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