-Broadway production of Little Shop Of Horrors in 1982.
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.She and Wilmore divorced during his move to New York to become a host on Comedy Central.
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2002[]
- Panic Room
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2004[]
- Barbershop 2
- Shrek 2
- The Polar Express
- A Very Married Christmas
2005[]
- Elektra
- Mystery of the Nile
- Guess Who
- Beauty Shop
- Fever Pitch
- Don’t Say a Word
- Kicking and Screaming
- Cinderella Man
- Stealth
- Roll Bounce
- In Her Shoes
- Zathura, a Space Adventure
- Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- The Family Stone
- Munich
2006[]
- Big Momma’s House 2
- Aquamarine
- Panic Room
- American Dreamz
- The Da Vinci Code
- Just My Luck
- Cars
- Monster House
- Idlewild
- Open Season
- Man of the Year
- Happy Feet
- The Holiday
- Blood Diamond
- It’s Complicated
2007[]
- Firehouse Dog
- Ratatouille
- Michael Clayton
- Without a Trace
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets
- The Great Debaters
2008[]
- Ride Around the World
- Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
- Vantage Point
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall
- What Happens in Vegas …
- Meet Dave
- Mamma Mia
- The City of Ember
- High School Musical 3
- Role Models
- Four Christmases
- Seven Pounds
- Yes Man
- Bedtime Stories
- The Tale of Desperaux
2009[]
- Taken
- Duplicity
- UP
- G-Force
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- 500 Days of Summer
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- Jennifer’s Body
- A Christmas Carol
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- The Princess and the Frog
- Did you Hear about the Morgans?
2010[]
- Tooth Fairy
- Dear John
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: the Lightning Thief
- Alice in Wonderland
- Prince of Persia, the Sands of Time
- Robin Hood
- Toy Story 3
- The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
- A Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales
- Ramona and Beezus
- Eat Pray Love
- The Social Network
- The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D
- Little Fockers
2011[]
- Gnomeo and Juliet
- African Cats
- Prom
- Cedar Rapids
- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
- Arthur
- Jumping the Broom
- Hall Pass
- Winnie the Pooh
- Monte Carlo
- Zookeeper
- The Help
- Cars 2
- The Art of Getting By
- Real Steel
- Cowboys and Aliens
- Moneyball
- Dream House
- In Time
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
- Arthur Christmas
- The Muppets
- The Sitter
2012[]
- The Secret World of Arrietty
- Safe House
- Rock of Ages
- Lola Versus
- Brave
- Finding Nemo
- Taken 2
- Won’t Back Down
- Monsters, Inc. 3D
- Cloud Atlas
- Rust and Bone
- Playing for Keeps
- Amour
- Les Miserables (musical)
2013[]
- Beautiful Creatures
- 42
- At Any Price
- The Great Gatsby
- Monsters University
- Austenland
- Battle of the Year
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
- The. Best Man Holiday
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- The Past
2014[]
- Tim’s Vermeer
- Son of God
- Endless Love
- The Lunchbox
- The Signal
- The Da Vinci Code (add’l material)
- Jersey Boys
- Magic in the Moonlight
- Get On Up
- The Notebook
- Keep On Keepin On
- Annie
- Exodus
- Mr. Turner
- Leviathan
- Taken 3
2015[]
- Red Army
- Wild Tales
- The Dovekeepers 1 & 2
- The Salt of the Earth
- Saint Laurent
- Inside Out
- Cop Car
- Ricki and the Flash
- Coming Home
- Labyrinth of Lies
- Carol
- Trash
- The Good Dinosaur
- Concussion
- The Lady in the Van
- Risen
2016[]
- Hail, Caesar!
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
- Sing Street
- The Meddler
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
- Piper
- Finding Dory
- Our Little Sister
- Nocturnal Animals
- I’m Not Ashamed
- Inferno
- The Red Turtle
- Lion
- Land of Mine
- The Great Wall
- A Dog’s Purpose
2017[]
- Cars 3
- Despicable Me 3
- Girls Trip
- WE Day 2017
- All Saints
- Leap!
- Wonderstruck
- A Fantastic Woman
- The Star
- The Leisure Seeker
2018[]
- Mysteries of Egypt
- 7 Days in Entebbe
- The Seagull
- Pixar Shorts
- The Happy Prince
- Stan and Ollie
- Photograph
2019[]
- A Dog's Journey
- Downtown Abbey
- Last Christmas
2021[]
- Jockey
- Spirit Untamed
- The Boss Baby: Family Business
- Who We Are
- The Search for Snow
- Sing 2
2022[]
- Hotel Transylvania 4
- Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul
- Downtown Abbey: A New Era
- Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
- The Woman King
- Puss in Boots: the Last Wish
2023[]
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- The Book Club: the Next Chapter
- Trolls Band Together
2024[]
- Kung Fu Panda 4
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- Bad Boys: Ride or Die
- Despicable Me 4
2025[]
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