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O-Lan Jones

Actress | Composer | Writer

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Her unusual name comes from the Pearl S. Buck novel "The Good Earth". According to O-Lan Jones, the "O" means profound and "Lan" is a kind of wildflower. See more trivia »

Born:

O-Lan Barna
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2013 Syrup
Receptionist at Sperm Bank
 
2012 Queens of Country
Tracy
 
2009 Head Case (TV series)
Fortune Teller
– The Big Book (2009) … Fortune Teller (uncredited)
– The Wedding Ringer (2009) … Fortune Teller
 
2002 American Girl
Hildegarde
 
2001 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Chantelle Boudreau
– Bachelor Fathers (2001) … Chantelle Boudreau
 
2000 The Gold Cup
Jill
 
2000 Attention Shoppers
Meg
 
2000 Magicians
Waitress
 
1999 American Virgin
Kim
 
1999 JAG (TV series)
Lucy
– Rivers' Run (1999) … Lucy
 
1999 Heat Vision and Jack (TV short)
Patrice
 
1998 Martial Law (TV series)
Landers
– Lock-Up (1998) … Landers
 
1998 The Truman Show
Bar Waitress
 
1998 Animals with the Tollkeeper
Essie
 
1997 Clockwatchers
Madame Debbie
 
1997 The End of Violence
Barmaid
 
1997 Touch
Bib Overalls
 
1997 The Fanatics
Helga
 
1996 Mars Attacks!
Sue Ann Norris
 
1996 The X-Files (TV series)
Nurse Rebecca Waite
– Sanguinarium (1996) … Nurse Rebecca Waite
 
1996 Nash Bridges (TV series)
Alpha / Sarah Wayne Nations
– High Impact (1996) … Alpha/Sarah Wayne Nations
 
1995 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Clarinetist Mental Patient / Mental Patient
– Cutting Edges (1995) … Clarinetist Mental Patient (uncredited)
– Love and Hope (1995) … Mental Patient
 
1994 Natural Born Killers
Mabel
 
1993-1994 Harts of the West (TV series)
Rose
– Jake and Duke's Excellent Adventure (1994) … Rose
– Drive, He Said (1994) … Rose
– Back in the Panties Again (1994) … Rose
– Heart's Vacation (1994) … Rose
– Home Alone (1994) … Rose
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1994 The Favor
Mrs. Moyer
 
1994 The John Larroquette Show (TV series)
Helen
– Grit (1994) … Helen
 
1993 Shelf Life
Tina
 
1992 Seinfeld (TV series)
Waitress
– The Bubble Boy (1992) … Waitress
 
1992 Secrets (TV movie)
Darlene Hooper
 
1992 Beethoven
Biker Woman
 
1991 Wedlock
Saleswoman
 
1991 Gabriel's Fire (TV series)
Miss Mary
– Finger on the Trigger (1991) … Miss Mary
 
1990 Edward Scissorhands
Esmeralda
 
1990 Pacific Heights
Hotel Maid
 
1990 False Identity
Irma
 
1989 Martians Go Home
Stupid Medley Martian
 
1989 How I Got Into College
Sally O'Connor
 
1989 Lonesome Dove (TV mini-series)
Sally Skull
– On the Trail (1989) … Sally Skull (as Olan Jones)
 
1988 Miracle Mile
Waitress
 
1988 Wildfire
Mrs. Johnson
 
1988 Married to the Mob
Phyllis
 
1987 Convicted: A Mother's Story (TV movie)
Rhonda
 
1983 The Right Stuff
Girl at Pancho's (as O-Lan Shepard)
 
1982 Missing Children: A Mother's Story (TV movie)
Donna (as O-Lan Shepard)
 
1982 Shoot the Moon
Countergirl (as O-Lan Shepard)
 
1982 Out
Nixie/Dinah (as O-Lan Shepard)
 
1980 Die Laughing
Judge (as Olan Shephard)
 
1978 A Death in Canaan (TV movie)
Carla Pitts (as Olan Shephard)
 
Show ShowComposer (3 titles)
2011 Rude Awakening (short)
 
2008 What I See When I Close My Eyes (documentary short)
 
2007 Precious Joy (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2009 Head Case (TV series)
– The Wedding Ringer (2009) (additional material)
 
1993 Shelf Life (writer)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
1993 Shelf Life (composer: additional music)
 
1990 Edward Scissorhands (composer/musician: organ)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1993 Shelf Life (writer: "Flute Ballet", "No Alibi" / lyrics: "My Dad" / performer: "Flute Ballet", "No Alibi")
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2010 Andre Enard (documentary short)
Voice over (voice)
 

Related Videos

Syrup -- A slacker hatches a million-dollar idea. But, in order to see it through, he has to learn to trust his attractive corporate counterpart. Natural Born Killers -- text os Edward Scissorhands -- Theatrical Preview
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(June 2005): Plays "Felicity" in "The Blacks: A Clown Show", a play by 'Jean Genet (I)', adapted by Bernard Frectman (The Evidence Room, Los Angeles, California). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | See more »

Official Sites:

O-Lan's blog | O-Lan's music theater company | See more »

Alternate Names:

Olan Jones | O-Lan Shepard | Olan Shephard
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on the film Mars Attacks!, in which she has a supporting role] Now, *that* I think is one of the funniest movies in the world and should have done better. See more »

Trivia:

Her unusual name comes from the Pearl S. Buck novel "The Good Earth". According to O-Lan Jones, the "O" means profound and "Lan" is a kind of wildflower. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini