Leilani Jones Wilmore (born May 14, 1957) is an American actress.

Life and career

Jones was born in

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. 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

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production of ''

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''. 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

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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

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in the popular video games series of ''

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'', the voice of the computer in '' Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'', as well as descriptive video 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

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with her two children. She and Wilmore divorced during his move to New York to become a host on

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video Games

Discography

* '' Little Shop of Horrors'': Original Cast Album, 1982 Decca U.S. Label * ''

'': Original Broadway Cast, 1985 on the LP Record Label

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Leilani 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