O-Lan Jones

O-Lan Jones
Born	(1950-05-23) May 23, 1950 Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	O-Lan Shepard
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Sam Shepard (m. 1969; div. 1984) Halldor Enard (m. 2003)
Children	1

O-Lan Jones (born May 23, 1950) is an American actress. She is perhaps most known for her role as Esmeralda in Edward Scissorhands.

Early life

Jones was born in Los Angeles, California. Her first name comes from the heroine of the novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck. Her father deserted the family when his daughter was a child. Her mother, Scarlett Johnson, married Johnny Dark. In 1979, Scarlett suffered a stroke and aphasia.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	A Death in Canaan	Carla Pitts	Television film Credited as Olan Shephard
1980	Die Laughing	Judge	Credited as Olan Shephard
1982	Deadly Drifter	Nixie / Dinah	Credited as Olan Shephard
1982	Shoot the Moon	Counter Girl	Credited as Olan Shephard
1983	The Right Stuff	Pretty Girl	Credited as Olan Shephard
1988	Married to the Mob	Phyllis
1988	Miracle Mile	Waitress
1988	Wildfire	Mrs. Johnson
1989	Lonesome Dove	Sally Skull	uncredited
1989	How I Got into College	Sally O'Connor
1990	Edward Scissorhands	Esmeralda
1990	Pacific Heights	Hotel Maid
1992	Seinfeld	Waitress	Episode: "The Bubble Boy"
1993	Shelf Life	Tina
1993–1994	Harts of the West	Rose McLaughlin
1994	Natural Born Killers	Mabel
1996	The X-Files	Rebecca Waite	Episode: "Sanguinarium"
1996	Mars Attacks!	Sue-Ann Norris
1998	The Truman Show	Bar Waitress
2000	American Virgin	Kim
2000	Attention Shoppers	Meg
2002	American Girl	Hildegarde
2013	Syrup	Clinic Receptionist
2015	Community	Garrett's Mom	Episode: "Wedding Videography"

External links

• O-Lan Jones at the Internet Movie Database

• Info re Scarlett Johnson Dark