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name: "O-Lan Jones"
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born: "23 May 1950"
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average_fi1m_score: 78
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:47.089949+00:00"
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# O-Lan Jones

Actor. Born 23 May 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 May 1950, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1990–1998
- **Also known as:** او-لان جونز

## Biography

O-Lan Jones is an American actress. She was born on 23 May 1950 in Los Angeles, California.

She played Esmeralda in *Edward Scissorhands* (1990) and has appeared in other films including *Mars Attacks!* (1996), *Natural Born Killers* (1994) and *The Truman Show* (1998). On television she played Rose McLaughlin in the series *Harts of the West* (1993–1994) and has had guest roles in *The X-Files*, *Seinfeld*, *Shameless* and *Community*.

Jones began her career in experimental theatre in New York in the late 1960s and is an alumna of New Dramatists. She was married to playwright Sam Shepard from 1969 to 1984.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Truman Show* (1998), Fi1m 88, as Bar Waitress — [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *Natural Born Killers* (1994), Fi1m 64, as Mabel — [page](https://film.one/film/natural-born-killers.md)
- *Edward Scissorhands* (1990), Fi1m 83, as Esmeralda — [page](https://film.one/film/edward-scissorhands.md)

## Also known for

- *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children* (2016), Shelley
- *Mars Attacks!* (1996), Sue Ann Norris
- *Beethoven* (1992), Biker Woman
- *Pacific Heights* (1990), Motel Maid Patricia
- *JAG* (1995), Lucy
- *Married to the Mob* (1988), Phyllis
- *Miracle Mile* (1989), Waitress
- *Lonesome Dove* (1989), Sally Skull (as Olan Jones)

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